Thank you both for your replies! I agree, Curtis is good at it, and I'd like to hear from him. I'll take this opportunity to plug his instagram, whi...

Golly, thank you for taking the time to explain all that!

Hey Brion! I'm glad I'm not the only one getting this. I sanded up to 400 today, which both makes it really pop in the right light and frustrating...

Hey Lin! Thanks for your reply! I'm glad I'm on the right track with taping things off and going at it with a beveled stick. I would just...

Ha! Karl, I should have seen that answer coming. Josh, I also get everything to a nice finish before assembly...but then I muck it up! So...

Hey Lin! Interesting ideas! I hadn't considered getting partial knives reviewed, nor giving myself a rating for each step. I am indeed of...

Hey Mike! Thanks for the reminder. Keeping the plunges even toward the spine is definitely something I struggle with.

Hey Ed! Thanks for your input! My plan is to make at least five knives as possibilities and bring them to a hammer-in for review. That should...

Hey Karl! Thank you for looking! I definitely intend to bring them around to mastersmiths for review once I complete the set. Here's an end vi...

Yeah, it makes me think there was a blacksmith that kinda knew the general idea, but then put it together wrong. I want to pretend it was the equivale...

That looks pretty good! I'm ironing out my own processes for my JS knives, too. I wouldn't trust myself to set the plunges with a rotary tool!...