Thread: My first try at setting the bevel

Hey cmsessa. The size of the bevel doesn't matter as long as the edge is fully set. A small even bevel is much better looking though.

You want to be sure that the bevel is fully set from heel to toe. Do some test to make sure that there are no spots that need more attention. I like to use the TNT for this but things like magnification and other test will also work.

I use a cheap jewelers loupe that I got from eBay. Anything in the 30x-60x range will work.

When you are confident that the bevel is fully set, do some light strokes on the 1k to lighten up the 1k scratches. This will reruce the amount of work that you have to do on the on the next stone.

After the 1k go to the 4K until all of the 1k scratches are gone.

Let me know if you want to get together sometime. I can show you this stuff a lot easier in person.