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fingerstyle1978
PostPosted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:34 pm 
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Just got one of these the other day and I'm wondering about the best way to sharpen the curved blade as it is something that I haven't dealt with yet. I hone my planes and chisels with a guide and get great results. I think I can do it by hand and "feel" but I don't want to screw up the geometry of the blade.


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Colin North
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Can't find it just now but I've seen a tip whe the blade was clamped to a length if wood (using a small wooden plate and a screw) with a hardwood block at the other end to set the angle.
Prop up the assembly on the (curved bottom) block, set angle, scary sharp technique with the block on the glass and the edge on the abrasive.
Rock for the desired curve to the blade.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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I use this for curved violin knives.
A band saw cut into the end of the wood and a bolt to squeeze the kerf on the blade would work.
The single point of the bolt at the back lets you pivot smoothly through the arc of the blade.


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Neat solution David.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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Two old posts on TLB might help:

http://www.theluthierblog.com/articles/sharpening-jig/

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http://www.theluthierblog.com/articles/ ... ne-blades/

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nkforster wrote:
Two old posts on TLB might help:

http://www.theluthierblog.com/articles/sharpening-jig/

and

http://www.theluthierblog.com/articles/ ... ne-blades/

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Looks like the finger plane jig solution will work. Seems like every time I get a new took, I end up building a new jig. I don't really like to build guitars- I'm in it for the jig building!!! [:Y:] laughing6-hehe
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I've considered entering a twelve step de-jiggification program on numerous occasions.
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