Mirror Polishing s110v

[AKBEAR]

So on a whim I decided to attempt to mirror polish some s110v. I think it's turning out well

[aquaman67]

That is nice. Can you describe the process?

[HarleyXJGuy]

Yes a tutorial would be most excellent.

Looks very nice btw.

[sbaker345]

How :eek:

[endgame]

Nice and I will also ask how

[AKBEAR]

Just hand polish the blade against some sub micron diamond lapping film....takes a heck of a long time to remove the original belt grind lines. Rather....I hand rubbed the blade against lapping film that was adhered to some plate glass.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.a ... at=1,43072" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I hope Spyderco doesn't mind the link

[kwakster]

Great job, and do show some more pics.

Being a bit lazy i only polished the edge on my PM2 S110V:





Seen through a USB-microscope:

[AKBEAR]

Nice! Was that the 0.1 micron diamond lapping film?

Great job, and do show some more pics.

Being a bit lazy i only polished the edge on my PM2 S110V:





Seen through a USB-microscope:

[Doc Dan]

Just hand polish the blade against some sub micron diamond lapping film....takes a heck of a long time to remove the original belt grind lines. Rather....I hand rubbed the blade against lapping film that was adhered to some plate glass.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.a ... at=1,43072" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I hope Spyderco doesn't mind the link

I had not heard of this stuff. Thanks for the link.

[TheOutdoorNerd]

Hadn't heard of lapping film either, thanks!

[kwakster]

Nice! Was that the 0.1 micron diamond lapping film?

No, i did this with Paper Wheels & diamond compounds (15,6,3, and 1 micron)

[AKBEAR]

Ah, that explains the convex look...bet it slices like a razor :)

Nice! Was that the 0.1 micron diamond lapping film?

No, i did this with Paper Wheels & diamond compounds (15,6,3, and 1 micron)

[spydie fanatic]

sexy!!!

Great job, and do show some more pics.

Being a bit lazy i only polished the edge on my PM2 S110V:





Seen through a USB-microscope:

[JD Spydo]

Lee Valley has a nice line up of polishing and other abrasive materials. You all might want to also check out JapanWoodWorker and Garrett Wade for diamond stuff. Do any of the "non-abrasive" polishes like FLITZ, Knorrostol or Brasso have what it takes to really mirror shine any of these supersteels? I've sure had great luck using FLITZ for a lot of cleanup and rust removal type jobs.

Also who other than Lee Valley do you all use for supplies?

[Raymond3]

Precision Surfaces International has been good to use for polishing tapes.
There are several varieties of 3M PSA, here is one.
http://www.psidragon.com/products/MA/MA ... 203X6.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[noseoil]

Flitz will remove stains & oxidation, but it's more of a maintenance thing than a polishing compound. To do a true polish, a series of fine & finer grits is used until the "mirror" finish is achieved. The mirror is just a series of scratches too fine for the eye to resolve.