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    Posted: 03 July 2003 at 17:31

Sharpening knives is somethin I actually enjoy, kind of a science to it.  I use to use stones but I've moved to the Lansky system in the last 5 years.

  Do most folks who sharpen notice the vibrations in the blade while it's not ready to got the next grit?  Or how the blade drags hard at first, then gets easy, and when it's sharp it starts a pull feeling.

  How do you check your blade edge, I pull mine over my thumb nail.  If it cut's and glides with no pull I know it's good.  roughness tells me it's not ready.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 July 2003 at 02:40

I use a diamond stone. It does a real good jod, especially if you are working on a new blade that needs a lot of metal removed to reach the proper taper. I can tell by looking at the edge if it is getting to where I want it, ie; no reflective edges or nicks.

I will then strop the blade on the heal of my hand a few times, and see if it will shave the hair off my arm easily. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 July 2003 at 06:09

It's a funny thing thet the diamond stones take steel down so fast, but I haven't been able to get one to get the metal to heal well.  So once I get down past a medium/fine (got a diamond stone in the middle) I got to the arkansas stones.

  When your gettin that starting angle on a knife I do the same as you, I look for a nice clean flat angled edge.  A good way of tellin if you did good is to see if it reflects light evenly.  When I get to the fine stone that edge looks like a polished mirror and you can pick up reflections in it real well.  IF the reflection is bent, or goes in and out as I tilt the blade I know the angle is different, or there is some rounding and I go back.  I don't use a strap to knock burr's off, I have a real fine stone, and a exta fine stone.  Once I've hit it good with the fine you can cut a hair (off the skin) without moving it too much.  If I know the guy and he can handle a really sharp knife I'll use the extra fine on it.  I can get the thing so sharp it only moves the hair about 1 to 2 widths before she's cut, and I got thick though hair so I don't do this fer one or two guy's. 

  If you did the edge right and it's flat the whole way the blade makes what looks like a pencil mark on the stone.  Drag keeps increasing then it's more of a slide feel as the metal latice starts to heal.  After that you lighten up the pressure and cut down on the strokes.  This lets the edge not be bent by the stone, and lets the rest of the steel get into order.  Most edges I do like this last 6 months to a year.  Heck as long as your not running the blade on too many bones, you can get through 4 to 6 deer without havin to touch it again.  Like I said, i enjoy sharpenin knives - I take about 45 minutes to do the job I just mentioned, but it's worth the time. 

Keep in mind I ain't sayin the way anyone else does it is bad, good or otherwise. I'm just sayin what I do, that works fer me. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 July 2003 at 06:16

Fella's;

I'm not an expert at this & I know it.  I have started using the Lansky system, & am still learning how to get the most out of it.  What I did get lucky on though was getting a real old time leather barber's strop.  That's nice.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 July 2003 at 06:25
 I use the guy in the Gibsons parking lot with the trailor that has a kinife sharpening sign on it.
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