Leo and Company,
A question on Convex.
My Convex edges have had great results, sharpening them in the style of Clay’s video, starting at 17 all the way to ceramic, then jump to 20 just till bur w/ ceramics.
Now the guessing part … stepping down to 19 with ceramics with about 10 light strokes per side of ceramics, not pushing a bur, and checking with glass to see an angle has been made.
Repeat at 18.
Then strop from 14 paste at 17 degrees to .5 micron paste.
All seems well … but get the feeling that the 19 and 18 degree angles are in a limbo as its a guesstimate of sorts as they never go to bur.
Am having a problem with a VG-10 Endura, as the edge gets paper slicing sharp but never really folded mag paper sharp if you know what I mean. A bit toothy. It causes me to reset to the 20 and strop that for a bit trying to get it to that scary sharp point, just a polish at the final edge, but still a bit toothy.
Am wondering if anyone does convex in steps from lowest to highest?
Say start at 17 to bur and highest stone, say ceramic.
Then ceramic at 18 to a light bur, then 19, then 20.
I’m trying to imagine if that would define the in between angles more accurately than a guess, and maybe having the final pass be at 20 instead of the second pass, maybe have the 20 degree final be more defined.
Then drop back and strop from 17.
Any thoughts?
