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?

Thanks.

Charles

Try to *lightly* buff about 1/8" back from the edge. The
wheel will depress just enough to strop the actual edge
without taking it out of flat. If it does go out of flat, a
couple of strokes across your fine stone will fix it.