08-19-2017, 04:17 AM
Max introduces an interesting variable to the process, the "whatever floats their boat" variable. While we are on a holy grail quest for The Sharp Edge, the quest is being funded by customers who might have less holy desires, such as what they like in a knife. The "customer" might be Max' rental clients, a spouse who does most of the cooking, or ourselves.
BESS provides a valuable numeric standard, however, the lowest BESS reading may not always produce the most practical edge. We have entered the slippery slope of "it depends". This is what separates the sharpener who can work "by the numbers" and produce sharp edges from the sharpener who is sensitive to the customer's needs and can tailor an edge to suit that customer.
If I might further complicate the equation, I recall Grepper making some microscope photographs at my request. I wanted to document the change in the edge by making the last grinding passes with very light passes. Grepper's photographs were most interesting. Grepper, would you please post them on this forum?
Thanks in advance,
Ken
BESS provides a valuable numeric standard, however, the lowest BESS reading may not always produce the most practical edge. We have entered the slippery slope of "it depends". This is what separates the sharpener who can work "by the numbers" and produce sharp edges from the sharpener who is sensitive to the customer's needs and can tailor an edge to suit that customer.
If I might further complicate the equation, I recall Grepper making some microscope photographs at my request. I wanted to document the change in the edge by making the last grinding passes with very light passes. Grepper's photographs were most interesting. Grepper, would you please post them on this forum?
Thanks in advance,
Ken