Here I will try to show you the steps I go thru when grinding a cutlass ground Bowie. The steps here will work for a regular flat ground blade only dont start at the back edge,only grind from the cutting edge to the spine....

My first step after forging the blade is to clean up a flat on both sides of the blade making sure the ricasso area is clean and flat.I start with a 60 grit belt.

Now I start the grind at the back edge ( ONLY on a cutlass grind ) I will set bevel on each side at a 45 degree angle untill I am close to the finished edge that I want,On this style grind the back edge is not sharp it is just about half thickness of the finished cuttung edge.

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