Polishing a blade (continued). 

Next I change to 800 grit wet and dry, once again changing direction and polishing until the 600 grit lines have gone.
(The small blob at the right hand side blade's edge is a piece of paper that got caught as a wiped the water from the blade.) 
Blade polished with 800 grit

Here is the blade polished with 1000 grit wet and dry.  You can see the reflection of the tripod legs becoming more defined in the lower section of the blade.  When viewed at a certain angle a faint temperline can be seen.
Blade polished with 1000 grit


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