Ok bolster time, I make a couple types of bolsters a "sandwich" type and a single piece split type.
here is a single piece type
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here is a sandwich type
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this bolster will be two pieces of 416 stainless shaped and peened onto the blank via the two 1/8" holes drilled in the front of the blank.
I start with a sharpie, super glue, a bar of 416 stainless and the blank
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cut two pieces of the steel a little larger than what it takes to cover the area you want to bolster then super glue one piece onto the blank, use the drill press to drill the two holes through the blank and through 1/2 the bolster.
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a couple nice taps with a hammer and the super glue will turn loose, sand the inside of each bolster on a very flat surface you want them nice and flat. Glue the two 1/2's together make sure the front and back line up perfect, use your super flat surface. Once glue sets up drill back through the two holes and through the 2nd 1/2 of the bolster, the idea is you want the corners to line up just perfect once mounted to the blade.
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use a couple of old 1/8" drill bits to mount the glued together bolster to one side of the bland and use a sharpie to mark all the bolster you want to remove.
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now go to sander/grinder what ever and remove said extra materiel, I exaggerated the extra for the pics, I usually cut it a lot closer to size. then switch sides and mount bolster with drill bits and figure out how you want the bolster face to look. I like to think about the flow of the over all design now and try and make the bolster face flow with the plunge cut of the blade. Draw the shape one the bolster face and remove extra check work several times to make sure you like the end results, Polish the bolster front by sanding and buffing on buffer. Seperate the two parts use a little heat these usually stick very well.
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sand both inside surfaces flat again and then ream the holes from the outside in with a 1/8" pin reamer, this will make the bolsters stay on forever and help pull them tight to the blank
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cut two 1/8" pins from 416 stainless...buy your steel at the same place so you get the same steel unless you want your pins to show, these should completely vanish once peened in. Any way cut the two pins and place all the pieces together.
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take it all to an anvil and peen the bolsters on making sure you keep everything going flat and keep all gaps closed, this is easier if you keep the pins as short as possible while peening. Once again not enough hands so here is the end result.
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corners line up, that's good
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pins vanished that's also good, bolster is completed to this point.
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