My first Sgian

[Bugbear]

Congratulations on making the blade and all. There are many knife makers here who would know how to polish a blade. Good luck.

[Sheep In Wolf's Clothing]

Hey that's a neat idea to use that end of the antler!!
I have just started knife making as well, so my knowledge is very limited. I used sandpaper to shine the ones I have made up (very rough at first, polished with a cloth, then I used a very very fine sandpaper). I also experimented with a few polishing stones and buffers for my Dremel but they made the blade a little tooo shiny.
Take a look back at some of the other threads about knife making on Xmarks, there are some real craftsmen on her that have much better advice than mine!
Have fun with the next one,
Sara

[O'Neille]

Stock removal from blades is commonly done with large sanding belts, files, or grindstones. In fact you can use all or one. Look at some of the knife forums for some advice. There's a language to be learned especially on the foreign sites so be patient and do a lot of searching and reading.