Thanks Vern, will give it a try and report back! Michael
Quote Originally Posted by Gibbs View Post
Just a suggestion, but thin spine and that much distance 8/8 or 1" is quite a ways from spine to edge and you might try putting electrical tape on it and honing a NEW bevel to the one that is already on there. It will be a bevel starting about 1/2 way down the existing bevel and going to the point of the blade. It will increase the angle of the bevel a little. The thickness of the spine determines the angle of the bevel, and it's all about relationship between contact on the back(spine) and the edge. Further distance, means less angle. If you had a 5/8 extra hollow but very thick spine, that angle would be a lot steeper than if you had a 15/16 or 8/8 (which is a 1" blade) and the spine was not as thick.

Tape it and try.. might try 2 pieces. If yo don't like it, just re-hone it without any tape and it will be as before. One thing to note: Start at 1000 grit minimum or a little less if you have it for a starter for setting the bevel. Make sure that once you have the bevel set at 1000 grit, that you can cut hairs on your arm like the sharpest of knives, BEFORE moving up the scale to 4K, 8K and 12K or beyond. You cannot look at getting the edge sharp at those finer grits, it should be done at least at the 1K level. ALL the blade. If yo find it not poping hairs at 1K mid way in the blade, but OK at the toe or OK at the heel, keep working. It has to be sharp all the way from heel to toe. Then move on.