Thread: Possible short-comings... What might I try..

It came to me in the shower... Funny how that happens.

The culprit must be poor bevel set. Even if I polished the heck out of it, if I moved forward without a well set bevel, all I have is a shiny mess.

It's back to the 1k with an extra dose of patience. Stay tuned

Yeah, that's what I was kinda referring to earlier about looking down on the edge to see if both sides of the bevel meet.

Look at this Wade & Butcher... see the shiny spot right at the toe of the blade? Both sides of the bevel don't meet there, add indicated by that spot, though toward the middle of the blade they do, which means it sorta shaves and sorta doesn't.

Try looking at yours to see if you see any shots like that.

I can't tell using that technique.. maybe it my eyes, or the lighting. That's why I started using the marker. I was reading gssixgun's sticky post Hitting the "Stone/Hone" Wall, and more than a few notes Glen makes point back to the bevel. Very few point to issues which might come up AFTER the bevel set.. So.. Back to the 1K it is!!