Benchmade/WorkSharp EDC Edge Maintenance Tool (no replies)
[www.knifecenter.com] [www.benchmade.com] At $50, almost the price of a Spyderco Sharpmaker, this thing is overpriced. You can get folding butterfly handled sharpeners from EZE-Lap, DMT, and Lansky...
View ArticleOil Stone Lubricants (no replies)
I have tried several different lubricants on a few stones. I have used on the Norton IC-6 (M Crystolon (Sic)/ F India (AlO)): Type: Viscosity, Loading, Smell, Toxic/Foodsafe WD-40: Very thin, minimal...
View ArticleJende Industries Guided Sharpener For Knives -- JIGS System (no replies)
This looks rather interesting: [www.youtube.com]
View ArticleBladeForums Poll: Switching Hands During Sharpening (no replies)
[www.bladeforums.com] I started using the blade towards me, switching hands technique I learned from Vinnie/NeroKnives and Shawn/BBB. I find it allows you to always be looking at where the blade edge...
View ArticleThe Benefits Of Plain Stropping (2 replies)
Often, stropping can ruin your slicing aggression and ruin your edge. I have found that minimal stropping works best, if you have to strop. I suggest using a plain strop first, like palm stropping...
View ArticleFacebook: Guided Sharpeners United (no replies)
I was chatting with B. Tom BIodgett on Instagram, and he told me about this. I just joined. Looks interesting.
View ArticleFast Sharpening Technique For Stones Giving You Issues. (no replies)
If you are having issues with a finishing stone, whether C, M, F, or UF, try raising a burr on another stone and then removing the burr on the fine stone with a light edge leading pass progression...
View ArticleNero Knives -- How To Get The Most Out Of Your Knives (At Home Regrind) (no...
[www.youtube.com] I am glad Vinnie did this video, now I don't have to make it. This is what I do to most of my knives. It makes them look like garbage but they cut like a demon.
View ArticleHanging Hair Test (HHT) For Knives --- Useful Metric Or Parlor Trick? (no...
[sharprazorpalace.com] [coticule.be] I have asked some experienced sharpeners about using the HHT for knives. Even for straight razors, the HHT is controversial. It appears to not be a useful metric...
View ArticleBladeForums Poll: More Pressure, Less Strokes - Less Pressure More Strokes...
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View ArticleSharpening 1065 carbon steel sword with DMT diafolds? (5 replies)
Hello all, I'm trying to sharpen a sabre whose blade is made from 1065 carbon steel. I have the DMT diafolds extra coarse/coarse (black/blue) and coarse/fine (blue/red), as well a extra extra coarse...
View ArticleJoe Calton -- Experiments With Oil Stones Using Microscope (4 replies)
Joe Calton has done some awesome experiments with oil stones lately, and has a microscope hooked up so you can see the surface of the stone and the results on the steel and edge of the blade. This...
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New Work Sharp V Sharpener (no replies)
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View ArticleTouch Up Maintenance: Abrasive Stropping, Plain Stropping, Touch Up...
I really don't care for 'touch up' sharpening. I enjoy sharpening so I will do a full sharpening progression. I find I get better results that way anyway. What do you think is the best way to keep you...
View ArticleWhat Is Your EDC Edge Angle? (3 replies)
For my EDC use, I try to go as low as I can. I have had micro-chipping issues with D2 and 154CM at 10*DPS/20* Inclusive, so I run steels with carbide volumes in the low to mid-teens at 15*DPS/30*...
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