Hey guys, I have a sort of complicated question about bevel setting and finishing.
So, say I'm finishing on my jnat with a blade that I know is warped and I think I'm done, then strop and try the hht, but I'm only passing the hht along a small portion of the edge while the rest of the edge seems to have lagged behind. Now, even though these duller portions of the edge aren't passing hht, they are still noticeably sharper than after I finished setting the bevel and will cut arm hair much easier than the 1k edge. So, if those dull portions of the edge have increased in sharpness from the 1k, does that mean that the bevel was indeed set properly and my problem lies within my finishing? Or is it possible to have an increase in sharpness even if your bevel wasn't set? One guy on reddit told me he knew his bevel was set if he noticed an increase in sharpness coming off his next stone in his progression. Do you find this to be true? Also, in regards to these duller portions of my edge, should I just return to the jnat with a fresh slurry and hone some more until they are sharp or do I run the risk of dulling the whole blade? Basically I'm asking; How long can you keep honing on your jnat before it becomes counterproductive and you end up setting the edge back? (I know there's no formula, but surely you can't just keep going and going right?) And if you find that you have set the edge back, what should you do? I go from a 1k naniwa to 5k naniwa to tomo. Also, I check my bevel by shaving arm hair. Would you say that's a good way to check? I don't like the other methods like tpt and tnt cause I can't really tell what I'm supposed to feel.
So, say I'm finishing on my jnat with a blade that I know is warped and I think I'm done, then strop and try the hht, but I'm only passing the hht along a small portion of the edge while the rest of the edge seems to have lagged behind. Now, even though these duller portions of the edge aren't passing hht, they are still noticeably sharper than after I finished setting the bevel and will cut arm hair much easier than the 1k edge. So, if those dull portions of the edge have increased in sharpness from the 1k, does that mean that the bevel was indeed set properly and my problem lies within my finishing? Or is it possible to have an increase in sharpness even if your bevel wasn't set? One guy on reddit told me he knew his bevel was set if he noticed an increase in sharpness coming off his next stone in his progression. Do you find this to be true? Also, in regards to these duller portions of my edge, should I just return to the jnat with a fresh slurry and hone some more until they are sharp or do I run the risk of dulling the whole blade? Basically I'm asking; How long can you keep honing on your jnat before it becomes counterproductive and you end up setting the edge back? (I know there's no formula, but surely you can't just keep going and going right?) And if you find that you have set the edge back, what should you do? I go from a 1k naniwa to 5k naniwa to tomo. Also, I check my bevel by shaving arm hair. Would you say that's a good way to check? I don't like the other methods like tpt and tnt cause I can't really tell what I'm supposed to feel.