Shannon
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Thought I’d show a picture of my “wrap” job on a 3″ XM18 Wharnie I sharpened yesterday.
Factory bevels were not symmetrical, one being about 23.3 degrees and the other at about 26.5 degrees. My 3.5″ spanto was about 50 degrees inclusive too, but closer to symmetrical. I set both sides on the 3″ Wharnie to 23 degrees, as I didn’t want to spend a lot of time reprofiling. It turned out pretty good. I’ll use it a while before I drop it down to 20 per side, which I eventually want to do to the 3.5″ spanto.
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Thanks guys.
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One little trick I’ve come up with (likely other’s have as well – doubt I’ll think of anything that hasn’t already been thought of) is to use a sandwich bag as a dust shield for folders. By carefully piercing the bottom corner with the blade, then wrapping the rest from the pivot back, forms a nice protective environment for the handle/pivot. I actually use a shrink wrap setup I have at work to form the “baggie”, then very lightly shrink the film with a heat gun so it isn’t bulky (not nearly enough to heat the knife). I’d imagine a hair dryer and sandwich bag would do the same thing.
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