Thanks guys.
Completly finished the rough forging last night and got the tangs all drawn out. Going to start on the grinding here soon, just waiting for the shop to get some air through it and cool it down a bit first, its mighty hot out there. I have them forged pretty close to their final shape/size and have the bevels and edges set close to where they should be prior to HT so the rough grinds should go pretty fast without having to remove too much steel, the fullers will be what will take the longest to grind in right, but not too bad already being rough forged in.
Anyway, here are a couple more pics with the tangs complete and rough forging finished.
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