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If you go into the Workshop forum and look for archived posts by Mike Blue and LR Harner among others you'll find some good tips. A book on knifemaking might be a good idea too. A lot of the same...

In the knifemaking world it is known as 'stock removal'. As far as heat treating, some custom makers do the grinding/polishing and what have you and send their blades out to be heat treated. A pro...