Honing angles - is it 8.5 degrees, 17 degrees, or 34?
So in reading Detailed Discussion on Knife Sharpening Angles, which I can't speak to the accuracy of, it seems that these folks are calling what I always thought of as a 20 degree angle 40 degrees. This led me to wonder whether the angles on the razors and knives I use are something altogether different. For instance, my fillet knife and my razors are around 17 degrees, according to my sharpener for my knife (a Lansky) and what I've read about my razors. I wonder if this means that one or both of these is the angle of both sides of the bevel or just from the center point of the blade to one side of the bevel.
Any ideas?
Honing angles - is it 8.5 degrees, 17 degrees, or 34?
I think the terms that everyone is looking for is "degrees per side" versus degrees "inclusive".
Many knives come with the factory edge of 30° inclusivity with a 40° inclusive micro bevel.
I would suggest that most people when talking about a razor omit the term "inclusive" because it's just a given what's more it's kind of a non-issue because the angle is dictated by the spine of the razor