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Keith Willis

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I don't consider myself a knifemaker,so when i ask this question i am just trying to learn,and get it right.I am making a knife for a friend,the design is similer to a bowie,however i just took a marker and drew a design out on the steel and he liked it,so if it turns out good i'll make a pattern.The bevels are flat ground,what i was wondering is do i need to put a second smaller bevel on the edge, if so how wide should it be?
Thanks for any help,Keith
 
I don't think I under the question?
Are you talking about the edge, or further up the flats?

If you are talking further up the flats; scribe a thin line where you want the second bevel to start and grind/file (from the edge) up close to that line, then hand sand to the line.

If you are talking about the edge, grind the blade down to about .020 and roll your edge to the tip. Or you can use a machine grind to get a specific angle.
Make a Jig if you plan to do the same in the future.

I prefer to use files because every time I use the grinder...something bleeds. lol

Did I help, or have no clue as to what you were asking?
 
I don't worry about the edge bevel until everything else on the knife is done. I then hit it on my grinder at the proper angle ( this angle is dependent on the type of knife and intended use...My bowies are anywhere from 18 degrees to 25 degrees, which varies according to knife design, blade thickness, intended use, etc.) to get it close to sharp and finish with my Lansky system, using the same sharpening angle as I use with my grinder. I then strop off the wire edge and shave hair.

Does this help?
 
I agree with Scott
Grind your bevels and finish your blade. Take the bevels to the 0.02 range. The last thing I do is grind the edge and strop the wire off with a leather strop loaded with green chrome rouge or a very hard stitched "buff" loaded with green chrome rouge....
If you are going to test hair shaving and are full time as a maker. you just have to accept the fact that the tops of your arms and maybe legs will be pretty hairless....so you may look a bit wierd with hair only on the sides of your limbs....
 
On common sized working blades, skinners, ect. I take mine to around .010, to .015 before sharpening. A thick edge soon gets hard to sharpen. On small knives, I go even less. Almost to an edge before sharpening.
 
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