Pitted iron back
I picked up a new to me Stanley number 8 a few days before Christmas. Its in really pretty good shape except for the iron back is kind of pitted. I'm not the kind of guy that would want to buy a new blade. But as you can see from the photo I'd need to do a ton of work on the back to get it polished at the business end.
Was thinking of (cause I think I read about someone here doing it when the iron back was pitted) employing the ruler trick for a micro beveled back.
Or should I just polish it up and live with it? I mean its a jointer iron, are little streaks or raised ridges a big deal at this stage?
Don't have a grinder so grinding off the end doesn't seem possible.
Any ideas?
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