Bridge notching?

[Jon Page]

At 10:16 AM 7/9/99 -0600, you wrote: 
>
> At 10:26 AM 7/9/99 -0400, you wrote: 
>>
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I'm trying to improve my bridge notching.  It's pretty good, but I'd
like it
>> to be better.  The problem I've been having is that it is very easy to
>> slightly round over the edge of the notch on the top of the bridge with the
>> back of the chisel.  Any of you been there?  
>
>
> Hi Brian,
> Yes, I've been there, and the fix is in the chisel. A micro-bevel at the
> edge, shallower than the regular bevel, can help alot. Beeswax on the blade
> helps. A nifty storage method for your blades is to mix beeswax with
> rottenstone, and put in an upright container. Just shove the blade in
between
> uses, and it with stay polished and rust-free.
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>
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>
> Guy 



I ground the bevel-side into a curve which allows a for nice sweep. Also, a 
slight strike straight down at the center of the pin holes, helps to define
the
edge. 

Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  mailto:jpage@capecod.net
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