Tradesman Edge Soft Footed Platen Edge finishing Experiment 25-2000 RPM Reversing

This Machine is a for  sharpeners and edge fabricators

There are many preferences when producing an edge

Just like sharpening any cutting tool,

First, there is the environment (what is the situation)

New edge
Regrind
Pick up the angle
New angle
Edge Profile
Convex
Concave
Double bevel
Single Bevel
Micro Bevel
Hone
Profiled (serrated)

Machined square and flat platens with Foam-backed Teflon surfaces Make edge restoration a dream
no more trying to match angles

A well-braced supple flat belt area produces an accurate edge with a predictable shape with a tolerant range of movement

Angle calculator 

 cool Tormek angle calculator

Links on edge finishing

• The Mechanics of Stropping – Why Stropping Works
• A Guide to Honing and Sharpening
• The Tools of Stropping
• Honing and Stropping Woodcarving Tools
• Keeping Sharp: How to Sharpen a Carving Knife With a Leather Strop
• Wire Edge burr really good
• Techniques for stropping
• Some really good stuff here
• Joels Blog on Stropping
• The Bess Exchange