single or double bevel for small knife blades?

[Rob]

 

You wouldnt want your fingers to get too close would you!!

[Elden]

My comment was obviously an exageration. I do wonder what the rpm of the wheel would be. Definitely wouldn't want to try a finger on it.

[Herman Trivilino]

Note that the grindstone is turning away from the operator, which is why the tool being ground is placed under the platform rather than on top of it.  If we were grinding the same tool at the same angle this might be a better way to set up the HK-50.
 

[Elden]

Hadn't thought about it that way. The rotation of the wheel would be cramming the blade between the rest and the wheel. Suppose that the rest probably pivots and is held in place by the operator. Thus there would be no danger presented by the knife being wedged between the wheel and the rest.

I remember seeing another link to a post showing a Japanese craftsman doing the entire beveling process free handed on the same wheel. Impressive!

[Herman Trivilino]

Anyone who can do that is a true craftsman.