MYTHS ABOUT KNIFE EDGES

[KnifeGrinders]

Well Mr. KG, to be perfectly honest, (we can be honest here, right?), I consider you personally to be part of the overall problem when explaining why the sharpening world is as strange as it is.
 
You’re regular and repeatable results of sub 50 sharpness levels actually give credence to the possibility that there exist little known mysterious secrets of ultimate sharpening, and someone who most certainly must be in possession of magic Zen dust.
 
In all seriousness, I’m impressed.  Congrats!

Thank you, but we are far from unique.
I am in correspondence with many amateur and professional sharpeners from Europe, USA, Asia and of course Australia who sharpen their knives well under 100 BESS. I remember it was exciting to hear from a Russian sharpener using the BESS PT50A - God knows how he got it despite all the bans.