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08-04-2011, 03:48 AM #1
Have set an even bevel on smiling edge, but can't get it sharp
I posted a thread a couple weeks ago about having trouble with my first smiling edge. I gave up then and went on with the restoration. Now that I'm finished I've decided to take another crack at it. I looked at the smiling wedge videos posted by gsixgun and that helped quite a bit. After a fair amount of work and at least an hour on the norton 1k, I have a bevel clearly made from the heel to the toe, and its pretty even. It also bites nicely on a wet thumbnail, but it doesn't come close to popping hairs. The bevel is getting wide enough to make me slightly nervous, but its not sharp enough to move to the 4/8k. What do I do to get the bevel sharper, but not wider?
Note: I've been using the 'long stroke' at a 45 degree angle and the 45 with the curve at the end of the stroke as well as circles with some pressure.