Once the nail has been forged, the knifemaker's aunt began to profile them. This is when the nail starts to take on the recognizable shape of a knife. Using a 120 grit belt sander, the blade is shaped followed by the spine and then the finger notch. The videos below show the progression. In doing this procedure, it became clear where all the dark colored dust comes from that the knifemaker's aunt keeps sweeping up. Now, she's making piles of metal colored dust herself.
This picture shows the difference between the forged nail and the profiled nail. Still rough, but the identifiable knife shape is starting to take shape.
All the profiles passed inspection and will move on to the next step. HOWEVER, since a show is coming up and shop inventory is down AND the knifemaker's aunt has proven herself to be an acceptable profiling worker, tomorrow will be spent profiling horseshoe knives.
