Making an Oland-style tool - questions

Chicken and the egg question... :-)

In metal work, I have a steel lathe and mill..... I preform the cutter then and when it is proper do I cut the relief angles in. This way, the physical tool could move around the end during grinding - to much here - give some up there... and once completed and preliminary fine grinding - grind and polish all edges. The shiny pretty edge is the sharpest. Use an eye piece or a magnifier to see the edge. Yes, even with tons of pressure, I shave steel.

Martin

Bill I grind the angle first and then use the jig to point it if I am going for a point. Usually I just use the jig to give a nicely rounded tip.