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clrobert60 Blade size and sharpness? 05-09-2008, 09:08 PM
Russel Baldridge The difference would be in... 05-10-2008, 12:17 AM
clrobert60 Ah - that's what I was... 05-10-2008, 02:23 AM
thebigspendur You can get equal sharpness... 05-10-2008, 11:01 PM
Russel Baldridge Yep, on the microscopic scale... 05-11-2008, 03:01 AM
Howard Edge Geometry 05-18-2008, 11:32 PM
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  1. 05-09-2008, 09:08 PM #1
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    Default Blade size and sharpness?

    A question for the honemeisters out there:
    All other physical properties being equal (material, spine width, blade shape) would a wider blade take a keener edge than a narrower one? Looking at it from the tip, the edge forms one point of a triangle; the farther away that point is from the base of the triangle (the spine), the more acute the angle at which the hone contacts the edge will be. (The attachment is a rough attempt to show this) This would seem to indicate the ability to put a 'sharper' edge on a wider blade. Any real-world experience with this? Or is the difference in angle too little to have any effect?
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