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The more wedge shaped the blade the more important it is to get the edge as thin as possible while grinding so you get a nice small bevel. I have actually started grinding to where I get a very thin...

I tend to start as close to the heel as I can, you don't really want to ride up onto the spine forward of the heel as you will make that part of the blade more narrow and the honing angle will...

I mark the centerline on both sides of the tang. Then I halve the difference between the full thickness of the blade and how thick I want the end of the tang to be and mark two short lines right at...