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08-19-2020, 12:16 PM #22
I have a question and hope you guys can help.
Full disclosure, I'm playing with a Gold Dollar. Yes, I know but it's cheap and I can practice everything from honing to shaving , stropping, even re-scaling for less than $10.
Anyway, my questions.
I have ground the shoulder a bit so that the heel touches the stones. I am spending an inordinate length of time setting the bevel on a 1K Norton, but then I always spend a serious long time doing it on everything.
I got the GD to shave arm hair against the skin but decided to take it further before I move to 4K.
The edge went from shaving arm hair to less sharp.
Is it possible that even on 1K a bevel will actually become less sharp (go backwards) if it is over-honed?
What is the recommended way to make a straight edge smile, my guess is that a person would do extra work on the heel and toe then hone toward a smile even though there isn't one yet.- - Steve
You never realize what you have until it's gone -- Toilet paper is a good example