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Greetings from Boise Idaho (US). I have been sharpening for several years but have not done a lot of knives with the Tormek. So, since getting ahold of jvh's tormekcalc spreadsheet have been doing as many knifes as I could get my hands on. So far I have gotten close to the better (or even average) reported Bess scores; I am not worried about this as I believe better scores will come with time.

What bothers me is my inability to keep the bevel nice and even, especially toward the tip. I have attached an image to this post. Can somebody help, what am I doing wrong? I have tried placing the jig on different parts of the knives' spine but have gotten the same results. I have also tried altering the horizontal movement of the jig along the support as the tip is approached. No change.

Thanks in advance,
cfm.

(Initial poster) I have been using Tormek machines with KnifeGrinder wheels and Front Vertical Bases (FVBs) for several years. A couple of years ago I moved and have not sharpened during this time. When I goth everything out of storage I found I no longer had operational copies of the KG applications (i.e., the Tormek app, the grinder app, and the FVB app).

In trying to get new copies from KGs I learned that wootz has passed. I am very sorry to hear this. He was a great help and supporter of my initial forays into sharpening.

Does anyone know how I might obtain copies the the KGs apps now that KG is no longer in full operation. I have tried unsuccessfully to contact them through the KG website and the emails found in this forum.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance,