Next step is to set the location of the blade onto the jig to produce the results you want. Place the blade where the file stop bolt will make the plunge line in the location you want and set the blade stop in the location that will prevent the blade from moving around while you are wailing away making the bevel.



Once the blade is clamped down you can commence with the sweating an cursing that comes with cutting a bevel by hand.



The angle guide is set to the highest level, and then moved down gradually until the desired bevel angle is achieved. The first angle is used until the bevel nearest the edge is cut down to the point you want. Then the angle guide is moved down to reduce the angle and increase the width of the cut until you get the look or shape you want.

Your photos and description are awesome.

What do you plan on using for the handle?

looking forward to more

My brother gave me some walnut from his firewood pile, I'm going to give him back a few skinny well sanded pieces.

nice, I was at home depot the other day and happened to look through the wood there, I forgot how expensive walnut is.

I was a little surprised when I saw that he had cut up an entire tree for firewood. Probably 3' or more at the butt. He got it for free though.

This is a great thread!

I really like that you are using basic power tools and the homemade jig is fantastic

good point, I would probably have seen if someone who did custom cut boards would be interested in buying the logs, walnut isn't exactly easy to come by in log form if I remember right.

When cutting the bevel you use the center line that you made earlier for your guide. Stop short of the line to give you something to cut into for your final sharpening, also if you make it too thin you can overheat it during the hardening process.



about here you will be wondering why you didn't draw a nice scandi grind.

And here it is the finished bevel, a little wobbly at the top line. hopefully it will smooth out with sanding.



Only one thing left to do now and that is flip it over and attempt to make an identical bevel on the other side.

Looks really good. What would you say is the most difficult step?

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None of it is especially difficult. But minding the details is what will make it look good or like a five year old made it.

Just looked like trying to get the lines to match up on each side would be hard to get right. Looks really good so far.

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looking good!