Thread: If the bevel is not set 100%, can it be fixed on the finisher?

Originally Posted by Utopian

If you have any doubt about your bevel, then stop, strop, and shave with your 3k edge. If you cannot shave off of the 3k, then the odds are quite high that you won't be able to shave off of the finisher.

Should be the title of a sticky.

Theoretically, you could correct a poor bevel set on a finisher, but it would take eons to do so.

Originally Posted by Wayne1963

Theoretically, you could correct a poor bevel set on a finisher, but it would take eons to do so.

Yup, that's why I hedged my statement with "the odds are quite high..."

Vague statements decrease the likelihood of being disproven!