Paul I dress the back side of my new chipper knives with a flat file as per your thought and Bandit recommendation. It does seem to help. But a knife dressing tool bevels an edge on the back side way, way more than that over time. (I get about 100 hours out of a sharpening and dress them 20...
I keep looking for a knife dresser that is set up properly to work for chipper knives. About 30 degrees on one side only so not putting a back bevel on the flat side of the knives - and offset to the right side of tool so I can get in close on my Bandit blades.
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