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Could easily be that the blade, due to honing over the years, has lost some blade width over the. That might explain why with or w/o tape it is over the 17 degree mark. Like anything else there is an...

The bottom of the hone wear band?

Bob

Thanks for posting that.

Bob

Something is way off there. A bevel angle of 17 degrees is about optimal iirc. If you are at 18.2 degrees w/o tape by adding tape you are going the wrong way.

When you measured blade width did...

You might find this helpful.

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There is also an excel file download that will help you calculate the layers of tape you'll need to get the correct bevel angle. It...