Super polished edges

[LivingLikeLarry]

Just curious, when you guys go for these polished edges do you end up creating multiple burrs from spending so much time on each stone/strop?

 

[REK Knives]

Just curious, when you guys go for these polished edges do you end up creating multiple burrs from spending so much time on each stone/strop?

Nah, when I get to the final grit I remove the burr with a microbevel and then strop (alternating sides).

 

[NORTHWEST_KNIFE_GUY]

7" santoku

 

[REK Knives]

7" santoku

Wow looks great!

 

[NORTHWEST_KNIFE_GUY]

Wow looks great!

Thanks!

 

[halden.doerge]

I love a polished wharncliffe blade.

 

[Scrim]

Took some unnecessary tension off the lockbar and added a detent ramp and wow, what a knife for $60 bucks! (plus a little extra work)

 

[Scrim]

Got a Crux...for $50 (fifty bucks). Flips like a million.

Stuck at home with a cold, so I decided to go a little sharpening crazy. Even took the micro to 8K. Yikes!

 

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[brando555]

Very nice, Scrim!

I hate when people say polished edges are just for show. A polished edge with a nice micro bevel with slice through anything like butter.

 

[Scrim]

Very nice, Scrim!

I hate when people say polished edges are just for show. A polished edge with a nice micro bevel with slice through anything like butter.

Thanks, brando555. Like anyone that gets obsessed with a hobby, I not only do it for the look, which I love, but also the constant quest for razor sharpness.

 

[kreisler]

maniago-M390 HRC58.3, freehanded @factory angle:

 

[Scrim]

My first (time sharpening a) tanto.

 

[NORTHWEST_KNIFE_GUY]

^^^Nice work!

 

[NORTHWEST_KNIFE_GUY]

Mora sharpened on shapton 320, 1k, 2k, 4k and 5k then stropped.

 

[kreisler]

grinding done on 302UF, then polishing and stropping all done on 20cent wood short paint stirring sticks from the hardware store. Chinese S35VN freehanded primary grind w/ "0.25 micron" Chinese diamond paste (l) 3.98US$/20g container shipped AliX, freehanded cutting bevel w/ an orange MERARD compound (s).

169EUR Chinese knife believe it or not

 

[3L3M3NT]

Not my work, but Aquaholicc's sharpening skills.

 

[NORTHWEST_KNIFE_GUY]

https://i.imgur.com/t8ug0Ty.mp4

Full sharpening: