Hi, it is my first time to sharpen a chisel type grind knife blade. What is the ideal angle for this type
of knife? and how do I set it up using the angle master. If the reading is 30 degrees it seems it is
just half the reading and not 30 :-(
Any help would be greatly be appreciated :-)
Cheers!
Francis
Not sure what a chisel type grind knife blade is. If it's ground on one side only, and you want a 30o edge angle, you would set the bevel angle at 30o. On the other hand, if you are grinding on both sides and you want a 30o edge angle, you would bevel each side at 15o.
That's a pretty sharp angle. It would be used for fine slicing.
For chopping you'd need a larger (more blunt) angle.
I did a cleaver at 60o, that's a 30o bevel on each side.
Somewhere in between these two extremes is a good compromise in most cases.