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Thanx, I look into that.


No, I was solely taking about the Nakayama. I confused China with Japan. I'm that stupid sometimes.:o


Okay, that sounds clear to me. I hope that Oldschool's "hone...

That seriously sounds like Chinese to me. :) I have been contemplating over Oldschool's fine hones. I don't know much about them, other than that most people who bought one are very excited about...

Damn' yes. You're right. I meant "acuter". English not being my native language, I have been mixing up those terms for many months. I might have confused a lot of people in a lot of posts. I solemnly...

If you thin the spine than the bevel angle gets a bit steeper. Add tape and the bevel gets obtuser. This affects the edge's behavior, but within the typical limits between 15 and 20 degrees, if honed...

To me, this is hugely overstated. A hollow grind hones a bit quicker and gives a different shaving experience, because of lesser weight and because of different sound feedback. Other than that,...

We were talking about bevel width, not about bevel angle, weren't we?
Of course bevel angle does matter. But a wider bevel doesn't automatically mean a steeper angle. There's no immediate way to...

I agree with Russel.

Bevel width depends on many factors. Sharpness is defined by the width of the very tip of a cutting bevel. That tip doesn't "know" what lies behind it, and I don't think the...