willard tool and kamui clear tips.
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A Willard's shaper (used for shaping the tip of the tip) should never hit the clear layer of a Kamui clear tip (located between the ferrule and the leather layers of the tip)
Perhaps you can find a tool more suitable for the job you're trying to accomplish.
Hope this helps.
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Perhaps you can find a tool more suitable for the job you're trying to accomplish.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks but its not a willard shaper; its the cutter used to install tips
I was thinking or buying a Proper Cut Right or Proper Mushroom Grazer to cut away my mushroomed tip.
I’m worried about damaging my Revo shaft and vault plate.
I’m worried about damaging my Revo shaft and vault plate.
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the porper mushroom grazer has a screw for that. if you set it right it shouldn't touch the ferrule.
I have not had good luck with those and have seen many people nick their ferrule, even with the screw set correctly. Any slight tilt of the tool changes the blade depth and if you don't have the screw set all the way down to the edge of the ferrule, it won't cut the bottom of the tip. Not to mention they don't cut clean and you end up with small chunks out of the sides.
I been using the last-4-ever tip tool to remove small mushrooms on tips, you just put a piece of blue painters tape over the ferrule just in case you accidentally get off the tip a little bit. They way I do it is I put the shaft on a pool table and roll the shaft while putting pressure down on the tip tool with the other hand. you have a lot of control that way and won't take too much off.
Not sure I can trust myself with that knife. I would probably damage the shaft or my finger.
I think I’ll take it to John Zaksas and let him put it on the lathe and shape it.
Zerksies
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Wrap the ferrel and shaft with painters tape for the initial trim, get it flush with the tape remove the tape and do a final trimming.
With the clear tip. I like to trim a lot of the excess with a utility blade to get the bulk then I go to the kiridashi knife. I'm using a 14mm tip on a 12.5 shaft.
i guess it's a YMMV thing but i never had any problems myself. i have a lathe but still use the porper tool occassionally.
That’s a great knife. Where did you buy it?
I have used the Willard trimmer , ever since it came out. I use it on all my tips to just get the tips close as possible to the ferrule and then use a jewelers file to finish up. Yep it takes time but with layered tips I try not to cut through them with a knife . Thought doing that would damage them. Lots of time, when my hands are steady , I will use a rotatory grinder and carefully grind down the left over edges. Haven't as of yet damaged anything doing that over the many years doing so,,but if you decide to try it and screw up, don't blame me. 70 years old and have steady hands when I'm not drinking,,but that's seldom also..