Gen 3 angle setting

Woody the angle indicators on the Gen 3 are only a suggested angle. Just like the angles indicated on the square bar for the other models.  These demarcations do correspond with, I believe, a knife edge 1/2″ above the vise, jaw lines.  The numbers are really there to show the direction to move the angle adjusting lever arm, left or right to decrease or increase, respectively, the bevel angles.  The only way to truly and precisely set your bevel angles is with a digital angle device, setting each side bevel and stone angles individually.

To get a knife to correspond to the number angle indicators, and zero or calibrate as you requested, you’d be forced to position the knife to match the angle.  Where as, we want to adjust the W.E.’s angles to correspond to the knives positions of our choosing.

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