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Did anybody here end up at HAP40, or SG2, or ZDP189?

Thank you!

I decided to "date" different inexpensive used knives and steels for a year before trying to find the perfect bride. Hence the Forgie. I want to learn how different steels feel on the stones.

I Fn love this s***!

Thank you, everyone, for the generosity of your time and expertise! I love knives. I've had a set of Henkel 4 stars for about 35 yrs. Unfortunately they are still in perfect condition. I really want to dive head first into high carbon and super fine grain steels that are insanely sharpenable.

I'm there!

That would be cool also but the balance point is about 7/8ths of an inch in front of the handle which is where I like to pinch the blade. Thank you!

Thank you! I'm all in!

F'n love it! Nice job!

If you want to part with one please let me know! Thanks!

Did it make a big difference for you drsmp? Not just comfort but feel for the last inch of the tip of the blade?

Looks perfect ! Maybe I will hollow mine out a tad.

I would probably try a bench mounted dremel with a 1/2" round stone, stone, slow speed, water drip. But I'm just going to ease/smooth the shoulders of the spine and the back of the heel. Thanks everyone!!!

Yes indeed! Got it! Yes, was thinking of putting a very slight belly forward in the back of the heel and then softening the edges of course. Is that called a choil ?

Ugh Time to get on my horse! Have a great day and thank kindly!

Gotchya! I was thinking of using the Dremel to curve the choil (indent) a tad for my middle finger but I'm leaving it alone. Maybe just soften it a bit with the 1K / 2K.

Thanks guys! Wasn't sure what grit I would start with. That's a great heads up on finishing with the 2K. I may not have to do anything with the choil. I would probably have gone at that with a Dremel to start but that's also a great heads up on the work there. Could be a little rabbit hole to...

Thanks man! I will circle back. I will probably just go easy a little bit at a time until it feels right!

I love this knife! I find that I'm creeping pretty far forward with my pinch grip when I need extra agility. (balance pt. seems to be about an inch in front of the handle) Has anyone ground in a choil on one of these and/or softened the spine? If so, did you do it to make your pinch grip more...

F'n gorgeous! How much metal had to be removed from the heel to get the profile you wanted? 7mm? Did you hollow grind or flat grind the tall bevel?