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All I've had to do to convex the edges of my knives is to sharpen them like normal and then finish on a strop. Over time (only about 3-5 resharpenings) the convex will appear in all its mirror-polished beauty..
I think that this is the way for a convex edge to develop. If its a true scandigrind the convexing will make the edge feel a little less sharp as the edgeangle stepens but it also will get stronger. If its a secondary bevel on the knife it will feel sharper as the resistance against the material gets lighter as the material gets thinner. But its an edge that comes through maintainance with frehand stones traditionally. I have used the mousepad tecnic last years on some american slipjoints right from the start but that is because I cant stand steep edgeangle on such a small knife. Its a good metod but the frehandstones is as easy seen over time and the traditional way to do it.
Bosse