Why can't you set a bevel off a finishing stone with high pressure?

[SliceOfLife]

"Bevel" like truly bevel a freshly ground razor? You don't want to.


"" Bevel "" as in, I just joined a finished edge with a couple strokes on a stones corner, sure... Heck you won't even need much pressure.

 

[DrStrange]

I have a Helje MK 30 that wanted to flex every which way with minimal pressure. It was the razor that really solidified the idea of torque vs pressure in my mind, that I mentioned earlier.

I'm thinking torque control
when what I want is
less than the weight of the blade.

 

[DrStrange]

The more interesting question is
Why can't you finish an edge with a bevel setter using light pressure?

I can't, but I have tried to see how close I could get
and it's an interesting exercise.

 

[cotedupy]

The more interesting question is
Why can't you finish an edge with a bevel setter using light pressure?

I can't, but I have tried to see how close I could get
and it's an interesting exercise.

You almost certainly could if it was hard enough I think, being silica-based would help as well.

This is a kinda very hard sandstone type affair I found on the beach, it's about 800-1k but if you burnish the f out of it you can do this: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTNEPaEJda8/