TEL, I would do so except that I had already goofed by permanently fixing the cross guard on the blade. So now it's a major filing job! Sigh!! Al Messer --- Terry Lane <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why not rough it out with your shaper Al, keep the > filing to a minimum? > > > > > > Well, Keith, this would work, but as much material > as > > I have to hog off, it would be very, very slow > going. > > > > I mentioned in another reply that this job is the > > hilt/crossguard on a dagger I am making. Now, > > regardless of our views on politics and foreign > > affairs, I am sure that we all would agree that > > regardless of where the lads (and lassies) are > sent, > > we must support them, especially when they are our > own > > flesh and blood. > > > > Now, I have not smithed a knife of any sort for > over > > 30-35 years, but when one of my lads hands me a > > Solingen blade he has acquired and tells me that > he > > wants me to make him a "Battle blade" as he is > going > > back to Iraq by the end of the year and this time, > he > > will be leading a company into combat, what could > I > > say? > > > > The Scots lads have their "blades of last resort" > > tucked into the top of their stockings, and I have > no > > idea where he will carry this one as it has a > > double-edged blade 9-1/4" in length with an OA > length > > of 15", but I will bet my last Dollar that when he > and > > his men roll out of their Laager, it will be with > him. > > > > Sorry for the ramble. > > > > > > Al Messer > > > > --- Keith Spriggs <kdspriggs@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Al, The only way I have ever found is to wipe > the > > > file after each stroke. I > > > now do this automatically. > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "modeleng" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:00 PM > > > Subject: [modeleng] Filing > > > > > > > > > > Gentlemen! Is there a fool-proof way to keep > a > > > file > > > > from pining when filing mild Steel? It is the > > > > absolute pits to be almost finished a filing > job > > > and > > > > have the file to pick up a pin and gouge a > scratch > > > > that has to be worked out of the finished > surface. > > > > > > > > Al Messer, (94 degrees F. today) > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank > email > > > to, > > > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > > > "unsubscribe" in the subject > > > > line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank > email > > > to, > > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > > > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.