151 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
151: I’m going in with a small Riffler file over the drill holes, both sides of each piece, to carefully remove burs. The curve of the Riffler file ensures that I’m only hitting the area of material that I want to, isolating the cleanup to only where specifically needed. Take special care to stay away from the edges. With a regular file, you’d be going across the entire expanse of surface, putting in scratches that you don’t need, or want, and you’d also run the risk of possibly slipping and accidentally breaking the nice square edge of your material; if you nicked it deep enough it could be visible along the edge, which is unsightly, and a mark of bad craftsmanship.
151 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
151: I’m going in with a small Riffler file over the drill holes, both sides of each piece, to carefully remove burs. The curve of the Riffler file ensures that I’m only hitting the area of material that I want to, isolating the cleanup to only where specifically needed. Take special care to stay away from the edges. With a regular file, you’d be going across the entire expanse of surface, putting in scratches that you don’t need, or want, and you’d also run the risk of possibly slipping and accidentally breaking the nice square edge of your material; if you nicked it deep enough it could be visible along the edge, which is unsightly, and a mark of bad craftsmanship.