LOL, this is so true. It's gonna be awfully fun working my way to the poor house, though.

So I just spent the last hour or so trying to put a better edge on my High Street. It's got some convex to it now, but still isn't where I'd like it to be. Gonna take a lot more work to get there.

I think I will get some even rougher grit sandpaper for the reprofiling. It takes too long starting at 320 grit.

Mr. Easy
I understand all too well how it feels to have to get rid of a blade that you like in order to afford a blade that you THINK you will like more. A short list of knives I've sold to pay for another knife/bills...Busse SFNO LE, Busse Skinny Ash, Busse NMFBM, Busse BAD, and a Busse Sus Scrofa. I miss just about every one of those blades and wish I could have hung onto them. I think you will regret it if you get rid of your SOD Le...so hang onto it if you can <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Geez, Double M, that must be a really messed up edge if you still see a long way to go. Was it concave or something?

It was ground at about a 35 degree angle, which is pretty much the widest edge angle most commercial sharpening sytems would do. I'm shooting for something more like 15 degrees, so there is a LOT of steel to remove. I'm also reprofiling the edge, to go from a flat to convex edge, so I've got a lot of shoulder to remove.

you can send it to me if you'd like. i'll put it on the old belt sander.






that pic is way old. you guys should see that table now. not to mention the edge of my mple. no secondary bevel to be found anymore.

I wish I had a belt sander for this, but I am going to learn by hand first, then graduate to a sander at some point in the future. The whole concave/convex thing is throwing me off a little bit. You used both to describe one reprofiling, Double M, didn't you, just now?

I did say concave, but I meant to say convex - I edited my post to correct it.


Mag, I have no doubt I could do this a lot quicker on a belt sander, but I like the hands on feel of hand sharpening, especially on a small knife like this. With the number of blades I have to sharpen after last weekend, maybe I should think about using a belt sander, but I'm still a fan of doing it the old fashioned way.

Whew, thanks for the clarification. It had my head spinning a little to try to picture how that edge was coming together <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> After that chop-off, I can imagine that you have a few edges to clean up. I know your edges come out pretty precise. It all adds up to a lot of work. Hope you at least have fun or relaxation doing it.

I am calling it a night, everyone. Good talking to you! Be safe.

Is that a Hell Razor in the bottom left? I kinda wish I still had mine, nice knife.

hell razor indeed. it is nice.

i may need funds when the waki's finally ship, so keep it mind.