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Trapper Rob:
What angle do you grind your cutting edge when making a knife?
Do you use a jig to grind them? If you use a jig could you post some pics of your jig I'm thinking about making one.

Hawkdancer:
I'm not a blade smith, but I think most working knives are ground to 20 - 25 degrees.  I use 20 on mine.  I think it depends a bit on the type of steel,too.
Hawkdancer

Mesophilic:
It depends on the intended use of the knife.  On my kitchen knives I do 15° per side, for general utility 20° per side, a chopper gets 25° per side.  My hunting knives are a happy medium around 18° per side.

burchett.donald:
 Rob,
         I use a platen for my flat grind...It's done by hand no jig...Don't know the degree of edge but it's 1/8 thick x 2" wide...You can do some pretty good work by hand being patient...I have used a drill press vise to clamp and set angle, then slide it back and forth on the belt...
                                                             Don

burchett.donald:
  This is the model I have...You can clamp a blade by the handle and adjust your degree...Then place on platen and slide back and forth...I have made some big blades this way...
                                                                                    Don

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