After the blades are taken out of the tumbler it is finally possible to finish them, ie to grind out the final outline and etch logos and numbers.
While the blades were merrily rumbling in the tumbler I have done other things, although I did not stop working on these knives completely – I took some time to choose pieces of wood for the handles and the stands. To pick eight proper pieces was not so easy. Not that I do not have enough material to choose from...
Polishing is a knife-maker's bane.
After the basic grind comes the most critical step in the manufacture – steel heat treatment.
Primary bevel grind is one of the key steps in manufacture and its result is finally something that actually looks like a knife blade.
Having templates allows me to start the actual work, so let's go.
I am working on a small commission and decided it won't go amiss to document the process.
