Grinding bevels pre or post heat treat

Randydb said:
I did. But another question about that. I see people drill their holes for pins but drill a bunch of other holes, or else a bunch of partial holes. I assume this is for weight and for better glue hold on the scales? Small knives don't need extra holes? Just a personal preference thing?
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I do that for both. 90% of the time I make chef knives and most folks want a point of balance around the front of the bolster. So for that you need the weight reduction for a full tang knife. I also partially drill through those holes shallowly into each scale on each side for some added surface area for the epoxy. If I was smart ( and on future knives once I am through my current batch) I am going to finally use corby bolts like I should have been doing for years.
 
I was all day grinding 3 blades today.
3 forged integral chef knives.a lot of stopping and looking.and stopping and looking
I used a 36 and a 60 all day
 
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