The final strokes are done in one direction over the complete length of the blade. The trick is not to fall off the flats into your bevel. If that happened, you would have to start all over again from polishing the bevels to sanding.
Now it is time to sharpen the blade and the knife is almost done. After the blade is sharp, I put the thumb stud in and engrave my logo. Everything is now ready to be assembled.
I gather all my parts that have been detailed and finished and assemble the knife. I examine each piece as I assemble it. Here is the finished knife!
I hope that you were able to gather some information from my method.
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