"RicodJour" wrote in message
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On Feb 25, 8:31 am, wrote:
I've been reading about using buffing wheels as the final step in
honing/polishing a plane or chisel and there is always discussion
about "rounding off the bevel" and it's implied that this is bad.
What exactly does that mean, how does it happen, and what's bad about
it?

It means that you 'round off the bevel', it happens when too much time/
pressure/agression is used on the wheel and because the wheel isn't a
flat plane, and it dulls the blade you worked so hard to get sharp.
The final steps in sharpening are tiny adjustments and power tools are
not needed.


Strops made of hard felt, or leather over disks charged with fine compound
do a great job on an edge. You strop with the wheel running away from the
edge and don't press the tool into the compound/surface, and you won't round
over.

Whether or not you need a stropped edge on a plane iron is up to you. On a
chisel, never. OTOH, carving tools designed for hand power benefit greatly.