How do you "soften" your (noncutting) edges?

[Truelove]

I'm certain this is going to be as clear as mud but here goes:

I'm making some tomahawk heads and, after forging and during my grinding, I'm making a number of right angle to get the edges (the top, bottom, around the eye) squared up after my many misguided hammer blows. How do you then softening those edges? I don't want them to be semicircle round -- and doubt I could make them nice and symmetrical even if I did. Do you just make a last, quick pass on a high grit? Does it just happen naturally with buffing?

Please flatten my learning curve.

No answer too basic, thanks!

 

[jimh0220]

I have softened spines without rounding them using a fine wire wheel on my bench grinder. Dunno if that's good with soft metal, though. I do it on finished knives.

 

[DCL Knives]

I have been using a scotch bright belt lately to quickly get rid of the sharp edges on the spine of the knife, it has worked pretty well so far and is very easy.

 

[Grayzer86]

I have used a scotchbrite belt, but also use abrasive rubber heads for my dremel and run then down the edge after the scotchbrite. Works great

 

[Drew Riley]

I normally just put on a 400 or even a 600 grit J-flex and lightly run the corners I want to soften over a slack portion of the belt on a low to medium speed.

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

Non-woven abrasives (such as Scotchbrite mentioned above) are perfect for this task. You can get them in wheels, belts, flap wheels, rotary attachments, pads, etc. I use coarse for breaking the 90 and them medium/fine for cleaning up.