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oldgearhead
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Aug 22, 2016
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I will risk the ridicule. There are some blades that demand this level of keenness, there are others for which this level of sharpening will be a detriment. I like my razor this sharp, but my EDC buck will take too much abuse and wear too quickly at this level of sharpness. For my buck, I use a couple of stones and then finish with a leather strap that is coated with jeweler's rouge. My daily kitchen knives get the same treatment. Many of my wood tools get a bit more because of the accuracy desired.
I am not performing surgery. I do not need my edges to be 1 molecule thick. But I do want sharp, safe and useable blades. I get these from a bit of practice and a few tools. Stones were about $50, leather strap glued to board was free using the spare ends from other projects and the tube of rouge was not much. You can easily learn the angles and the stroke techniques. You do not need to be a japanese wood workers apprentice for 5 years in order to put a very good edge on most any tool.
By all means, put that laser edge on your drawer queens and fancy collectables, but do something practical with your daily cutters.
Aug 22, 2016
JakeRoberts
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Aug 22, 2016
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oldgearheadAgreed, a working edge is what I put on most of my knives because they are used constantly. Free-handing is a useful skill that every knife enthusiast should learn (and much cheaper), but I grew somewhat tired of the concentration needed to keep a consistent angle (the tiredness level increased as the knife collection increased, go figure... : ) while free-handing.
The total cost of the ProPack 1 and the ceramics would have covered the price of a nice mid-tech, so I definitely won't be doing it again once the stones wear out. So, no sir, you won't be ridiculed... I know exactly what you mean! : )
Aug 22, 2016
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