Eze-Lap Diamond Stones (1 reply)
I have a few of the Eze-Lap bench stones and could not find them mentioned much here compared to all of the references to Atoma and DMT. Do people have any views/opinions on Eze-Lap products and also...
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Rozsutec - natural sharpening stone from Slovakia (1 reply)
Sedimentary sandstone from the Slovakia Mala-Fatra Mountains. Hard and dense stone around 6 to 8 000 grit. Initial lapping with Silicon carbide abrasive grains in progression: - 80 grit; - 150 grit; -...
View Articleblade clamps (11 replies)
Something I have been pondering and asking around about... how do clamps on guided sharpening systems clamp blades with full V, diamond, or kite shaped cross sections? Also a very rounded spine on a...
View ArticleBlade Magazine's PDF Guide to Knife Sharpening (no replies)
I came across this sometime ago when I was looking for information that people new to knife sharpening could use to understand the basics and have something for reference. This article includes the...
View ArticleSAK Climber, Tanto Re-Grind (7 replies)
This idea was given to me by Dave Stewart, of SecondHand SAK's (2ndhandsaks@gmail.com). We were discussing SAK blade shapes, and the topic of wish-list blade shapes came up, and a Tanto,...
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"MISSARKA" sharpening stones (5 replies)
From fine-tools" "It can be hard to find a good sharpening stone for modern stainless steels, which are so difficult to sharpen that even a Japanese waterstone will sometimes gunge up and cease to...
View ArticleUSB microscope? (10 replies)
Who has one? I am using the RadioShack 60-100 right now. It is useful for some things, but I would like to get a digital image, hopefully with increased resolution. Are there any economy models that...
View ArticleMaintaining High Sharpness Tools (no replies)
They have these at my local woodworking store: [youtu.be] Along with the Chef's/Butcher's Steel, Barber's Strop, Barber's Hones, a dedicated Knife Strop (Hard Backed, Pasted, Rough Surface) looks like...
View ArticleFormula for Hard-Stone Lubricant (11 replies)
I tried this out as my 50/50 mineral/canola oil was still to thick for very hard stones, and soapy water not thick enough: [youtu.be]
View ArticleNo mess method of sharpening (8 replies)
I am trying to find easy no mess way of sharpening so that I can sharpen in the lounge watching TV and not create a mess. At the moment I have been having varying levels of success using an EZ lap...
View ArticleStraight razor sharpening. No stropping experiment. (4 replies)
Well...I got a Gold Dollar straight razor to experiment with. I ground the edge down with a DMT EC cutting directly into the stone, then reset the bevel working up through to the EF. This would easily...
View ArticleSlurry Undercuy During Finishing Strokes (1 reply)
This works well when sharpening straight-razors, and I have found it useful for finishing with knives also, if you watch the slurry in this video, you can see the progression on the undercut in the...
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Pull through crock stick sharpener Integrated into Plastic Cutting Board (3...
Now this is fusion of purpose, ~25 dps crock sticks in a small cutting board, Cooking Concepts brand at Dollar Tree Yeah the hole as handle is a waste, they were probably copying the looks of the...
View ArticleMicro Burr? (4 replies)
So something that popped into my head last night during one of my insomnia bouts was the idea or a micro burr. Is that a thing? If we can over sharpen while grinding the secondary bevel then can the...
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Combination edge my way (3 replies)
I've spent enough time moaning that most CE knives don't have the plain edge were I want, that eventually decided to fix it for myself. I'll report back on how it works in use in a few months, but...
View ArticleFour PDF's about Sharpening Stones (no replies)
I found this recently while searching for information on sharpening stones, there is a lot of information on sharpening stones, specifically some things on differences between natural stones which I...
View ArticleShapton 12000 ceramic (5 replies)
Well this is just a quick review I don't have a lot of time with this stone but it just did something shocking to me. It cut through the callous on my thumb, it drew blood so it cut completely through...
View ArticleNew Technique for Rebeveling (4 replies)
I tried a new way to sharpen I modified from a woodworker sharpening his knives. [www.youtube.com] Basically, I just changed from using a piece on a table top to using a piece between the corners of...
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Tramontina Machete Restoration/Regrind (5 replies)
I was looking for something to try with my new belt grinder and this has been laying around in bad shape for a long time: 17.5" Brazilian Tramontina in unknown Carbon Steel bought at the Army/Navy...
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