Cold Wax Paste. Encaustic paint needs to contain wax & colour. The quality of these components & the way in which ingredients interact defines the final character & behavior of the paint. Heat is the solvent for the encaustic medium on this site, so no evaporating solvents are needed nor discussed here.
Ok, so we left off discussing secondary edge bevels. If you have a scandi grind with a 30 degree inclusive bevel, and a flat grind with a 30 degree inclusive edge bevel, then the same exact angle meets the material being cut. The sharpness potential for both types of grinds is identical.The edge's resistance to wear is identical.f field maintenance is of any concern at all, scandi is hands down the best grind. There is nothing easier than a knife that has its own angle guide built right in. You lay the bevel on a flat stone (which will last you decades longer than a sheet of sandpaper) and push.
Razors come in two varieties, dual bevel or single bevel. They are identified by whether both sides are angled, which creates a side-view like an isosceles triangle, or just single-angled. The single-angled is straight one one side and angled on the other. When talking about sharpening blades to a particular angle, the sharpening needs to occur equally to both sides of the dual-angle blade. For instance, the ideal shave is achieved with a 15 to 20 degree bevel angle.