Hi folks,
I’m hoping this is due to some bit of info I wasn’t aware of or some calculation I’m supposed to do, but right now I’m very confused!
I’ve got a Gen1 WE with Gen1 rods. I recently ordered a Digital angle gauge and today I gave it a try. I’m currently trying to sharpen a Chinese cleaver (as is typical of a cleaver, it’s big…3″ from spine to edge). I want to put a 20° edge on it (on each side, so 40° total), so I put the digital gauge on the stone and adjust the rod back until I get to 20° and then lock it down…But when I look at the notch location on the rod, it’s at the 29° notch?!?! What gives?
I figured there’d be some small variance due to sharpening a fatter blade but that’s a 9° variance!!
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you.