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Thanks Scott!!Outstanding!! Really diggin the pile side of the Carmel one
Thanks Scott!!Outstanding!! Really diggin the pile side of the Carmel one
Mind if I "borrow" your method??Thanks, this is helpful advice.
I had given up on stropping because I got so frustrated with it. I can freehand sharpen rather well, but then I use a strop, and the blade gets duller.
After reading your post about using balsa wood, I dug out the tube of diamond paste I bought years ago, smeared some on a paint stirrer, and held it against the Sharpmaker rods so I could keep a consistent angle. Slow strokes with edge trailing.
WhooHoo this Viper is sharp! Looking through a jeweler's loupe, I can still see some of the factory grind lines on the edge, so I know I haven't removed an excessive amount of steel, but they are starting to polish out.
Go for it!Mind if I "borrow" your method??
Oh that dark one is OUTSTANDING, you HAVE to keep that one... Just my 2 Cents.
Thanks, this is helpful advice.
I had given up on stropping because I got so frustrated with it. I can freehand sharpen rather well, but then I use a strop, and the blade gets duller.
After reading your post about using balsa wood, I dug out the tube of diamond paste I bought years ago, smeared some on a paint stirrer, and held it against the Sharpmaker rods so I could keep a consistent angle. Slow strokes with edge trailing.
WhooHoo this Viper is sharp! Looking through a jeweler's loupe, I can still see some of the factory grind lines on the edge, so I know I haven't removed an excessive amount of steel, but they are starting to polish out.
Not as dramatic as some, but very nice horn, with decent matching!!
I like these!!
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I don't think the sharpening discussion is off topic (of course, that's the mod's call)I am genuinely not trying to derail things here but do feel the discussion of sharpening these vanadium-rich steels is in keeping with the thread's intent. For those who have never encountered these kinds of steels, they can be a very new challenge.
I agree. Love that washboard texture.Oh that dark one is OUTSTANDING, you HAVE to keep that one... Just my 2 Cents.
What would estimate the original factory angle to be?
Not as dramatic as some, but very nice horn, with decent matching!!
I like these!!
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Helpful info, thanks!!Mine measures 21 degrees per side. Measured with a Gritomatic goniometter.
O.B.
Will a strop loaded with cubic boron nitride work to polish the edge after the diamond hones, or should I be looking for some diamond paste to load my strop?
P.S. I think the horn on your knife is my favorite so far...
Edit for spelling.
You should be alright with CBN.
Not as dramatic as some, but very nice horn, with decent matching!!
I like these!!
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Not sure about common but I’ve experienced it on a Laguiole. Ruined the resale value but the knife was still useable. Bernard Levine has a commentary on it: http://www.knife-expert.com/bugs036.txt
I really like how the ripples pop on the darker one.Not as dramatic as some, but very nice horn, with decent matching!!
I like these!!
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Not as dramatic as some, but very nice horn, with decent matching!!
I like these!!
(Which one to keep? Which one to keep?) - I love them both!!View attachment 1458567 View attachment 1458568
Would you like to trade for one with dark scales?My beautiful little Italian paisan showed up this afternoon and I am delighted. I was hoping for darker scales, but these lighter ones are just the bee's knees. Screaming sharp, too! Thank you so much Mike for making this happen.
Wowza! Both of those have excellent “knobbyness” Charlie. I’d keep the dark if it were me.Not as dramatic as some, but very nice horn, with decent matching!!
I like these!!
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Certainly an interesting link and Levine wrote well then but it needs to be looked at in perspective. Mostly it refers to horn in storage and that's when infestation is most likely to occur, horn stacked up, membrane still adhering etc. Responsible knife makers would use some pesticides in these situations as a preventative. It also relates to museum pieces which are very old or ancient, notably furniture or vehicles as conduits of infestation. In the home, if you have wall to wall carpets of natural fibre, you've warm damp spots, you don't clean much then the larvae could gain hold at the same time storing horn handled knives in cloth in dark damp areas MIGHT attract larvae attack if your house is already infested. Lately, people have rugs or floor materials in synthetics and this is far less attractive to these pests. Here in Scandiland, people still regularly take their mats/rugs outside and give them a good thrashing or spanking that should help
Finally, if you use the knife a lot it's excellently protected, but storing in dark/humid places COULD invite larvae attack, especially if you home resembles a hoarder's zone (I suppose many knife addicts could be in that scenario ) Well, a home invasion of zombies or anything could happen