Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
I'm not sure how to reconcile the two halves of that sentence.

First, if the back of the blade is the one causing trouble, could you please provide a photo of that side of the blade? Spine wear might be informative. Second, could you clarify what you mean by the "slight curl of the toe?"
The two halves of that sentence mean pretty much exactly what I said... for some reason I have trouble creating a clean bevel swiftly (except for some blades, but that's the exception, not the rule)... However, once I have a bevel set and figure out what strokes work for what blade, my edges are always very nice when finished.

It would appear I misspoke when I said the back of the blade >.< My apologies... I meant the front. Those pictures are of the problematic side... I tried to show the edge and the spinewear as best as I could.

Slight curl at the toe... I mean like an extremely tiny hint of a smile... When you put it edge down on a lapped hone, you can see it. Otherwise it is imperceptible. Almost like an overly muted point