Microscope magnification

What mag microscope would be necessary or preferred in viewing the edge?
Just curious.

Thanks,
Sean:hmmm:

About 40x is sufficient to inspect for nicks and to make sure the bevel looks well-formed. If you actually want to see how sharp it is you'll need an electron microscope at about 3000x.

Thank you.

Sean

I use a 30X handheld micrscope, available on Ebay for $10-$15. It tells me everything I need to know.

That sounds like a reasonable price point to me.

Thanks Randy,

Sean

I have heard the Proscope is the cat's whiskers. A hefty price tag on it though. Anyone have hands on experience with this ?