I have a buddy that has been going to swap meets and I asked him to pick me up a draw knife if he found one. Well he called a few days ago and told me he had one in his hand but it had a few chips in the blade. It was 8 bucks and I told him to get it for me.
The handles were shot which isnt a big deal but the nicks are worring me. I tried to file them out but my file just slides off without scratching the metal. How can I get the nicks out to make the blade portion even? Here are some pictures of it. The biggest chips is about 3/8 long and 3/32 deep on the back side.
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(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k571/kyle_rinkenberger/DSC07522.jpg)
(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k571/kyle_rinkenberger/DSC07520.jpg)
(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k571/kyle_rinkenberger/DSC07527.jpg)
Someone with a belt grinder and new, sharp belts could grind that for you.
I agree with Karl, doing that by hand would be miserable! Looks like the edge has been worked down in the past. Still could be a good draw knife though...tippit