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Ban,

When somebody like you or Horn Dog do up a blade to make it nice and shiny
looking, do you have to grind much to get the dimples out then? Or do you
leave the dimples in and just polish it up?

DotD
(aka Nascar Dave to those with inside info <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> }

Hi Dave,

I didn't know Nascar Dave hangs out at the yard. It is my opinion that the dimples need to be removed in order to get a nice satin. Dimples under satin look ok but still rough and unrefined to my eyes. The dimples are typically about .015-.025 deep. So if I completely remove dimples from the flats of a .25 thick knife...it usually ends up around .23 or so. They require agressive grinding to get rid of them. Doing it by hand would literally take days.