I have tinkered in a wood shop for many, many years and one might think this is a question that I should have had answered many moons ago - but I did not.
I have always hand sharpened my chisels (at least I thought they were sharp) then my kids gave a a WorkSharp for a birthday gift and then a set of Buck Bros. chisels for father's day.
When I got through making sure the backs were flat and the cutting faces had all been ground to the bevel I thought I wanted - I had what I thought was a real sharp set of chisels. But, I had only used the two coarsest grids that came with the WorkSharp.
By the time I had finished with the next two levels of grit, the faces of these chisels are without grind marks of any kind. They sure are pretty but are they really anymore functional, as a chisel, than what I have been using for years?
I think the same questions apply to the blades for my hand planes too but I have not done them yet.
What bevel angle should I be putting on these chisels and planes?