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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: SkunkHunter]
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04/24/11 05:48 PM
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Private Klink
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: Private Klink]
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04/24/11 06:05 PM
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richard j
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steeley, if you come down i can teach you my method of freehand sharpening and how to use the wheels. keep in mind that the grit wheel will only sharpen a v edge knife but you can maintain an existing edge or strop the burr off of a freshly formed convex edge.
paper wheel guru and knife sharpener. pm me if you need a knife sharpened.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: richard j]
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04/25/11 02:02 AM
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sumoj275
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I like the DMT diamonds better than the Smiths but use both. In fact I took my Smiths yellow and orange diamond sharpeners to a buddys gun store and left them there so me and Stevo, a member here, can work on blades when time allows. I have a DMT folding that is blue (coarse) and red (fine) and a green that is extra fine, and a bigger red DMT bench. I also have various stones, but I am not that good with them but I think that is due to quality because I have a couple that are very old that were my Papa's and they do a better job. As to the convex, at the moment I use paper and mouse pad. I do follow up with stropping on an old barber strop. Just what I do.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: sumoj275]
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04/25/11 02:23 AM
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rth548
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If I can shave my arm hairs, its sharp enough. My arm hair is fairly fine, so its much harder to shave mine than most guys. That's my static test.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: rth548]
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04/25/11 02:33 AM
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SkunkHunter
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That used to me my litmus test, but I don't even worry about going that far most of the time anymore. I still get a good fairly long lasting edge though. Hey, it works for me and that's what counts.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: SkunkHunter]
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04/25/11 02:33 AM
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SkunkHunter
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It'll grab my thumb nail and it will slice hand held paper.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: SkunkHunter]
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04/25/11 02:35 AM
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rth548
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Slicing paper is another test I use. Sometimes I'm all out of arm hair.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: rth548]
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04/25/11 02:37 AM
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SkunkHunter
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Any more I will use the course smiths diamond hone, then go to the medium Spyderco ceramic and then finish off with a few light strokes on a find DMT folding 4 inch hone. Oh and then I ususlly hit it a few licks on a paper notepad.
A Little Paranoia Will Keep You Safe (ALPWKYS) Be a Sheepdog JYD#105
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: SkunkHunter]
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04/25/11 02:39 AM
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I have actually just used a paper notepad before and can tell a real difference in the sharpness.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: SkunkHunter]
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04/25/11 02:50 AM
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rth548
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I use the back of a legal pad to strop with sometimes. Seems to work well.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: rth548]
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04/25/11 02:53 AM
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knifenut1013
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Try newspaper, it works better.
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Re: coarse edge vs fine polished edge
[Re: knifenut1013]
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04/25/11 01:52 PM
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richard j
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the slotted paper wheel will strop an edge in a few seconds compared to minutes by hand.
paper wheel guru and knife sharpener. pm me if you need a knife sharpened.
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