"That pic is around 25x - 45x. NO where near 200x" :-D Must be metric magnification.. I wonder what the conversion is.
"Is there any chance that you are pressing harder than you think you are when you hone? A hollow ground blade will flex under pressure, so where you are abrading will move on the edge, depending on the pressure."
I was thinking about that, I can see where one might put so much pressure on the edge that it bends and the abrasive action takes place behind the very edge, but I *think* this is not happening here. It seems like I'd have to use more pressure when honing than I used setting the bevel for that to occur, whereas if I used excessive pressure on the bevel and then a more reasonable pressure on the honing I'd end up with a double bevel.
Here's another pic- I seem to have gotten a fairly decent polish, although I can see I need to spend more time on my pre polish. That darn bright line right down the edge drives me nuts. Color is funny because I caught a reflection of my finger to try to help bring out the bevel. After stropping, I notice that I see much less of that line down the edge, but I also see that my strop must have some sort of coarse grit on it because my polish is worse D-:
Again, thanks for all the assistance.
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