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How to Do Blade Bevels

Putting a bevel on a knife blade is done when the blade grind is done for the first time. If your knife has an edge on one side you will need to use a type of grind known as a chisel grind. You can do this with a piece of stainless steel by filing to remove portions of metal to bevel a new blade. However, you need a piece of steel that you can make into a blade.

Things You'll Need

18-inch long 2-by-4-inch board
Clamps
Protractor
Coarse metal files
Medium metal file
Fine metal file

Instructions

- 1
  Place a 2-by-4 board on the edge of your workbench so that 12 inches extend off the side. Secure the 2-by-4 board to your bench by using a clamp.
- 2
  Position the edge of the knife blade along the edge of the 2-by-4. Secure the knife blade to the 2-by-4 with a clamp.
- 3
  Set the protractor on top of the knife blade and position the coarse metal file at 30 degrees. Begin to file on the edge of the knife blade. Continue this step to complete 85 percent of the work to put the bevel on the knife blade.
- 4
  Switch to a medium metal file to smooth out the beveled edge of the knife blade. Continue to file until all of the coarse filling marks are removed from the knife blade.
- 5
  Switch to the fine metal blade to finish the bevel on the knife blade. The fine metal file will remove any of the imperfections that are left from the filing process.

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