Originally Posted by
Jimbo
On a wedge (or any razor for that matter, it is just more obvious on a wedge) I feel it does not matter how you remove the metal when heading toward the bevel being created. So I tend to hone in circles, use a bit of pressure, etc until the bevel gets close....... That is not to say you should not be careful. All I am saying is that you don't have to go down, flip, up, flip, down, flip, up, flip...... with the pressure of a feather on the wind for 5 hours on a bread-knifed wedge, or whatever, to get the bevel created.