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Hmmmmmm

I would be hesitant on that

I would have to interpret some of the "Time" involved at the higher level to breaking down the slurry to achieve a smoother and smoother surface
So I...

Side Honing vs Extreme Heel forward


Is is simply a matter of degree here, you can slide the heel more forward and pull out many of the wonky uneven bevels especially of the older smiling...

After the first bevel set I use the corner of the stone, reset the bevel then do the normal TNT and move on..

If I want to do the same at the higher grits I use the TNT instead of the stone,
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It is rather interesting that Iwasaki and that one Shapton guy (name escapes me.. Harlan ????) both came up with perpendicular honing strokes..

I have found some use for them when trying to even...

Actually I never interpreted it at all, (was doing this for years before the translation) I simply looked at the edges under magnification and determined that the edge needed to be "Straightened"...

Edge straightness as a matter of the actual bevel being of an even height, not the edge profile

ie: A smiling blade still has to have a "straight" bevel "Height-wise"

Yes,,,

:)


The straightness of the edge in height seems to be something that we seldom talk about here :shrug:

I started Killing/Jointing/Downstroking at the same time I started restoring...