10-22-2018, 10:49 AM
Thank you for the encouraging words Grepper, Bud and KG but the credit for bringing this system to the cutting edge industry should go to you, all of our customers and the volunteer board members at BESSU. Our BESS Partners have contributed tremendously by printing BESS scores on their sharpened products in both the consumer and industrial market places. Without this proactive support quantitative edge testing would have been no more than a momentary blip on the radar screen. The BESS is now an accepted and universal gauge of edge sharpness by many and in use on every continent (yes that includes Antarctica). It does seem like a good idea to quantify edge sharpness levels doesn't it? That's what allows us to speak the same language and share edge sharpness information, without ambiguity, worldwide.
Please remember this; you don't have to own an edge sharpness tester in order to understand and benefit from the BESS. All you need know is that a DE razor blade is 50 and that a 500 edge should be sharpened. With those two reference points in mind, be you shaving your legs, carving up a rib roast or shearing yarn in a textile factory, anyone can make a quick and accurate judgement regarding the suitability of any edge that displays a BESS score on it. A very large thank you to all!
Please remember this; you don't have to own an edge sharpness tester in order to understand and benefit from the BESS. All you need know is that a DE razor blade is 50 and that a 500 edge should be sharpened. With those two reference points in mind, be you shaving your legs, carving up a rib roast or shearing yarn in a textile factory, anyone can make a quick and accurate judgement regarding the suitability of any edge that displays a BESS score on it. A very large thank you to all!