nozh2002
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Thanks again for everyone's support here. I suspected the KAbar's edge was way thicker than 40deg. Thank you for varifying my suspicion. I have inked the edge and am now gently grinding away on the 30deg slot. The ink is almost gone so I am getting very close to a clean 30deg angle. I am being very careful to maintain good form and alignment during strokes. I also suspect I was applying WAY too much pressure before, trying desperately to rush the precess. I am now applying light to medium pressure and the angle appears to be going well. I have 320 grit sandpaper I will use to smooth the egde out before going to the medium stones. I will then run the edge trough he complete process before creating the micro bevel of 40deg. How will I know when the micro bevel is large enough? I suspect it is simply a judgment call on my part. Thanks again everyone and I will keep you posted on this noob's progress!
PS...What is the benefit of a microbevel over one large bevel?
The way to see if you hit ther edge is burr. If you have nice burr on all edge length this is the point to stop and start re beveling opposite side. Burr is clearly visible from other side when light reflects from it - as bright line, also you can feel it by fingers.
Friendly warning - It may take days and days to rebevel KaBar with medium rods...
Thanks, Vassili.
... Sorry forget that you have Sharpmaker burr will be harder to detect because it folds from one side to another...