I have had good luck removing the burr and leaving a nice edge
using the carbide cutter from Sharpens Best. The burr often keeps
jumping from side to side, but several passes going side to side will
eventually clip it off. It is a nice portable little tool, and if a burr pops
up during use, you can clip it off again.
As others have mentioned, it is easy to end up with a burr even when
you are alternating strokes on both sides. I have observed that the
wider the bevel is the easier it is for the stones to ride up and miss
the cutting edge due to one reason or another. As mentioned in my
original blog, I have been totally excited with the results of the dual
bevel procedure. Putting on a the very thin second bevel during
the last steps has the stones working a very narrow bevel, thus
making a correct precise cut at the edge every stroke. I have had
much less problem with burrs, shiny spots, catchy spots, etc.,
when finishing up on a tiny second bevel.
Don’t know anything about burr theory, but hopefully this is a
couple of practical mechanical details that help.
Carbide Cutter Reference: http://www.sharpensbest.com
