[Shop-talk] How NOT to buff a REALLY sharp knife

[eric at megageek.com]

OK, I'm looking for suggestions on how to SAFELY buff metal objects (like 
knives.)

I started making knives.  So I bought a really nice 3/4HP Baldor buffer. 
I've used buffers like this before, normally BEFORE the knife has been 
sharpened.  However, I was redoing the handle on  a knife I already 
sharpened.  Let's just say, 'things got away from me.'

11 stitches later, I'm looking for suggestions.  I need a way to hold the 
blade edge of a knife when working on it. In the past, I've taped the 
edge, but this was so sharp, it wouldn't have helped.

I've searched online, but I can't find anything to help.  I was thinking 
of a wooden 'sheath' like clamp to put the blade in.

Any Ideas?

BTW, if you want to see photos (or you want help losing our appetite, here 
are a few photos of the damage.)  Note, I didn't drop the knife!

http://tinyurl.com/thumbouch 

Thanks in advance


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Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational 
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph 
Waldo Emerson 
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