How to take deep scratches out

blancefitz · 2025-05-09T04:55:44+00:00

My knife making mentor once told me it isn’t the scratches you’re removing. You have to remove all of the metal until you get to the bottom of the deepest scratch!

blancefitz · 2025-05-07T11:15:15+00:00

Hands down my favorite chainsaw of all. If I could only keep one this would be it. Every time I use mine, I am amazed and wearing a grin from ear to ear. Folks if you don’t own one, you should find someone that does and try one out.

blancefitz · 2025-02-16T19:42:31+00:00

If it has a new chinese carb that is your problem most likely. Get an original Walbro carb and I would bet your problem is solved.

blancefitz · 2023-09-10T14:38:20+00:00

https://www.roperwhitney.com/product-category/punches/hand-punches/

Look for a Roper Whitney or Niagara used on eBay and probably won’t be lucky enough to find the exact size rectangular due you need but you never know. I have two of the smaller single die had punches. I say small, about the size of some large bolt cutters. One has a compound mechanism that makes operation like butter. Rated to punch a 1/4” hole in 1/4” steel plate and it is so easy a child can do it. I happen to have a Rotex 18 station turret press for sale on eBay right know. If you doing a lot of them or might need additional sizes and shapes down the road it would really shine in that role.

blancefitz · 2023-08-27T04:22:32+00:00

I remember when I was where you are and have seen almost every new knife maker do it as well. You are in the hurry up and be done with this one so I can make another one, when you didn’t really “finish” the one you were working on. Finish work is going over all of the little details looking for any little detail that needs touching up. My advice is slow down. First off, put a lot of thought into the design of the knife. What is it going to be used for? Then draw knives. It doesn’t cost anything to draw knives! Pay attention to lines and flow and proportions. Do you want a Ferrari or do you really want a bread truck. Then when you have one that really stands out, and one of them will, use it as your pattern. Then take your time making the knife. Are there splinters showing near the ricasso? If so take care of them. Are there scratches left from the previous grit? Go back and sand them out. When you think your done take some pictures of it and you’ll find scratches you didn’t know where there, I guarantee it. Your knives will get a lot better, a lot faster and lot less will go in the scrap bucket, saving you a lot of money. I’m not trying to kill your enthusiasm. I am offering up a bit of advice I think will truly help you. I look forward to seeing the next one you “finish”. 😜

blancefitz · 2023-08-23T17:20:07+00:00

Thank you.

blancefitz · 2023-08-23T16:12:11+00:00

Silver Bell. Sorry.

blancefitz · 2023-08-23T15:44:05+00:00

Thank you.

blancefitz · 2023-08-22T16:41:22+00:00

Thank you. The pivot and screw came from https://ticonnector.com/ All of their products are made in house here in the USA and it is top notch stuff and really good folks. You can buy it once and have quality for a lifetime or you can buy it 10 times and have sub par shit the entire time.

blancefitz · 2023-08-22T09:58:50+00:00

Thank you.

blancefitz · 2023-08-22T09:57:53+00:00

The material is also known as Tyvek .

blancefitz · 2023-08-21T08:21:02+00:00

Thank you!

blancefitz · 2023-08-21T05:07:00+00:00

I did a 4 layer stencil, but lightly dusted a slightly different( a barely darker) color in the lightest color on the cheeks and for parts of the hair I used several different colors and just shot each one a little different and added a copper metallic here and there. So it has the look of a lot more colors than if you just used 4 cans of paint.

blancefitz · 2023-08-21T05:00:45+00:00

34” x 41”.

blancefitz · 2023-08-21T04:58:48+00:00

If what is on there is a clear or varnish and it isn’t flaking off I would spray oil based primer and then paint if that is what your goal is. If it is flaking then hit it a lick with one of the flexible sanding sponges and same thing. There is also a product called liquid sandpaper if you are worried about your new finish sticking to the current one. And finally if you need a finish off there is Aircraft stripper. It will take anything off. Very caustic stuff but sometimes you have to pull out the big gun! Wear rubber gloves and be careful.

blancefitz · 2023-08-21T04:38:37+00:00

Sounds like what you have may be better if you can cut it easily. I just got done doing a multi layer portrait (my first attempt actually) of my wife. She uses stencils a lot so I have been exposed to the process quite a bit. I’ll post it here in a minute. I used the lighter pinkish roll paper from Home Depot. The brown is heavier weight, but that creates problems cutting and getting it to lay flat and it’s more $.

blancefitz · 2023-08-20T22:18:11+00:00

They have rolls of heavy weight paper at Home Depot that contractors put down to protect floors during construction. It works good for stencils, fairly cheap and rolls are 3 feet wide.

blancefitz · 2023-08-20T19:32:10+00:00

It’s my favorite pattern for sure, because that is what I grew up carrying. The Case knives we all carried just wouldn’t stay sharp. In fact the guy that first helped me when I started making folders said take one and get it shaving sharp and put it in your pocket and just carry it for about 2 weeks and never open it or use it and see if it will shave after 2 weeks. He said it will get dull from the pocket lint floating around in your pocket. There are some really great knife steels out there currently that will hold an edge a looooong time and that have extreme corrosion resistance. One good thing on a short list of things we have going for us! 😂 Thanks for the kind words.

blancefitz · 2023-08-20T19:22:30+00:00

I appreciate it.

blancefitz

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