Tried the "Scary Sharp" technique on a new Anant #7 iron using a sharpening jig on a marble surface (my bathroom sink) with the iron set at 30-degrees to the surface. It sharpened right up, but the microbevel is not straight across the iron, it starts tapering about 3/4 of the way across and almost disappears at the right edge.
Any thoughts? Could it be one of the following:
1. the surface is not flat.
2. the iron is not square to the surface in the jig (my theory)
3. I just didn't work it long enough on the coarse grits to grind the bevel all the way across
There's no question the iron is leg-shaving sharp.
I put it in an old Bailey #7 jointer and tried it on the edge of a pine 2x4. It would shave, but took considerable force to get all the way across a 6" block. I'm sure I need to consult my planing book for the correct frog and cap iron distance, but, with a properly tuned and adjusted jointer, how hard should this be?
This morning, I noticed a marked increase in body hair, and a strange desire to walk on my knuckles.