After seeing Boris Bedrosov's longsword project, I get motivated and clear the dust off my grinder to start working on my first blade project.

It is based off this image, the second dagger on below:
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Current progress:
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Steel type: Carbon Steel 1045
Thickness: 4.5cm

As this is my first blade progress, I'd like to see what's you guys thought, or advice that I can learn from.

I don't think your pics made it. Give them another try............mcm

Don't know why they aren't showing up. Maybe try photobucket....some servers just don't seem to work on here.

Here are the direct links to the pictures above:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1383146_10200623184653757_500865721_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1383874_10200623184773760_1213298357_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1393892_10200623184693758_1768425918_n.jpg

and the original:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1381689_10200604015534541_1231672840_n.jpg

Keep us posted. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Thanks, I change the host to imgur, which they work.

I also edited the first post with little more info.

Well, not the best pictures but this doesn't matter anyway.

I would recommend you
* clamp the blank well by any means you've got - C-clamps, F-clamps, vice.... This is for your own safety first
** it's better to use thinner (1 mm) cutting disc instead of the standard 3 mm - the cutting goes faster and cleaner; the grinder works easier
*** in future avoid right angles at the blade / tang transition area, use round instead. In the past the tang was forged, not cut. I know, it's not so essential in short blades (like daggers), but in some future project you might ruin a good sword you've made just because this area is not correct
**** last but not least - wear personal protection - goggles, dust-mask, ear protection, gloves

I'm waiting to see this beauty finished.
And of course, you could ask anytime you want.

Yep, I mean this (look at the bottom of the picture)

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transitional area. It should be curved, not at right angle.

About the diamond cross-section:
* draw the center line of the blade (you should come to something like this)

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** then comes the tricky part - you need to draw another center line, but this time over the thinner surface of your blade - where the cutting edge will be.
If you didn't make the distal taper so far, this step would be quite easy. If you did - you should take several measurement of the thickness alongside the blade and to calculate and mark the middle.
If this is the first blade you make, I personally would recommend you not to make distal taper - then the blade is fairly easy to make, but the experience you would get is invaluable.

*** then you should grind all metal between these to lines. Please, work slow and carefully; you would feel by yourself how to do this exactly. The easiest way is to hold the tool at some angle, but there are some other tricks that are very difficult to be explained - they should be exactly felt.

Thanks for these tips and advice, I will show the shape when I done cutting the final shape out

After hours of cutting and grinding, this is how it end up. The blade and tang is indeed curved, my grave mistake, but it is my first time doing this and nothing else I could do but move on.

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4.5 CM thick.

(want to try out James's method but afraid failing.

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Trying out method suggested by James.