Now armed with a proper belt grinder, it seemed like a good time to revisit knife making after a 38 year hiatus. I chose 1084 steel for it’s durability and ease of heat treating. As a novice blade maker I decided that I should probably start with a jig for the initial shaping. After searching the internet for designs I hobbled together this simple device that allows me to hold bar stock at specific angles for grinding. For now, I’m only focused on shaping since I still don’t have a forge to do my own heat treating. I guess that’ll be my next project.