Yes, that is what you are doing. If the bevel I a little concave this effect is even more noticable, because you are working on a much smaller surface area at the end of the bevel. If balsa is used you need to use light pressure.Is this basically the same affect of putting a micro bevel on my axes? Namely that it is only affecting the very end providing some strength/resistance to dulling. You still have a convex, but it is less convex in other words?