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Draw knife restoration?

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KHalverson:

--- Quote from: Falcon on March 05, 2014, 02:58:10 pm ---I like to use a wire wheel on an electric grinder to remove the rust.  Makes quick work of it.

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also a few hour soak in white vinegar will help break any heavily scaled rust.

koan:
Clint, go to any automotive chain store and buy a quart of Evapo-Rust.. Cost bout $7.. Worth every penny and is completely harmless to you and everything else on this earth.. And you can reuse it over and over.. Might well be the best invention of this century. It is awesome stuff!... Brian
      ps.... Dont use a belt sander  ;)

lostarrow:
Even if you remove the rust , you will still be left with a pitted surface.( not conducive to a sharp edge) you will need to get the flat edge down to good steel with not pitting by some sort of abrasive means. I'm with Pearly on the razor sharp tools, but I've seen a lot of guys on here prefer a dull edge  ???. To me a dull edge on a cutting tool means more force ,less control and risk of injury. to each his own.

BOWMAN53:
i like my draw knife super sharp too

osage outlaw:
Here are the two draw knives I want to clean up.  The bottom one looks like it was sharpened on a bench grinder.  The edge is in rough shape.  The top one is pretty thick and straight edged.  It would work great for ripping sapwood off if I'm able to get it cleaned up.




Here is the curved one and a throwing knife made from an old file.  The throwing knife is well balanced.  When we found it I threw it and stuck it my first three times.      All of these were found in my grandpas tool shed when we tore it down.

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