How to grind swedges?

[Randydb]

I hope that is the term......how do I do it? I have a bubble jig and I am okay at using it so far. Done 3 sets of bevels. So a real noob! Swedge is the somewhat beveled but not sharp part on the top front of the knife right?

Videos would help and a little bit of what I am shooting for when I make the swedge. They seem to have a different shape to them than when you grind a bevel for the blade.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

The bubble jig will help a lot. Here is a previous discussion on grinding swedges:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/swedge-grinding.940346/

IIRC, Fred has a video of using his Bubble Jig to do a swedge. Here it is:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...C2449CBB168A54BE6C8CC2449CBB168A54B&FORM=VIRE

Here is another one of a similar but fixture related method:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...01369A00CDC5BCC6428F01369A00CDC5BCC&FORM=VIRE

 

[Randydb]

Thank you for this.

 

[john april]

i do swedges before the bevels. this way the blade is flat. i tilt my workrest 45 or more degrees. then i scribe a centerline on the spine. if you keep the blade flat on the work rest, and go right to the line, your swedge will look the same on both sides.