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Jointing, as I described above, is not your answer to chips that big. Jointing addresses irregularities in the blade edge too small to see. Microscopic chips and dings if you will.

With the...

I didn't explain jointing above in detail because only a minority of us use the technique, and I didn't want to start some side controversy and derail your thread. But, you are frustrated, and your...

When I get a jagged, chipped edge as you describe, I joint the edge on the 1K hone, then hone as usual on subsequent hones. Even though this works well for me, I must warn you that some question...