Thread: My bevel angle calculations

Originally Posted by Ben325e

I can get on board with that - the measurement would be easier. So:

Let:

x = spine width
y= distance from spine/hone contact point to tip of bevel
n = number of tape layers
t = thickness of tape
Θ = total bevel angle °


total bevel angle:

Θ = 2{arcsin[(.5x + nt)/y]}

I like it! But your new y would have to be measured again if you added tape, since it would be larger if you added tape. But it makes complete sense to me.