Doug Payne wrote:
On 26/04/2006 1:01 PM, MikeW wrote:

I
often take a small collection of honing guides to these classes, most
vintage, some other currently available guides, including the former
LV honing guide and the Millers Falls on which I think it was based.


The one I have is not "former", although it's old. It's the same as the
current one, with the exception that the angle jig with mine only has 4
angles (2 on one side, 2 on the other), as opposed to the 5 on the
current one.

I think you're confusing the MKI and the MKII. The MKII guide uses a
totally different way to set the angle and ensure that the item being
sharpened is perpendicular to the guide.

Here's the MKI:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...072,43078&ap=1

While this is the MKII.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...072,43078&ap=1


I have no problem using mine (and it has the
secondary-bevel capability, which is what I think you meant by "cambered
lower roller").

No, the "cambered lower roller" is a roller that is not actually a
cylinder, but rather slightly tapered towards both ends. The idea is to
allow you to hone a slight radius to the blade.

The ability to set the microbevel is separate and distinct.

Chris