Thread: Bevel is wider on one side?

Originally Posted by daflorc

that's less likely a warped blade and more likely that you didn't lap your new sharpening stone. Stop sharpening and get some 220 grit wet/dry sandpaper. if your blade still doesn't sit flat after 10 minutes of lapping your new stone, then consider other alternatives

I'm missing something here....

If there aren't any irregularities in the blade how does the flatness of the stone affect the way the blade sits on the stone (relative to a one side vs the other comparison). Isn't it concave or convex the same amount whether the face or the back of the blade is resting on it?

To be clear, I'm 100% in favor of lapping a new, old, or in-between stone. I just don't see how it applies to this situation.