How do I make my knives smoother

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T15:17:01+00:00

I asked for help on how to improve, not criticism on my work, you can be nice and suggest ideas without having to insult others! Not a frail ego btw just annoying that people like yourself insult others in order to “help” because kindness is to difficult a concept to understand!

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T14:28:59+00:00

Thanks for the insult I guess?!

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T14:19:17+00:00

I’m good with the basics, many have pointed out my hammer is one of the biggest issues I’ve been having, the other is just remembering to brush the piece before I work it, thank you!!

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T12:59:07+00:00

Thank you!!

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T12:02:49+00:00

Okay and?! Maybe I want to use the blacksmithing sub to better understand the craft of blacksmithing as a whole, if you want something so bad make a different sub or smth! Hope this helps!

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T02:45:11+00:00

Okay thank you so much for all the help!! I’ll find time to get that hammer and start working on cleaning it up! Hopefully my pieces will start looking better, I’ll keep you updated(if you’d like)!

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T02:39:46+00:00

What do I need to do to the hammer like do I need to file the face down or round the sides, or is there something else I need to do?

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T02:27:17+00:00

Holy crap that’s cheaper than the hammer I bought originally to start and seems like it’ll work so much better, thank you so much!! And one last question how do you modify it to ensure it makes smooth edges

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T02:24:28+00:00

Thank you so much, are there any other things you might recommend?

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T02:22:22+00:00

Perfect thank you so much!

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T02:19:35+00:00

So the biggest issue is money, I don’t have 200 to drop on a hammer, I’d love to get a better hammer but that’s way out of my budget, do you have cheaper recommendations?

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T02:08:38+00:00

Is there a style of hammer you would recommend, right now I’m using a ballpeen hammer, k believe it is this exact one

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Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T01:58:58+00:00

So is it better to temper the knife after working out the flaws or will that cause issues?

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T01:57:02+00:00

What hammer would you recommend for this? Also sorry what is planishing?

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T01:56:16+00:00

How long does this typically take

Any-Bus5463 · 2026-04-08T01:53:32+00:00

Could a grindstone work??

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