Hi Royale.
I don't entirely understand your question.
But looking at the photo of the knife before sharpening, here's a suggestion on how to proceed.
First grind the bolster down a bit so you can re profile the knife and get rid of the 'smile'.
Then re grind an edge to your 15 degrees per side and hone accordingly to get a sharp, deburred edge.
Only consider 'prettying' up the knife ( polishing, correcting old grind marks etc) if you have checked with the customer if that's what they want to do in terms of the process and agreement of the extra cost to achieve this?
Then state the knife is in it's obvious they aren't too concerned with aesthetics and a good working edge is all that's required?
I don't entirely understand your question.
But looking at the photo of the knife before sharpening, here's a suggestion on how to proceed.
First grind the bolster down a bit so you can re profile the knife and get rid of the 'smile'.
Then re grind an edge to your 15 degrees per side and hone accordingly to get a sharp, deburred edge.
Only consider 'prettying' up the knife ( polishing, correcting old grind marks etc) if you have checked with the customer if that's what they want to do in terms of the process and agreement of the extra cost to achieve this?
Then state the knife is in it's obvious they aren't too concerned with aesthetics and a good working edge is all that's required?