How does one finish a blade?
The blade needs to be hand sanded to give it a polished appearance and remove the grind lines. I find it easiest to clamp a piece of wet/dry sandpaper to a flat plate or something similar. I use the table on my bandsaw, but a thick sheet of glass or metal works fine. I don’t recommend the wife’s dining room table unless you like dining alone with cold food. A piece of aluminum from a scrap yard works, too. Fold the paper in half, clamp it down, wet it and get started. WD40 or water with some baking soda mixed in work well to lube the paper. When sanding, take long, even strokes, moving the blade back and forth on the paper. Apply additional pressure for the obstinate areas. Lap the edge of the paper over the edge of the table to get into the plunge cut on the blade. Start with 320 grit wet/dry paper, and then go to 400, then 600 grit paper. Don’t use woodworking paper, use wet/dry paper. Don’t wipe the slurry that forms on the paper off. It helps with the abrasive action. Make sure you
