Originally Posted by
bridger berdel
I see what you're after, and it'll work but....
So as each blade goes back to the stones for honing you'd bump it up to the next steeper angle. Then the steepest one I presume would be ground to take the place of the lowest one and the circle would continue. The problem in my shop is that I don't use different bevels at the same or even similar rates, so there would soon be too many high angle blades and none in the middle range. I also prefer to use thicker, harder irons for the higher angles, and have them in their own bodies, set up and ready. I hone freehand generally following the existing bevel, adjusting as needed. This circular progression seems unnecessarily fiddly to me with no real benefit. However your mileage may vary- go ahead and run it for a while and report back.