Ok so I made a knife blank out if 1/4" OCS (old Chevy spring). The thickness currently is a bear. As a newbie, what is the easiest, most aggressive way to thin it out for further profiling for bevels. Options I currently have at my disposal are: forge anvil and 3lb hammer, 1x30 belt grinder with various grits, 4" angle grinder, bastard files, and bench grinder.
My goal is to go the fastest route. If that means belt grinder I'm prepared to go through belts at an alarming rate for that size grinder, but before I needlessly kill belts, or ruin straightness hammering hot metal, I wanted an expert opinion or 10. Thanks!
PS. You have full permission to laugh at my first blank. Used my angle grinder and cutting wheel to do a rough chop off. Killed 4 disks not realizing it was somewhat hardened and I should have just cut off a length and annealed it first. Lesson learned