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 Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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10/20/08 02:13 AM
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After looking at Horn Dogs picks of his stripped SYs for so long I decided to give it a try. I got this Dogfather from a friend of mine over the weekend and thought it would be a good candidate. Still got a lot more work to do, doing all the polishing by hand. Tommorrow I'm going over to a friends house and I'll give convexing it a shot. What do you guys think so far? ![[Linked Image from i194.photobucket.com]](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z112/artrover/DSC04255.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i194.photobucket.com]](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z112/artrover/DSC04256.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i194.photobucket.com]](http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z112/artrover/DSC04262.jpg)
-Art Howells
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
[Re: Rover]
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10/20/08 02:27 AM
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MRpink
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Looking good! You planning to go for a full convex from the spine down, or just the edge?
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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#249552
10/20/08 03:10 AM
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adamlau
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Looks good, real good <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
[Re: MRpink]
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10/20/08 03:29 AM
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Looking good! You planning to go for a full convex from the spine down, or just the edge? Just the edge as I've almost got it to a mirror polish now. Plus this will be my first time ever using a grinder. Hopefully I won't fubar the job too much.
-Art Howells
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
[Re: Rover]
#249554
10/20/08 03:39 AM
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adamlau
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What did you use to polish it?
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
[Re: adamlau]
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10/20/08 03:55 AM
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220 grit, 600 grit, Mother's metal polish, and Flitz. This is my first try at this so any advice on good polishes to get it to mirror would be great.
-Art Howells
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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10/20/08 05:16 AM
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Steel Fan
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Looks great...convexing the edge on a grinder? You can take a lot off on a grinder so I hope it goes OK...might be easier to buy a leather paddle and compound and just work the edge that way for a convex edge?
Let us know how you get on and good luck!
JYD #75
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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10/20/08 06:59 AM
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adamlau
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Flitz, of course <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> . I'll pick some up at Ace Hardware tomorrow, give it a go on my Porter-Cable 7424 and see how things turn out...
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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10/20/08 10:15 AM
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Private Klink
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Nice work! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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10/20/08 10:49 AM
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banana-clip
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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10/20/08 07:01 PM
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DotD
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MRpink, I'm curious about the differences between the full convex grind and just having the edge convex ground. Other than the physical differences between the two, what would the advantage of a full convex grind be over just the edge being convex? Would there be added strength or edge retention or something along those lines? I've always wondered about the differences. Thanks. DotD Looking good! You planning to go for a full convex from the spine down, or just the edge?
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Re: Stripped, sanded, and polished Dogfather
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10/20/08 07:03 PM
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Texas Tony
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Great job !! The DF is one of my favorite SYK's
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