stevenStefano
Senior Member
I am not hugely experienced with freehand stones but I get pretty good results at the minute. However, something I have no experience of is thinning, so I have a few questions for those who are more knowledgeable than me.
The thing I never understand is knowing how much to thin. Do you just basically count strokes on the stone, or use calipers? Another thing. If you thin say the last 3rd of the blade, surely you will not get a burr, so after you have thinned do you just put a bevel on the blade as normal and start again at your usual angle? These are the things in my head at present so if anyone can help I'd much appreciate it
The thing I never understand is knowing how much to thin. Do you just basically count strokes on the stone, or use calipers? Another thing. If you thin say the last 3rd of the blade, surely you will not get a burr, so after you have thinned do you just put a bevel on the blade as normal and start again at your usual angle? These are the things in my head at present so if anyone can help I'd much appreciate it