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Posted by Jarvis Krumbein on September 17, 2003 15:42:26 UTC

You can use the carbo stone but do the edging under water. This will help prevent chipping. Also stroke the carbo stone parallel (tangent)to the edge and don't apply too much pressure. An 1/8" bevel is adequate and should be renewed when it gets down to 1/16".

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