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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>If you want to hit it with the
leather, lay the leather flat and strop just like the rest of the lapping
procedure, with the exception that you'd need to use pull strokes only (figure
"S's"?). Focus on keeping that blade back flat on the leather. I
just had a look at a few of my chisels. 6 of 8 had zero back bevel, 2
well, er, maybe my wife polished those two, or, maybe my three year
old........ So, yes it can be done.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>When it comes down to it, I don't
know that the slight back bevel you are creating matters much. It is
"agin' the law," but, well, how do your bridge notches look?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, because of someone polishing the backside
with a leather strop and making a small bevel on the backside. When I look at
the edge with a magnifying glass, I can see that I am putting a small bevel on
the backside. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems to me you'll always have a small bevel on
the back side of the blade. I know that is not optimal, but is it
avoidable?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I'd say yes. Maybe we're
not talking about the same thing here. Why would there be a bevel on
the back side of the blade??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV>
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