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This is not the same thing. In your example you are putting a flat cut on a curved branch. When you straighten the branch you will have a concave cut.

In our case, you have a bevel which is...

No, I think it is either a compound bevel or the upper part of the bevel bows out, not in.

I use pressure too when I start on a new Ebay acquisition, but I've never noticed a compound bevel (I always use a microscope the first time I hone a razor). I think you need to use a LOT of...

Excellent! If there's anything I've learned from life, it's that the rules we learn, like not using too much pressure because you'll hone only the back of the bevel, often hinder with creative...

Can you explain this some more. I'm not following. I can't see how you can avoid resting on the bevel without lifting the spine. The edge, the bevel and the side of the spine are allin a plane...

I've noticed this on most of the old razors I get on Ebay. I first noticed it when an edge that seemed OK on the 4K suddenly develop microscopic chips when I went to the 8K. It seems that with the...

Actually, bevel angles fall in a very narrow range, and non-wedges will have front porton that they try to get as thin as possible, which is also pretty consistent. That pins down the bevel width,...