YouTube video by Kazuma Nishimura showing making of a small edge iron from a bolt using files, emery paper, and abrasive cord
Notes
- [bolt through two nuts into wood handle]
- bolt
- metric
- property class 4.8
- marking “NB”
- file
- flat
- double cut
- process
- file the top of the hexagon flat
- mark parallel lines from point to point of the hexagon with an alcohol marker
- bench grinder to grind away the head outside the lines, creating a rectangular head
- file bevels on the long edges of the rectangular head
- bolt held out the side of the vise for final shaping
- smaller files for detail work
- uses tape to mark depth for bevel
- concave surface
- edge of half-round file to make slots
- uses 1mm leather to check depth of face ledge
- sandpaper sanding sticks pinned to benchtop in progressive grits to smooth
- marks face with alcohol marker to make sure sanding the whole surface
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