Thread: Goofin with a double bevel

Dave,

I think that using the strop inadvertently acts as a convexing, or rounding method, which is why the bevel needs to be set again periodically.

By using the double bevel, stropping will wear down the "corner" from where the 2 bevels meet. Barber strops bow in the middle a lot more than straight strops, but even on straight strops, the material gives a little. That completes the rounding of the edge over time.

Convex vs. bevel sharpening is just as touchy on other knife forums as pyramid vs progressive are here
The picture here is borrowed from a knife forum thread, and even though it is a single bevel, it illustrates what I'm trying to say - I hope!