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30th December 2014, 10:36 AM #16GOLD MEMBER
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Shiny surfaces are still scratched but the human eye can't do the resolution!
Check it out with a 10X magnifier.
I'd rather use a disposable card strop and CrOx green honing compound.
My crooked knives eat sharpening/honing supplies.
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1st January 2015, 07:17 AM #17SENIOR MEMBER
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I think everyone will have different opinions on when to stop sharpening!
Some tools need finer edges to function and others, it's a bit of over kill putting a hair splitting edge on it.
Like the other posts above, most carpentry work I have found about 6k and a good strop is plenty sharp.
Some of my old wood hand planes with a very tight throat want a fair bit more...
Take the same sharpening to Japan and I would probably get laughed at!
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1st January 2015, 07:36 AM #18
8000 + strop is good enough for most blades, I agree. I too have gone the diamond plates backed up with a couple of fine waterstones - it is nice to be able to hog metal off rapidly to create a new primary bevel from time to time. Of course, a Tormek would do the same thing.
I confess that I do own a 12000 waterstone, but would normally only break it out for paring chisels (where i kid myself that I can tell the difference....)
Anyone sharpening to the 12000, 15000, 30000 (!) level should be shown a magnified view of their beautiful shiny cutting edge after only about 1 minutes actual use on timber.....
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