3.5" Hunting Knife: Free Hand Finish Grinding

On to the finish grinding of the mosaic Damascus clad san mai small hunting knife. This video is a walkthrough of my process of grinding in. my bevels and getting ready for hand sanding and etching. I hope you enjoy.
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[@gundanium3126]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I learned a lot.

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

That’s great to hear. Thank you!!

[@MASI_forging]

Such a great work. Love this video. That knife is cool and looks incredibly comfortable in the hand 👍👍

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Thank you. The handle ended up being perfect for his hand 😁

[@gundanium3126]

Thank you for the tip on aiming for the edge first as that was a mistake i have been making a lot going. this might be a running commentary sorry. however i am learning a lot of good tips for finish grinding.

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

I appreciate that. I’ve made that mistake a few times too many.

[@teammon5865]

Thx Beo🙏🏻 greetings from germany

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Hello!! Thank you 😁

[@shauntheknifeguy]

Love your videos. Learned a lot. Thanks !

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Always appreciated, Shaun. Thank you!

[@andyc750]

excellent explaining of what and why you do things, will be a big help to many people, I know you don'yt think you are very good at explaining things but you really are very good at teaching this craft, one thing I do have to say for beginners, forge your bevels in but not overly so as you will leave hammer marks and then finish with a hand file, that way you will gain a better understanding of what you are doing and why then when you do hit a grinder you will have a better idea of what works and why

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Thank you, Andy! Very good point. Forging in bevels helps a ton. Having bevels already established helps a great deal with grinding.

[@gundanium3126]

I like to coat the blade in Layout fluid between grits as i can see when the scratches are gone. but i also like to grind as i forget to take advantage of the wait for 30 seconds to 1 minute it takes for a blade to get back to forging temperature and have my grinder behind near my anvil and forge to music or audiobook so i can time it somewhat so i dont overheat my steel in the forge and i run a propane forge...i would never do that in a charcoal/coal forge as that would melt the steel and i did it the first time i ever forged something as i started with forging stuff over stock removal.

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Thanks for the comment. That a great tip.

[@Anderson-HandForged]

thanks for the tips very informative now if i can actually do it LOL maybe ill make some blanks from mild steel to practice with you dont do patreon? thanks Mark 👍👍✌

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

It’s my pleasure. Mild steel is definitely a great way to proactive 😁. I don’t have a patreon.