Thread: Coarse Powders anyone?

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Not to be a terminology snob, but I think you mean round the edge rather than the bevel, Dave. The bevel on each side of the blade meet at a line, the edge. I agree, with edge leading honing strokes and a free abrasive, the edge could suffer from "rounding". Edge trailing though? That's what I'm curious about.

Chris L

Yes, the bevel is not rounded but the edge, thanks for the correction. I imagined a bevel still created by two planes intersecting, just rounded over at the very edge. So if you zoomed in one the very tip of the bevel you would see a "U" shape instead of a "V".

Bart's illustration of a rounded edge after creating the bevel using a coticule w/slurry is a good picture of what I mean. Hopefully he won't mind me using the image again for demonstration purposes: