Hey wrench3047 thank you for that video. I thought the hollow grinding would explain the bevel but I saw that at the end they go to a flat stone spinning around and then go to a regular flat hone.
I was really surprised that there really was not a bit of automation at that facility. It was all done by hand.
Another thing that I found interesting is the way they hone. Did you guys notice that they run the blade forth and back on that flat hone not just into the hone as we see here. The lady running the strop did pick up some crazy speed. I don't really think their hanging hair test is very legit. It looked to me like she pinched the hair against her nail and then ran the blade up and over it.
Ed