Interesting thoughts. They will take some shop time to absorb.
While I was testing two CBN wheels (D-Way 80 and 180 grits) on the Tormek, I tried going directly from the CBN wheel to the Tormek leather honing wheel loaded with Tormek honing compound. I was surprised with both the improvement in BESS and the bevel smoothness. I would not normally sharpen a bench chisel this was, however, for "on the fly" sharpening by a turner, this quick method looked promising. It works wet or dry. (Use some Honerite Gold with the wet CBN wheel as a rust preventative.)
I also sharpened a kitchen knife this way. I do not remember the full procedure, nor do I remember what I have done since. (It was an after thought. I did the primary testing with bench chisels and a turning gouge.) The knife has been daily service since.
Ken
While I was testing two CBN wheels (D-Way 80 and 180 grits) on the Tormek, I tried going directly from the CBN wheel to the Tormek leather honing wheel loaded with Tormek honing compound. I was surprised with both the improvement in BESS and the bevel smoothness. I would not normally sharpen a bench chisel this was, however, for "on the fly" sharpening by a turner, this quick method looked promising. It works wet or dry. (Use some Honerite Gold with the wet CBN wheel as a rust preventative.)
I also sharpened a kitchen knife this way. I do not remember the full procedure, nor do I remember what I have done since. (It was an after thought. I did the primary testing with bench chisels and a turning gouge.) The knife has been daily service since.
Ken