That knife show in Houston made me ditch my belt grinder for a file jig

I was at the Texas Custom Knife Show last March and watched a maker finish a full bevel on a 4 inch blade with nothing but a file and a homemade jig. Meanwhile my $600 grinder was sitting at home collecting dust because I couldn't get my heat treat right on thin stock. He told me he stopped using powered grinders after he overheated a batch of 1095 and ruined 12 blades in one afternoon. Has anyone else here found that slowing down actually fixed their edge geometry problems?

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mitchell.nancy3mo ago

So is the takeaway here that I should go buy a file jig and set my grinder on fire for the insurance money, or just feel bad about myself?

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kai4633mo ago

3 swipes to the right on @mitchell.nancy and my router fell in the toilet, honestly.

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