As a prelude to getting back to more serious woodwork, I'm going to do a bit of stuff on the dark spiny side and to that end, I've been messing around with turning tools this afternoon, but more specifically attempting to get a reasonably decent edge on my gouges. I've been using a a Sorby ProEdge with a pretty coarse belt but to my surprise, it seems to produce a serviceable edge, so is there any need to polish or hone the inside bevel? I've been using the edge of a old thick leather belt dressed with a bit of Tormek abrasive and it seems to do the job. To be fair, I think I'd get a finer edge with a middling grit on the Sorby but the coarse grit appears to work. I also found that polishing the outside bevel on the leather wheel of the Tormek degrades the edge somewhat as it rounds it over.
Thoughts appreciated - Rob