Observations of grit size and cutting performance in scythe blades, and some...
As a slight preface, some facts to lay out that play a role in what follows: scythe blades cut using a pushing slice from right to left, the blade riding the ground on its spine. The edge is held...
View ArticleUsing the 3-Step Method/Plateau Sharpening for Serrated Knives (no replies)
Since working with the serrated Spyderco and Byrd Hawkbills, the best way I have found to maximize the ease of sharpening is to use a King 1k resin bond and any one of these type will do: Spyderco...
View ArticleEdge Thickens at Plunge Line (5 replies)
ApostleP video: [youtu.be] Now, swoopy plunge lines and the edge thickening at the base of the blade is not much of an issue if you freehand sharpen, but can be a nightmare for those who use a...
View ArticleEDC Knife Optimization (no replies)
Video: Cliff Stamp (Kershaw Junkyard Dog Regrind) [youtu.be] Does anyone else run there EDC blades like this? It's absolutely fantastic...it performs almost like a pure zero grind, and is easily...
View ArticleJapanese waterstones (6 replies)
Hello all, I need some expertise concerning water stones. I'm not familiar with water stones, although I did purchase a king 1k years ago, and I don't care for it. Before I bought the king I did some...
View ArticleCongress Tools Mold Master Stones (1 reply)
I just got a set of these in 80, 150, 320, & 600 grits. So far I've only used the 320 & 600 much. They are proving problematic. The 600 is quite soft it seems. Even the final apexing passes...
View ArticleFavorite Stropping Compounds & Mediums (1 reply)
For maximizing push cutting and removal or reduction of the "micro-burr" ie a burr that can't be seen or felt, after a proper sharpening, what stropping compounds and mediums have worked the best for...
View ArticleEasiest Way For High Sharpness Edge (3 replies)
I have been thinking about easier ways to get high sharpness edges, ie head hair whittling( mostly a push cutting measurement, 3x90° x-grain push cut on phonebook paper), and at the least beard hair...
View ArticleTop 8 Sharpening Stones on Amazon (4 replies)
Video and Wiki, showing the top 8 sharpening stones in ranked order with small blurbs based on reviews...I think I have only used the King 1k side of any of these stones, I don't recognize most of the...
View ArticleRemoval/Prevention of the Undetectable Micro-Burr (1 reply)
Other than not creating a burr in the first place, what can be done when sharpening about the small, undetectable by sight and feel, micro-burrs? Especially when they effect performance, which is how...
View ArticleAnalog for the Naniwa Aotoshi 2k "Green Brick of Joy" (2 replies)
Since the Naniwa 2k Aotoshi "Green Brick of Joy" is only available from a very few sellers in the USA/Canada, I had been wondering if anyone had used a stone that had similar grit and the desired...
View ArticleAG Russell Knife Sharpening Series (no replies)
First two videos of AG Russell's ideas on knife sharpening and sharpening stones: [youtu.be] [youtu.be] Anyone that likes using Arkansas stones is good in my book, and AG Russell's a legend! I can't...
View ArticleSteel Drake makes sharpening videos (11 replies)
I recently decided I wanted to make a few sharpening videos to share some of what I've managed to learn about sharpening as I sorted through the enormous mountain of half-truths mixed with lies found...
View ArticlePreparation of the Apex Above the Micro-Bevel Grit (5 replies)
I was thinking, for the 3-Step, and particularly the Plateau Method, would it make apexing the edge easier if you took the grit for preparing the apex higher than what you want to apex with? Like...
View ArticleHapstone Sharpening System (no replies)
The maker of this admits to being influenced/inspired/copying the Edge Pro, and it come with some improvements most people add to the Edge Pro's as standard, along with the capability to use standard...
View ArticleTesting SiC Wet/Dry Paper on Plate Glass, Edge Into Sharpening Trials (My...
One of my favorite ways to sharpen a knife to a mirror polish for cheap is using SiC Wet/Dry paper. Also, when I would have problems sharpening a knife, my go to used to be SiC Wet/Dry paper. After...
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An Old Sharpening Tool (2 replies)
I'm not entirely sure how old this is, but it's in pretty good shape: The only thing is that the stone has a very slight amount of play in the handle. I'm not sure how to fix that so if anyone has any...
View ArticleFree Hand vs. Jig? (23 replies)
Does anyone here know, or believe, that they are capable of putting a finer edge on a blade via free-hand sharpening as opposed to using a well known jig system (ie. Wicked Edge, Tormek, Edge Pro)? I...
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Differing effects of slurry on a King 1k and SPS-II 1k on identical knives (8...
As I mentioned in the thread about my YouTube videos, I'd recently noticed something unexpected on my two Spyderco PM2's in CPM-M4 (yes, I bought both the BladeHQ and Knifeworks dealer exclusives):...
View ArticleNon friable stone options betwen a DMT EF and Spyderco M? (4 replies)
I've been trying out some coarser apex finishes recently and I've realized that I have a fairly large gap in my collection of non friable abrasives of stones finer than a DMT EF but coarser than a...
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