0.00005" thick shavings look nice, good IF you are just showing off on a video...
For me, thin shavings are useful for setting up the lateral adjustment after sharpening a blade. Thin shavings with a properly set lateral adjuster are less likely to leave tracks, even with an uncambered blade.
Though 0.00005" is close to the record in the Kezurou-kai competitions. My best is about five times that thickness.
Another thing to consider, if your plane can not produce a thin shaving, the sole may not be flat. A flat sole may not be important on scrub planes or jointers. For a smoother or block plane it can make all the difference in the world.
Originally Posted by
Christopher Wellington
In my experience, stropping after a 16,000 grit Shapton stone makes the edge worse, not better. My strop setup is a piece of leather mounted to a wood backer, with green compound.
Found this same edge worsening effect after honing on an 8000 grit Norton stone. Now my stropping is at most two or three strokes to each side after the stones.
The more strokes on the strop, the more likely the edge will become rounded. Though that seems to be the new normal for some with the unicorn method.
Paul Sellers used to teach a method of rounding the bevel. Haven't heard a lot about that lately.
jtk
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