Originally Posted by
Maxi
Agh. Breadknifing. It's just a lot of work. Now if the blade is a crapper and you want the practice...then by all means test it out. But for something with a minor frown or chip, breadknifing will surely buy you a couple extra hours on the hone that you really didn't need.
The few times that I've done it, halfway through resetting the bevel my mind is saying "Oh man...you're an idiot....why did you do this??!!"
It's like having a few too many wobbly pops. You wake up in the morning and say you're never going to do that again....but two months later.....