Quote Originally Posted by Kenrup View Post
Yes you can go below 180 grit. On extreme cases I have used 80 grit. Just remember, it takes a long time to come up from the large a grit. You also take off a lot of steel. I have seen more then one spine damaged from too aggressive sandy on the spine. Sanding the side of the spine will change the bevel angle on the edge.
Thanks for the answer.
Yes, I think I might have gotten a bit too aggressive; but seeing the damage I have done, I though to myself: I have to go really down on the grit. Maybe I was wrong.
But now the task is to get her shine again, and not to feel sorry about the past.