Author: jendereedknife
Date: 2007-10-30 22:04
Mike,
I agree with the beveled knife's thickness not changing. Keeping your stones flat is a must because there are several factors working against the method of "flat sharpening":
1. Because there is so much metal to remove, the sharpening stone will begin to develop a dip, over time, if the stone is not flattened, it will actually cause the bevel angle to increase.
2. Bevel knives are hardly ever straight or flat on the back side. There is almost always a slight bend, bow, or twist in the spine. In order to get that flat requires an awful long time on any stone which will create that dip!
3. If you are tyrying to keep your back side flat, you run into problem #1 again if your stone isn't kept flat. This will utimately turn your knife into a double bevel, or not sharpen at all.
But in the end, if you can get that perfect edge on a bevel - WOW - it is truly amazingly sharp, and will last a relatively long time.
Sincerely,
Tom Blodgett
President,
Jende Industries, LLC
www.jendeindustries.com
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