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    SQUARE HOUSES PART III

    Jun 16, 2020 4 minutes
    BY ED FOWLER BLADE® FIELD EDITOR
    (Ed Fowler image)

    When grinding the tip of the blade, I pull my right hand and the rear portion of the blade away from the belt. This enables me to concentrate on the tip and keep enough material in the tip area to provide ample strength for the blade’s intended use.

    Note the beautiful spark display from the aluminum oxide and hardened 52100 steel in Image 1 (page 64). I like to make complete grinds moving from the ricasso to the tip. You can vary the amount of steel removed by varying the time the

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