UPDATE
So I ended up with about 40 blades for this grind/heat treat.

I am going to do them in two batches right back to back.

The blade blanks are flat surface ground.
I have started drilling holes in the handles for the first half. I will grind the bevels next and send to heat treat.

While those are out, I will drill and grind the second half and send them to heat treat.
Most of the blades with guards will be in the second half. I fit and drill the guards prior to heat treat.

I hope to be starting to assemble some by Feb and then make sheaths.
For the 24HR customers there could be some ready for shipment by end of Feb and all done hopefully by end of March.
Or so.......

The garage is cold and I am retired.

Tim

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein

At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".