Thread: Another paper question / setting bevel

I know many discussions have been made on the use of 1000 / 1500 paper on glass, wood, tile, etc. for setting the bevel. I also know of the many concerns about paper rolling up while using it in a honing fashion.
My question is, would using paper in a stropping fashion achieve the same bevel results without rolling over the edge? Would this require less laps on a 4K afterwards to achieve initial sharpness? Just a thought I had after going from paper to the 4K tonight while setting a bevel on a C-Mon Blackie I just aquired ().

I know I should drop the coin on a hone just for resto's, But I always seem to have paper around from all the many other projects. What are your thoughts on this?

Jerry

I think (and if Im wrong, someone please correct me) using a stropping action on paper could easily result in far too much preassure being applied to the bevel. This would result in a curled edge.

I have tried this with ordinary knives and found that because of the change in angle at the point of departure between the blade and the paper I ended up with a rounded bevel and a knive of only average sharpness.

The point behind having the paper on a hard and very flat surface is to ensure that the correct angle is maintained while removing material away from the edge toward the spine (reducing the chance of a wire edge forming). While this is the ideal excessive preassure on the hone or glass backed paper would also encourage a wire edge to form.

Hope that a) makes sense and b) helps

Why not try spray adhesive? Or paper with water-activated glue on the back?