Quoting Grepper's earlier reply:
"Myth - Manufacturers know what edge angle is on their knives .
I don't know. I suppose some do and some don't."
That's an honest comment. I routinely look for sharpening videos, especially Tormek related videos. I run into a lot of "I don't know." I understand that; I have plenty of I don't know areas. As the risk of seeming impolite, if someone writes an article or posts an instructional video, I would expect them to go through the bother of researching readily available information. When I see or hear something on a video or a post that I know to be blatently incorrect, the I doubt the accuracy of the entire oroduction.
The "I suppose" items are more devious. I have no problem when they are presented as guesses or opinions. My problem is when the line between factual information and guessing becomes blurred. Butchering a Descartes quote (“Cogito ergo sum",I think, therefore I am), "I think it; therefore, it is."
Suppositions are particularly hazardous to beginners. Driving for an hour in the wrong direction will add two hours to the journey.
Ken
ps to Grepper: Naturally, your suppositions are exempt from these requirements.
"Myth - Manufacturers know what edge angle is on their knives .
I don't know. I suppose some do and some don't."
That's an honest comment. I routinely look for sharpening videos, especially Tormek related videos. I run into a lot of "I don't know." I understand that; I have plenty of I don't know areas. As the risk of seeming impolite, if someone writes an article or posts an instructional video, I would expect them to go through the bother of researching readily available information. When I see or hear something on a video or a post that I know to be blatently incorrect, the I doubt the accuracy of the entire oroduction.
The "I suppose" items are more devious. I have no problem when they are presented as guesses or opinions. My problem is when the line between factual information and guessing becomes blurred. Butchering a Descartes quote (“Cogito ergo sum",I think, therefore I am), "I think it; therefore, it is."
Suppositions are particularly hazardous to beginners. Driving for an hour in the wrong direction will add two hours to the journey.
Ken
ps to Grepper: Naturally, your suppositions are exempt from these requirements.