Quote Originally Posted by Joe Chandler View Post
Keep pluggin' away, dude. You notice those are all wedges? There's a reason for that. I started off hand sanding, too. Got decent finishes, then realized I didn't need the pain and aggravation. I'd rather regrind and have basically a new blade. There's just not enough metal in full hollows for me. My hats off to the guys still doing it by hand.
Wedges are a lot easier, especially if you have the toys to regrind. The only problem, especially with FULL wedges, is once you get a nice mirror, you have to go and scratch it up again on the hones. I'm still working on an old Frederick Reynolds where the bevel is still not all the way to the edge. It looked awsome off the buffing wheels, but now it's ugly again.