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Beading blade shaprening...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>I'm whipping my Record 050 and Stanley 45 blades into shape, now that I have the means to sharpen them (finally). Is it best to sharpen the section of the blade that cuts the bead first or the flats on the sides of the blade? It makes sense to me to do the bead first then the flats. This is for saftey reasons as I see it, but I'd like to hear your comments...
Also does anybody know why Record picked a 35 deg bevel for these critters?
Wow what a responce!
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>Thanks for all your help ;(
Re: Wow what a responce!
Alice Frampton, UK
>Hi Scott,
Thought someone more knowledgeable would step in, but if you'll make do with me...
Well now you mention it, from a POV of safety, it would make sense to do the inside curve first and then the straights - too bad I never thought of that before. I look at it this way; the flat bits are doing more cutting work than the top of the curve, so I sharpen them first, so I know how much work I need to do to get them sharp again. Then I can do the same amount on the curved portion and keep the profile as accurate as possible. Or you could just do the lapping-the-back-to-sharpen-the-profile thing that is often recommended.
Why Record picked 35�, I can't say off-hand. I have a nagging feeling I read a plausible explanation somewhere but I couldn't find it.
Cheers, Alf
Re: Beading blade shaprening...
mikew
>Hi Scott,
I don't post here much, usually just a shotgun approach when I do. Sorry I missed your post.
When I had my 45 and 55, I did both methods. That being doing the bevels at times, or just the backs. Depended on how much work they needed.
When doing the beading cutters I typically used a dowel with sandpaper for shaping the bevel, followed by diamond cone hones made by DMT. I typically did the flats second, followed by honing the backs. While in use, I just honed the backs and placed them back into service.
Take care, Mike
Thanks for a response...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>Alf! In after thought, I was worried about dinging or dubbing the straight edged if I sharpened them first. It went mostly well, although I still have some trouble sharpening the beading section of them.
Thanks Mike...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>'nutin wrong with the shotgun aproach, it works on tree limbs along with posting. Thanks again for your response!