I scribbled up this idea for a paring knife for the Canadian Knifemaker KITH 2017 on some plywood. I like the kiritsuke style angled tip. This one has a 4" blade and some AEB-L 1/16" fits the bill for a paring knife. The template PDF for KN38 is here.

A dip and drip in Condursal before heat treatment.

After drying the protective Condursal looks like this.

Into the oven at around 860°C (1580°F) and climb to 1060°C (1945°F) for a short soak.


And between the copper plates for a minute.

This is what the blade looks like right out of the plates. A quick check with a file to see that it hardened correctly and it's into the first tempering pronto.

I put the blade into the tempering oven along with the two others I hardened during this session.


A few dozen light passes on the VSM ceramic 60 grit alternating between long ways and across the blade. Dunking in the water bucket every pass or two.


Getting the symmetry right. Check the primary bevels against the light as they are being ground.



I am trying some sandpaper that I haven't used before. It's 3M Pro Grade P180.



Running the conditioning belt at around 4500 Surface Feet per Minute.

The belt does a really good job.




Blade is taped up and ready to start working on the handle.
Next step is the handle work.