Garrett Morris

Sorry, I didn't mean to attach them both twice

Holy cow! Thanks guys for all the advice. I just did some filing on my knife and i'm loving how its going. At first it was pretty tough, but after I got in the groove it started getting easier. I've been working on it for a few hours now (longer than I should have because of all my homework). It's not perfect but let me know what you guys think.
Oh, and I ended up using a vise-grip to clamp it down to a piece of particle board on the tang.

I apologize if I have wasted anyone's time. I've been cruising around the site for about a week straight. I just didn't find anything that quite answered my question. I will dig deeper next time.
Thank you very much for the answers though. I will see how well I can get it done with files.

Hello everyone,
This is my first knife ever. I am attempting a santoku style. I think i have it to pretty close to the shape I want it but it's still pretty bumpy from the angle grinder. I don't have a belt grinder, so I was wondering what would be the best way to proceed.