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Well, that, or I misunderstood.

If you're right, then I don't see why that would have an effect on the shape/angle of the bevel, but it seems like that would be MUCH harder to do without a bench...

I think what they are talking about is hone wear that is uneven, or looks uneven. So, the metal that would be removed is however much of the side of the spine that has to be ground off to take it...

Yup. You are correct. Sort of.

Junior High School geometry says that any time you remove metal from the spine without removing metal from the edge, as with "repairing" hone wear, you will be...