Oversharpened Tanto, Help

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So today I was reprofiling my Microtech Socom Delta (Tanto) on my wicked edge. While sharpening and trying to apex the edge, I accidentally (still new to sharpening) spent more time near the secondary point than the rest of the blade. What resulted is a Very mild reverse recurve.

Before I reprofiled:
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After I reprofiled:
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Just wondering if this will fix itself in time as long as I don't make the same mistake again. Or, if next time I sharpen it, is there is a way to return the edge to what it was. Or, if there are some of you here who would be able to fix this next time I decided to sharpen it. Or, maybe I'm just over thinking this?
 
You can take it off, but you can't put it back on. You can blend it by taking slightly more off near the thinnest area, or fix it by grinding the rest back to match. Sharpening it next time won't fix anything because the thinnest part should get the same amount removed as the rest. Try sweeping your stones more as you sharpen to average out the amount taken off.
 
What I meant for when I sharpen it next time, is that if I spent more time on the other areas could I make the profile the same as before?

P.S. Is it very noticeable to you? Without the big black circle around it.
 
I think it's fine. I mean its not gonna make a difference in performance at all. You can fix it, sure. It will be solely aesthetic though. Just grind it down on the high spots until it is as it was. It's ok to make mistakes like this as they will help you learn and you will truly know why the techniques are what they are. Keep at it.
 
I wouldn't have noticed it, had it not been circled and described. I wouldn't sweat it, and I don't think I'd personally mess with it, were it mine; however, I agree that you could blend it back in with the rest of the edge fairly easily by matching the thinner part of the bevel with it. :thumbup:
 
By thinner part of the bevel I mean the part where you "thinned it out" by removing more material. Here's what I mean by blending it in. You grind a little without taking any more off the thinnest area to smooth out the transition so it isn't abrupt.

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By "thinner" I meant the area of the bevel directly behind the area you oversharpened. It looks like 'skipper and I had the same idea. :thumbup: I probably should have said "narrower" instead of "thinner," as I was referring to the fact that the bevel looks slightly wider in the oversharpened area.
 
The first shot seemed to have the same look just not as pronounced,reverse your stone movement to take off more material( behind) the area that is bothering you! You can make it perfect!
 
Don't make the same mistake and sharpen it out with time. Looks like a increase of pressure and too much lifting or turning of the blade in that area.
 
Well tonight I attempted to fix my mistake. I started at 600 grit and stopped at 1000.

Here's the results:
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I think it turned out all right. My goal wasn't to completely fix my mistake as that would waste a lot of good steel. I simply wanted to smooth out the transition and make it less noticeable. Which I think I accomplished. Let me know if it looks better to you guys.

P.S. This new edge whittles hair, it's the sharpest I've ever gotten a knife so far.
 
I think it looks better but as long as it whittles hair, who cares? That turned out nice and is barely noticeable unless you point it out.
 
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