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Got it. Thanks. I didn't mean to belabor the point; I just perceived ambiguity where I hadn't known any to exist, and looked for a rule of thumb to explain it.

The link is clear; I am questioning whether we are referring to 17° for both sides of the bevel or for one side when talking about razors.

I am surprised because I didn't realized some people...

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....