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All this talk about putting a convex edge on a Sebenza -- I know the primary grind is hollow, but I've always understood that the edges were convex from the factory.![]()
Since nothing is perfect I imagine all edges are convex if you measure at a high enough resolution. But that is not the intent of most edges. In fact many if not most sharpening operations work to try to avoid the natural tendency to form a convex edge.
Some of us have stopped doing that and have come to embrace the convex edge for its advantages. One of the greatest advantages in my mind is it lets you finally stop worry about edge angle altogether.
All HAND sharpeners form convex edges. Your choice to spend your life fighting it or to embrace it, work with the unavoidable process and take advantage of it.
I convex everything, the Sebbie would take about 20 mins by hand to get to a #2000 finish.
I'm not sure I follow you since not only do Sebenzas come with convex edges, but the edges are already polished finer than 2000.
Further more if the makers of the knife decided that a bevel edge is the way to go who am I to question it??
I still want to have a go at putting a convex edge an a knife for the learning experience, but maybe I'll leave the sebbie as is until I know what Im doing.
I am not sure what you mean by who are you to question it?? You are the knifes owner. That trumps any Internet FAQ designed to calm the lowest common denominator end user.
The part about learning on less expensive knives is not a bad idea.
Further more if the makers of the knife decided that a bevel edge is the way to go who am I to question it??