06-13-2021, 10:17 AM
If you try to get the lowest BESS, please post your results and methods. Should be interesting.
Of course you can measure a toothy edge sharpness, but I sure don't know how to measure the "toothy-ness". It can be seen under the microscope. I sharpened to different levels of toothy. Here's what they looked like under the scope:
Brian Gentry did some newspaper tests that are quite informative showing how toothy breaks through slippery or fibrous surfaces compared to a polished edge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZk-e3yUOZo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vP2Wgindu8
Of course you can measure a toothy edge sharpness, but I sure don't know how to measure the "toothy-ness". It can be seen under the microscope. I sharpened to different levels of toothy. Here's what they looked like under the scope:
Brian Gentry did some newspaper tests that are quite informative showing how toothy breaks through slippery or fibrous surfaces compared to a polished edge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZk-e3yUOZo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vP2Wgindu8