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Nope. I really mean 0.0005". Sometimes I get lazy and go up to 0.002". Using a height gauge, a carbide scribe, and a surface plate, I scribe a center line. When that line starts to look "dirty"...

Your spine thickness should be set and finished before setting the bevel. Otherwise the bevel angle won't be the same on the finished razor.

I grind pretty thin before setting the bevel (0.0005" -...

I grind the edge down to about 0.0005" before setting the bevel. This goes for full, 1/2, or 1/4 hollow grinds. The goal is to have the honing bevel as narrow as possible.

I hope this helps.
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