As sad as it is, the blades we sharpen do not come to a one atom thick actual point at the apex cutting edge, but rather, a rounded dome of some thickness. That thickness determines the sharpness of the edge.
If we bisect the blade through the center creating a single bevel edge, the apex is ½ the thickness of a double bevel edge and therefore sharper.
Is there any truth to that, or is it just a ridiculous oversimplification?
If we bisect the blade through the center creating a single bevel edge, the apex is ½ the thickness of a double bevel edge and therefore sharper.
Is there any truth to that, or is it just a ridiculous oversimplification?