Thanks!

Thanks, guys!

What do I do when it seems like the left side of the blade has a lower angle that the right side. The edge bevel always seems wider on the left that the right. It may be as much as a full degree. I was going to test that with my BK11 to see if setting the left rod a degree higher will even them out.

Thanks!

First off, I'm new to this forum and to the WE products - about 2 weeks or less

I have only had my WEPS for less than two weeks but have taken three really fine folders to a nice mirror edge that shave like straight razors now. I got the Pro Pack 1 with balsa 5/3.5 strops at first but a week later added the 1200/1600 ultras and another set of leather strops with .50/.25 spray.

The results are outstanding.

But I wanted to throw out this idea I tried yesterday while mirror edging my Zero Tolerance 0561 that seems to work really well but I have not repeated it yet.

I had this epiphany when starting to locate the factory grind angle. I always start with a high setting and go down from there in a trial and error manner after using the Sharpie on my edges but this time I decided I would just lay the bare rod onto the edge and I found that seeing the match of the angle was MUCH easier with the naked eye that way and in fact, I was able to find the right edge angle on my ZT 0561 the first time using only my naked eye. The sharpie was being fully removed exactly where it should have been the very first try with a paddle.

Is this a commom technique or did I stumble onto something here? It's really easy to see how the bare rod lies aganist the existing edge.

Thanks,

Rick