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great tip! i can see how a guide would make the process go so much smoother, keeping the line more crisp. looking over vintage half rattler grinds my suspicion was that the cutlers hollowed on a...

i found some of my first drawings for custom straights....... i cringed a little. but nostalgic nonetheless ;)

ah i see, thank you edhewitt! looks like the step variety. i had contemplated doing one in the past but hollow grind on an 8" wheel and then turn to grind the lower half/third in this fashion. i...

ill have to go look around, i hadnt seem your lancet edge. did you hollow grind conventionally first at all and then use the method described to grind in the flat portion of the lancet edge? or did...

this one i believe i had ground exclusively on a 2" wheel. for reference its 8/8, not a true 2" radius on the blade, perhaps it was close on the spanish point. "rocking" the blade as you grind...

TinTin- here are a few of the beveled spine, shoulderless version and one pic of the flat sided spine version as it centers. i may violate the policies here if i post finished pics of the other flat...

harrywally- he more than apologized for that, trust me! anthony is a great guy, very generous as well :D
that thar is one of these "biggins" with the beveled spine. it is the only one i have ever...

man, i hant seen it til you said that! now i wont be able to get the idea out of my head!

slight hollow on an 8" wheel, ground to be near wedge. the hollow doesn't correspond to the actual diameter of the wheel

its an 8" wheel

doing up a couple of these 9/8 "biggins" but dont have current pics. these pics are of a recent one already finished but show some of the steps. ill get pics of the others soon.......