You might say a first for me in a long time. Flat ground chef knives in AEB-L.
I also made a set for a young lady getting married, two paring ,a utility, sanatu(sp), and a chef for a starter set in life.
Any more I do one 20 cut with a 5/32 half round on either side. It just feels more secure to me. When I wear this 20 cut out I have a 30 cut Grommet waiting to try. I do initial cut at angle to start then lay across blade to cut down.
I slack belt almost all of the sides. Top are ran on a ten inch wheel to smooth. Bottom curves are ran on 3 inch wheel or 1 1/2 slack wheel set up.
I normally run to 400 grit then hand sand up to 600-1000 grit.
If it were me I would be looking at pricing, it would look like two small were cheaper than one large. if a small one goes bad then it is less of a pocket hit than one big one.
In between glued up knives , there is always time to heat treat a few more. 4 boners,4 chef knives, and 10 stab shaft paring knives. -320 nitrogen over night, let warm, then the tempering oven.
I just make sure when I start a 1/4 inch tubing in a hole drilled with a 'F' drill that i just start the tubing in the hole and apply epoxy all the way around the tube. This to me insures that it has contact all the way through the hole.
My grand son an Oklahoma City policeman started doing some leather work as a relief. I liked one of his scrolls and told him I would give him a body and let him do HIS magic. Looks good to me!