[modeleng] Re: Filing, now O/T--Daggers & stuff
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:07:09 +1000
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)
> > >
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