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Yea it's not a big deal, just something that might be worth keeping in mind if you're trying to be precise with final blade profile, bevel height, and edge thickness while using a jig. It can hard to know the background and setup of a person when answering a question online, so I generally try to bring up things that might potentially be unexpected based upon any advise I give or a recommendation etc.
Back when I used to use a filing jig for my bevels, I was usually trying to make knives out of either 3/32" or 1/8" stock and often my blade widths were pretty short around an inch or so (e.g. neck knives), so when using a file and shooting for a very specific look with bevel heights and such it was something that I personally found helpful to account for when setting the file's angle. I could just scribe my bevel lines likes and my edge thickness and then go to town without much though once I had the file set at the angle to make all those lines meet up. The better planning I had, the less I screwed up, although not a whole lot less lol. Now I just scribe my edge and grind til I think it looks right.
Anyway, sorry for getting back off topic, I just wanted to clarify why I mentioned that bit.
~Paul
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