Thread: How Bevel is Affected by Taping

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I may be wrong, but isn't the side labelled A the hypotenuse? So wouldn't the correct formula involve arcsin, not arctan?

James.

Jimbo,

You are right, you are wrong.

In my measurements I reduced the razor blade down to a right triangle. The diagram I so poorly drew is essentially the same as the way awesome diagram Seraphim somehow posted (except my edge is pointing toward the right and I called my adjacent side A and my opposite side O). The hypotenusala is actually an imaginary line drawn somewhat through the razor from the center of the thickest part of the spine to the edge.

Brad