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Tool Talk => Edged Tools => Topic started by: Smashie on September 09, 2017, 10:42:43 AM
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I've had a Condor Bushlore for a few years now and it has proved to be a very sturdy knife that's comfortable to use. It does however have a couple of drawbacks or room for improvement.
First some stats
| Brand: | Condor |
| Blade Material: | Carbon Steel |
Blade Length (cm):
| 10.7 |
Blade Thickness (cm):
| 0.3 |
Overall Length (cm):
| 24.1 |
Handle Material:
| Wood |
Blade Shape:
| Spear Point |
Blade Type:
| Plain |
Grind:
| Scandi |
Sheath:
| Leather |
| Product Weight (g): | 173 |
The main issue I've always had with it is it's NOT a Scandi grind, it looks like it but it ain't. It's actually a very shallow hollow grind. Now for years I've done what I've always gone and put a secondary bevel on it. That worked fine, but it really is time the blade had the grind it's supposed to.
Blade before I started last night
(https://image.ibb.co/bQjNia/20170906_080644742_i_OS.jpg)
and after the first round of sharpening
(https://image.ibb.co/bVzBbv/20170908_221435144_i_OS.jpg)
and the third
(https://preview.ibb.co/icGDpF/20170909_080335755_i_OS.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nbT4wv)
Now hopefully you can see the hollow grind slowly getting ground away. I'm going to do some more on this after the boy has played football.
I'm a bit limited in that I only have two waterstones 800 and 6000
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That must be a tedious chore with just a 800 grit waterstone. It's coming along well though :tu:
Is now too late to let you know I have some coarser diamond stones you can borrow? :whistle:
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Nice job :tu:
How long did it take you?
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Looks good so far. I hesitate to say you can use sand paper on a very flat surface.
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You know you are always welcome to use my garage :pok:
You can lock the kid in my back garden with an axe and some 4x2 :salute:
Good luck with the work Mate :cheers:
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That edge is coming along beautifully, Smashie :dd: :like: :like:
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That must be a tedious chore with just a 800 grit waterstone. It's coming along well though :tu:
Is now too late to let you know I have some coarser diamond stones you can borrow? :whistle:
Now he tells me! TBH I thought I had a courser stone
Nice job :tu:
How long did it take you?
About an hour last night of sharpening, but 3 hours getting the stones soaked. They're new and the 6000 takes ages
Looks good so far. I hesitate to say you can use sand paper on a very flat surface.
I did think about that but I'm very limited for space and my granite block (old kitchen worktop) is in the storage unit 2 miles from here.
You know you are always welcome to use my garage :pok:
You can lock the kid in my back garden with an axe and some 4x2 :salute:
Good luck with the work Mate :cheers:
Cheers Tony :salute:
That edge is coming along beautifully, Smashie :dd: :like: :like:
And you Poncho :salute:
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Right, confession time, the job isn't as straight forward as I thought it would be. Namely I've had to hand file blooming great chunks out of the blade where the plunge meets the ricasso. These are obviously ground on a wheel at the factory. So the 800 grit ain't cutting it, literally. 400 grit arrives tomorrow and more progress should be made!
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At times like these I bet it would help to have a grinder
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At times like these I bet it would help to have a grinder
You're probably right, but I've got this far and I ain't quitting now :tu:
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At times like these I bet it would help to have a grinder
There pretty cheap and speed things up ,only had mine a week and I've gone grind mad :rofl:
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At times like these I bet it would help to have a grinder
There pretty cheap and speed things up ,only had mine a week and I've gone grind mad :rofl:
And that is exactly what worries me I wont have any blades left, just nubs!
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:rofl:
Which nub did you carry today?
What's the best nub for urban EDC?
:rofl:
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I'm working on a nice friction folder nub, I'm sure it will be uk legal :rofl:
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Aaaand the 400 grit arrived, bigger than I was expecting so Ive put a SC in for scale
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170915/31aa6b89e93ee17b246ae10a6b21ac54.jpg)
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Wow thats a brick Smashie :D hopefully that will help :salute:
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Aaaand the 400 grit arrived, bigger than I was expecting so Ive put a SC in for scale
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170915/31aa6b89e93ee17b246ae10a6b21ac54.jpg)
Awesome! :D
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Aaaand the 400 grit arrived, bigger than I was expecting so Ive put a SC in for scale
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170915/31aa6b89e93ee17b246ae10a6b21ac54.jpg)
Awesome! :D
90 minutes later and it's still got bubbles coming out of it (the stone in the water bath)
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I wouldn't worry. After 90 minutes in a swimming pool, there's still bubbles coming out of my arse :whistle:
There's a good reason that I've never tried scuba diving...
(http://img0.joyreactor.com/pics/post/demotivation-posters-auto-275474.jpeg)
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Can't wait to see the results!
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At times like these I bet it would help to have a grinder
There pretty cheap and speed things up ,only had mine a week and I've gone grind mad :rofl:
And that is exactly what worries me I wont have any blades left, just nubs!
Not an issue if you start with a 12" blade
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At times like these I bet it would help to have a grinder
There pretty cheap and speed things up ,only had mine a week and I've gone grind mad :rofl:
And that is exactly what worries me I wont have any blades left, just nubs!
Not an issue if you start with a 12" blade
:rofl:
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Smashie's bushcraft knife making process - take a 18" machete, grind a bit and cool in the same lake where Excalibur was found, sent to Zed for a fancy handle and sheath and voila you've got an amazingly thin 3.5" bushlore clone ;)
Oddly enough I think that would sell fairly well. Considering that a modified putty knife also makes a decent little knife, this might not be such a bad idea
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Funny, I thought the point of what I was doing was to correct what I perceive as defects by removing the least amount of metal possible.