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Post by Triyun on Nov 2, 2004 11:46:28 GMT -5
May seem completely out of left field but, I brought a ninja costume for halloween and this cheap ninja sword came for only 20 bucks more. I'm like sure, I can just fool around with it. Anyways, I was working down in my ship, and I gave it a new edge with some honing oil and one of those smith triangle sharpners (only thing I had around). Anyways after about 20 minutes I got a pretty nice edge, the only problem is it is jagged, I tried the thing we use to make kitchen knives less jagged and that didn't work. Any ideas from people would be appreciated, I want to get the edge done before I polish.
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Post by Wag - Now And Forever on Nov 2, 2004 14:29:39 GMT -5
Cheap metal can only take a cheap edge.
Only certian metals can take a good edge. My guess is that since the sword went with a costume, it wasn't meant for function, so it's probably made from a very low grade material. If you want a decent edge, there's plenty of ways you can go about doing it, but I have no clue what the "smith triangle thing" is.
To my knowledge, someone who is actually skilled in sharpening and knifemaking can put a decent edge on just about any blade with any sharpening tool. But for people who just don't have the expertise, the best option is the angled ceramic rod kit. Usually comes with 4 rods about the diameter and length of a new pencil. You insert the rods into a wood block with holes drilled at specific angles, then slowly draw the blade through them to put the edge on.
If you're feeling like doing somthing different or don't want to bother with the ceramics, you can take a simple fine metal file and go to work. I reccomend using a vise in tandem with this, along with gloves.
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Post by Triyun on Nov 2, 2004 14:39:01 GMT -5
Triangle thing is what I call one of these.  I know its cheap, as I said I paid 20 bucks for it probably 20 times less than I would for a decent sword. Do you have a link to where I can find information on ceramics? |
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Post by Infested Manae on Nov 2, 2004 18:15:13 GMT -5
Gaaaah. To be honest, I think a whet stone would work better than something like that on a sword.
Slightly more drastic measures include a nice rotor tool, working down in grits until you're using wet sandpaper. I used this method on the sword I forged (which, note, the grinding began when the edge was still a millimeter or so thick, not razored), and it turned out great despite imperfections in the metal, both natural and caused by over-heating.
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Post by Meyo-san on Nov 3, 2004 10:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by Triyun on Nov 3, 2004 13:56:06 GMT -5
I think I'll just finish sanding it and then add the polish, that part actually is coming along quite nicely, and then buy a much better sharp one sometime in the future. Since its only 20 bucks, its not worth spending a great deal more on the sharpening kits then the sword itself. As for the stone vs the sharpening scissors, I know that, but that is what I had at my house.
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