Thread: Is there a beginner's tutorial on blade making here?

Originally Posted by tumtatty

I'm about ready to give it a go, but I'm my biggest question right now is how to give it the correct angle when grinding/filing.

Hopefully this will spur some discussion. I've seen the spine width to blade width ratio of 1:4 to 1:3.5 mentioned. I've also seen the bevel angle of 17-22 degrees mentioned.

3.5:1 is an overall angle of about 16.5 ish degrees.
4:1 is an overall angle of about 14.5 ish degrees.

I have all the ratios worked out on a piece of paper, I will send them to you, then when someone smarter than me chimes in, we'll know.