Julien, thank you again. You are right - I was too impatient to finish these projects.
In the meanwhile, I´ve bought an old belt grinder from a friend of mine. It´s too small and not powerful to be used for forming the blades, but it´s good for evening and some polishing, so I´ve started using it. Combined with a sand paper it works well. I´ve used it on some 2 knives I´d finished before Christmas (they were gone before I took pictures), and a bunch of blades I posted elsewhere on this forum. Now, let´s hope this work-method upgrade will be visible also on results :)

Julien, may I have one question: By saying "Then back and forth with a little oil", did you mean that you apply a little oil on the blade, when you polishing it with the sand paper? Does it work better then, and in what sense?

Thanks.

great, thanks! I´ll try it with oil and post some results, soon.

Just another small addition to my collection. This time a little bit earlier design, with a whittle tang. Handle is made from boxwood, a thin piece of ash, and horn. It is secured by two brass pins. Blade was made from spring-steel (14 260) last autumn.

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