Hi all,

Ok, I have been advised by everyone to hone everything as if it had a smile.

Message received loud and clear, I prefer to learn from your mistakes than mine

I have got a question or two though if you don't mind.

1) If a person should always hone as if there were a smile, would that include 1k bevel setting (as if it had a smile)?

2) If I acquire a straight edge as opposed to a smile and would like if poss to keep it as a straight edge. Am I going to make it smile instantly if also bevel setting or does it take quite a lot of repeat honings before I will actually start to see an obvious smile?

I do get it that I need to hone as if it had a smile but I hope I don't sound like I have completely misunderstood if I say that I really would like a few different blades in my rotation, not just smiles on everything.

Steve