Thread: How sharp do you like it?

So here is my view of all of this.

The bevel has to be set.

We take 1K as the standard for setting the bevel, at this point we needed to be sharp.

If you look at the drawing below each point meets in an edge of narrow enough width which makes it sharp,

As we move up in grit we refine the bevel making the edge feel smoother it does not meet closer.

Below is an illustration of how I visualize the process,

I have been sharpening tools and knives for a lot of years, I can get things sharp, I can get things shave sharp.

However putting something to my face I want it smooth so I move up much farther in grit.

Smooth and sharp are not the same the analogy just above this about a serrated blade is a right on.

As a side note you cannot get anything to a zero width as the molecules of steel have a width,

The edge needs to be narrower than the space between the shingle like formations of the shell of how your hair grows to cut it effectively.

This will vary slightly from person to person.