Tormek Diamond Wheels (no replies)
[www.tormek.com] [www.sharpeningsupplies.com] [t-jtools.co.uk] [sawmillcreek.org] I have not seen a lot of videos or reviews of these new wheels but as a fan of a Tormek machines I am glad to see more...
View ArticleFreehand Sharpening Stones, Rebuilding A Collection (no replies)
On the Spyderco Forum: [www.spyderco.com] QuoteEli Chaps Eli Chaps First some background... I know how to freehand and have been doing it, with varying degrees of success, for forty or so years. I'm...
View ArticleGold Dollar Straight Razor, HHT 4+ (9 replies)
This is a Gold Dollar 208 straigh razor, honed with a Belgian Yellow Coticule #7 bout, that passes the HHT 4 test, and in some places on the blade a HHT 5: [youtu.be]
View ArticleMike Emler-Crazy Sharp: Sharpening An American Tanto (1 reply)
This is an excellent technique that keeps or can restore the original American Tanto profile: [youtu.be]
View ArticleHolding Stone In Hand Vs Bench Honing (no replies)
Video: [youtu.be] I find holding a stone in hand while sharpening a very useful option when sharpening. It allows for a better feel and pressure sensitivity while sharpening, and you can use fairly...
View ArticleUltra-High Grit Stones (2 replies)
Video: [youtu.be] This is a little talk about ultra-high grit stones, trying to find out their actual grit, and selecting one to purchase, or use with a certain steel.
View ArticleNew article on edge retention on CATRA with different angles and finishes (5...
I saw this article by Larrin at knifesteelnerds.com and it seems perfect for discussion here: [knifesteelnerds.com]. I don’t have much time to write about it, and I haven’t read all of the details and...
View ArticleNaniwa 5000 grit stone; loads like lightning (28 replies)
I'm fairly new to water stone sharpening, or just knife sharpening in general. I'm sharpening a bark river Fox River Elmax (very hard steel it seems). I started with a 600 grit Naniwa Chosera and...
View ArticleSnagging Belly Line (6 replies)
With some great information from several members in another thread I made great improvement in my free hand water stone sharpening. I've run into a new snag however (pun intended!) I'm now able to...
View ArticleJapanese Style Vs. Western Style Sharpening (2 replies)
I use a mixture of techniques depending on the knives and sharpening stones I am using, but for kitchen knives, which do you prefer for: Using waterstones? Using oilstones? Sharpening Chef's or Slicer...
View ArticleSteeling An Edge (no replies)
BESS Forum: [www.bessex.com] Science Of Sharp: [scienceofsharp.wordpress.com] BladeForums: [www.bladeforums.com]
View Articlehow much pressure/force should a cut take? (5 replies)
Trying to get some base data to do testing. I am using a basic digital postage scale. I added cutting board and item to cut, then zeroed. To slice an onion in half, I saw max weight of 6 pounds. Does...
View ArticleHelping Sharpeners Adopt The 3 Step Method, Plateau Sharping, And Burr Free...
The 3-Step Method of sharpening is very quick to learn or teach in person. There for some reason seems to be a little difficulty that some sharpeners are having when they just watch videos or read how...
View ArticleHow To Touch Up On A KME (no replies)
One of the big disadvantages of using a sharpening system (except the V-Stick ones like the Sharpmaker), especially the clamped systems, is that it is difficult to do touch up sharpening:...
View ArticleSharp AND Pretty: The Emler Edge, Mike Emler Of Crazy Sharp (no replies)
Once you have gotten the foundations of sharpening down, getting sharp edge is not a hard thing to accomplish, given no complications. However, when you are sharpening for a goal, like with straight...
View ArticleHomemade Strop & CrOx Compound (no replies)
Homemade leather strop and CrOx compound: Homemade Leather Strop: [imgur.com] Homemade CrOx Stropping Compound: [imgur.com] What I did to make the strop was get some scrap wood (you can get some at...
View ArticleAvoiding Freehand Convexing (no replies)
Michael Christy, in one of his YouTube videos, mentions that you don't have to get convexing if not wanted while freehand sharpening. This in fact can be minimized if you sharpen with very short...
View ArticleKMFS Knife Sharpening System (no replies)
This is the first I have seem of these: [www.jatagan.eu] [www.bladeforums.com]
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