Brian Greene
My point is very simple, the primary bevel doesn't do any work. After it's been shaped, by whatever means, most efficiently with a grinder of some sort, there is no point in refining it further.

I freehand 100%. I go from grinding the primary, when necessary, usually on a coarse wheel, to the micro bevel. If it's a new blade, I don't do anything to the primary except clean away the lacquer coating. Then straight to the micro.