Thought I’d post how I get the parts of my knives ready before I veg the final finish on.*
I get all the fronts finished and how I like them be it wood stained if it’s maple. I take all fronts to 400 grit be it micarta or wood.*
I make sure I have all holes drilled if the tang is still soft before I work on any finish grinding. If it’s a fully hardened blade that happens before heat treat. That way I won’t be scuffing up the finish fooling with getting the handle attachement method ready or drilling handle materils to fit knife.*
With all the above done I hit all the flats with 60 grit up to 400 grit. Tomorrow I’ll only work on maybe 4 knives to get the bevels set starting with 60 grit and going to 400 grit.*
Then it’s etch, logo and glue up time.*
You may do yours different but that’s how I make what I make.*
Thanks for looking!