Ohh My! That is so much fun! Thank God I have all the experience I do currently with the Wicked Edge. Every subtle little movement and pressure is transmitted to effect what is going on with the blade.
With the Wicked Edge we are going by hand, and only dealing with the edge. Making a knife is the same thing but at a larger scale!
Thank god the Wicked Edge has the guide rods to keep one part of the body mechanics equation constant. That way we can concentrate first on stroke, stone twist, leading or trailing edge passes, grit progression, and left to right hand pressure differences..all building in muscle memory to get better and better and more efficient at sharpening. All of these same things go into play making a knife but at a larger scale and since it is a fast moving belt, the little tiny variations in twist, or drag, or pressure and angle can make a huge difference!
This is awesome and I am even more glad I have a Wicked Edge now than ever!
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