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Originally Posted by Zeraph
Wait, the edge should be dark?! How is that? I thought I was polishing it to a mirror finish?
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The bevel is what you are polishing to a mirror finish. I may have transposed 'bevel' and 'edge' above. My bad.
The Bevel is the angle on each side that creates the edge when they come together. I like this polished, it slides through material easier as your cutting and it looks good.
The Edge is where the two bevels meet. It's what cuts. Unfortunately I can't explain it, but when the edge is right (very sharp) it does not reflect light. I like to think it's because it's so sharp it cuts light.
But that's just me. More likely, the edge is so thin our eye just can't pick up any reflection, causing it to appear dark. I can usually see it looking at the side of the blade as well. A smooth polished line, leading toward the edge and thin dark strip.
Looking at you blade, edge on (directly at the edge), the left and right bevel should be shiny and between the two a thin dark line.
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