03-11-2020, 12:27 PM
Another note on this:
How you hold the blade on the rest matters if the blade has more than one angle on it's body. For example, the Recon Tanto has two main facets on the blade body.
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-49LRT-...B07BHGB22X
The part near the spine is almost flat stock. If you press this back part against the rest, the included angle is less than 1 degree. The front part of the body, near the edge, has a dramatic angle, which measures around 12 degrees included. A huge difference. Generally speaking, I will be holding a blade body so that the part of the body near the edge is touching the tool rest. So in the case of the Recon Tanto, I would be using the angled part and would need to add 6 degrees to my angle on the KallyRest!
Ben Dale, the inventor of the Edge Pro, shows this exact "problem" or behavior on his product in some of his original product videos that I watched 10 to 15 years ago. At the time, I "got it", but it all seemed way too complicated. Now I think it's neat. Time flies.
Brian.
How you hold the blade on the rest matters if the blade has more than one angle on it's body. For example, the Recon Tanto has two main facets on the blade body.
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-49LRT-...B07BHGB22X
The part near the spine is almost flat stock. If you press this back part against the rest, the included angle is less than 1 degree. The front part of the body, near the edge, has a dramatic angle, which measures around 12 degrees included. A huge difference. Generally speaking, I will be holding a blade body so that the part of the body near the edge is touching the tool rest. So in the case of the Recon Tanto, I would be using the angled part and would need to add 6 degrees to my angle on the KallyRest!
Ben Dale, the inventor of the Edge Pro, shows this exact "problem" or behavior on his product in some of his original product videos that I watched 10 to 15 years ago. At the time, I "got it", but it all seemed way too complicated. Now I think it's neat. Time flies.
Brian.