Quote Originally Posted by drmatt357 View Post
I'm late to this party but someone on my video referenced this thread. First, thanks Marty and Todd. This video was my first over 4 years ago. I had been honing less than a year. I think the frosty edge is from the angle I was using and the Veho scope not being able to process that reflection. It's also possible it could have been a foil as I've now learned from Todd's SOS blog.

Regarding the durability of these edges. They're just as strong as any and have the same longevity provided the steel is quality. Of course they won't look as pretty after use but with regular stropping they last.

The "edge of the edge" term is something I picked up from Tom Blodgett who may have started out as a knife guy. It's simply a description of the edge and not the bevel.

In the video, I said I would do 100 passes at each level. At this point, I do far less, like 20-25 on the half and finish with maybe half a dozen at the 0.050 level. From more experience and seeing the results on the Science of Sharp blog, it's pretty clear that's all that's needed.

If anyone is interested in trying one of the edges, just shoot me a PM.


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