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Originally Posted by Ed Caffrey

OK.... Edge up, weak side is ground first, then the strong side, in an attempt to match the grinds. No visual references, other than watching the blade's edge (or what will be the edge). For me its more "feel" and "sound". As far as matching grind lines, the only ones I have to be concerned with are the plunge cuts, all of my grinds are rolled out the spine, usually during hand finishing. I try to match the angle of the plunge cuts to the angle of the guard.
For me, each blade is different, and doing it freehand allows me to adjust to each blade being ground.......can't do that with a jig or fixture.

Ed What do you mean by "weak side and strong side"?