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Image 1 — Restoring drawknife- chipped edge, rusted handle and rust on wood?!
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Restoring drawknife- chipped edge, rusted handle and rust on wood?!

Hi I bought a drawknife recently and I was hoping to get some advice on restoring it. I've looked at some videos on YouTube.

The edge is chipped a bit in a few places, sized 1-2 mm . I don't own a grinder. What would be the best way to restore this?

The guy I bought it from said not to use a grinder but a piece of wood with stapled sandpaper and just pull the knife till the edge comes back but I feel like it'll take years considering the size of the dents on the edge?

Also what's the best way to remove rust from the handle and the 'cap' on the handle?

Bonus question: I'm also restoring a saw and can't figure out how to remove the rust that's on the inside of the wooden handle! (last picture)p0

Thanks yall in advance !

u/satyaki_zippo — 15 hours ago