Still grinding away between my ears on the import of bevel, bevel, bevel and sharp first. They're foundational, basic principles - which means they affect everything else, so I'm still just churning over it, trying to get my head further around what all that means.

Previously, I'd gotten sharp first, and there weren't many arrows in my quiver on how to smooth it out. Rightly or wrongly, I've shunned pastes and sprays, preferring to develop skills with rocks so remedial work with pastes and sprays weren't needed.

'Don't have time right now to blather on with all the questions this raises. There are many. 'Mostly want to let each of you know your kind help gets listened to really hard and keeps working long after the thread cools off. I sure appreciate your help.