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Morris Dovey wrote:
Enoch Root (in ) said:

| 1. Is the double edged blade (bit?) supposed to have a rounded tip?
| I'm honing this bit and the previous owner used a file to dress the
| edge on both it and the others, and wasn't too particular about the
| angle of it, where it was making contact with the bits, or about
| leaving marks behind. It appears that a rounded tip was favored,
| however. Seems like that might reduce splitting on an unsharp
| edge, but is it needed or desired for a sharp edge?

I've never used one with a rounded point. Mine is pointed (~ 90
degrees)

'Kay, thanks. I'll push a little longer. :-/

|
| 2. There are two kinds of blades, and I don't know when which is
| used for what. Are there any explanations of these and how they're
| used? (I mean, beyond that they are used for routing dados, etc...)

Chisel blades for general clean out, pointy blade for smoothing.
Adjust as necessary for the job at hand.

Any idea what the factory angle is on the bevel?

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