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Hi Ken,

It is very steep, and I was going to reduce it - but when I was working on a project I found that the 40 degrees allows me to turn pretty small radii with the knife inverted.

I was shocked that it was sold with such and steep bevel.  The Froe I purchased suffered from the same issue. 

My feeling is that there are people out there making tools that have a basic idea, but not practical knowledge of how the tool is used.  Or they are just lazy and it is easier to grind a 45 degree bevel that a more refined edge.

What is a kenjig?

I just used my T-8 (new) to flatten the back of a drawknife.

I have to say that in the future I will probably continue to use a modified version of the "scary sharp" idea to flatten the backs of tools.  I think it it is a faster method, especially for really long tools.

Hi Herman,

Thanks.  I do have the jig.  My problem was that I could not seem to find the correct distance of the universal support to match the angle.

I was doing it incorrectly, I am sure, but I will keep at it.

I was trying to set it up to grind away from the edge and not into the edge. 

I have to dismount the honing wheels to clear space for the handles - but that is not a biggie.

Hi all,

New Tormek T-8 owner here.

I have a Two Cherries drawknife that came with a 40+ degree bevel.  I was thinking about regrinding it, but I really like the tight radii I can cut with such a sharp bevel.

However,  I am a bit stumped with how to set up the T-8 to replicate a 40 degree bevel.

I have the T-8, plus the hand tools kit and the SVD-186

Thanks,

Scott