10-28-2018, 06:14 PM
Could it be that simple... One of the things that made me start really thinking about this was that I just a couple of days ago got a new Sypderco Caribbean (which I’m really liking, BTW). It has what looks like a typical factory grind; i.e. belt-sanded at some relatively coarse grit, then with a tiny bevel that was probably done on a stropping belt. It was BESS 135 when I received it, and 16dps. After some use I decided to strop it, and after just a few strokes on CrOx/leather it was able to whittle hair, which was unexpected, and something I’ve not seen from 20dps edges. So I started reflecting on my experiences with my current collection, and failing memory aside, I think there’s a pattern. I’ll be doing some experimenting as time allows, but eeven if the experiments show I’m correct, I have no conceptual understanding of why it’s correct. Since I both freehand and use a guided system, I’m not too inclined to accept rounding unless a soft substrate is involved, but I’ll test specifically for that at some point.