Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
it may appear that way but the geometry of the blade is for a smile so although you took some of the belly out of the smile the bevel does not show that it is gone. If you set the bevel as though it had a smile it will appear more obvious. If the geometry is built for a smile or even smirk it is not easy to get rid of it and keep it gone, it actually would require you to do some crazy honing gymnastics or uneven spine wear.
Hmmm....the only thing that makes me question this is that when I was using the DMT stone, I got a very definite burr along each side. And, I could feel that burr progress from the middle out on one side and then from the two ends the middle on the other. Doesn't that generally indicate that you have a geometry that matches the motion? (in this case, straight up and back).