Decided to crack open the Dremel on a stray GD, here is the work so far before polishing. Hope you enjoy!
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cool!..
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Looking forward to honing it up and giving it a go, the toe and heel should help me wake up on a morning!
That looks really nice, Good job!
that looks great how did you do the sweep in the on the tang behind the stabilisers?
Very nice.
cool!
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Sanding drum and patience! I wanted to keep the blade as long as possible so have also ground the stabiliser down rather than take it off completely.
Slash McCoy
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Nice preliminary fairing of the spine into the shank. Don't be afraid to revisit that area with the sanding drum or a flap wheel after initial polishing. The initial polishing will show you the irregularities that must be addressed, that are not so obvious now.
Grinding the stabilizer down to blade thickness is difficult. Myself, I simply remove the shoulder. Such a small length reduction isn't a big deal. But if you do it your way, I like to finish by sanding lengthwise with two pieces of rubber hose wrapped in the sandpaper. One end and middle are wrapped with a couple layers of electrical tape. The untaped end then has a pressure bias toward it. The other end is elevated off the razor by the tape. Run these two short pieces of sandpaper covered hose back and forth along the axis of the blade, and they will quickly eat away any vestige of stabilizer thickening. Squeeze them together on either side of the blade for consistent and effortless sanding.
Grinding the stabilizer down to blade thickness is difficult. Myself, I simply remove the shoulder. Such a small length reduction isn't a big deal. But if you do it your way, I like to finish by sanding lengthwise with two pieces of rubber hose wrapped in the sandpaper. One end and middle are wrapped with a couple layers of electrical tape. The untaped end then has a pressure bias toward it. The other end is elevated off the razor by the tape. Run these two short pieces of sandpaper covered hose back and forth along the axis of the blade, and they will quickly eat away any vestige of stabilizer thickening. Squeeze them together on either side of the blade for consistent and effortless sanding.
Thanks Slash. Never thought of using rubber hose before. Love it.
Gold Dollars are beautiful!
Slash McCoy
I freehand dog rockets
Aren't they, though? And the $3.49 price includes shipping from China. So basically it is a 99 cent razor. And a little work makes it the equal of a $150 razor. I love my Gold Dollars. My Gold Dollars love me.
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Nice idea with the electrical tape. I can see me butchering the garden hose this weekend!
