Originally Posted by
Kenrup
Sacred Bovine! :eek: You're bringing the heavy stones right from the git go! A 220 stone should grind that puppy to spine! It would help if you had photos posted so we could see what your working on and what the problem looks like. It is very easy to cut too fast and ruin a blade. One way to get nicks out and reset the bevel is to use a "sawing" motion, back and forth on the correct angle for the bevel. Try not to grind on the spine but angle needs to be correct for the bevel or you will end up having to take a lot more steel off when you set the bevel. I do this with a 1K Norton as a rule. Keep a close watch on how close or how much you are getting into the belly. If you grind past the belly in to the hollow, chances are it might make a good letter opener.