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  1. 19th November 2009, 06:02 AM #1
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    Default What I learned yesterday

    Ive meant to do it for ages but yesterday I used my loupe to monitor my sharpening process. I bought a couple of $5 carving chisels and wanted to see if they could take an edge. After the usual faffing around I broke out the loupe and a whole new world opened up!

    I sharpen by hand and I normally do the shaping on a coarse stone. Well blow me giblets I could see where there was and there wasnt an edge! I then went to the fine stone and blow me down I could see where the bevel was flat and where it was rounded. I then went to the 800 grit and blow me down I could see where there was an edge and where there was a wall. By then I was shaving hairs off my arm. I then went to the strop and blow me down I could shave with the puppie!

    Amazing how much easier things are when you can see properly. My wife reckons Im obsessive....
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  3. 23rd November 2009, 11:38 AM #2
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    Good idea.

    I break out a pair of 2.5X reading glasses for this kind of thing. Just cheapies from the Chemist but stronger than my normal goggles.

    Also something learned from Tormek-world is to colour the bevels with a felt-tip pen when starting in on them. Can tell you a lot about how you're presenting them.
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