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The bevel widens as you approach the tanto portion of the blade because you have a smaller area of contact between the stone and the edge bevel.
When the stone comes to the end of the stone is touching air and not knife.
When the stone is at the serrations all of the bevel is in contact with the stone.
So as the stone comes off the bevel you have "focused" your force into a smaller area of edge contact and this removes more metal from the blade (if the blade metal was harder, RC 58+, you wouldn't notice as much). You need to lighten your stroke as you approach the end/point/tanto.
To correct: Put more strokes onto the edge bevel closest to the serrations.
All the best,
oregon
When the stone comes to the end of the stone is touching air and not knife.
When the stone is at the serrations all of the bevel is in contact with the stone.
So as the stone comes off the bevel you have "focused" your force into a smaller area of edge contact and this removes more metal from the blade (if the blade metal was harder, RC 58+, you wouldn't notice as much). You need to lighten your stroke as you approach the end/point/tanto.
To correct: Put more strokes onto the edge bevel closest to the serrations.
All the best,
oregon
