Thread: Razor Sharp knife sharpening system - first impressions

Just to see how the honing wheel performs on an out-cannel gouge I pulled out my ancient Titan and gave it a run.

A few passes was enough to polish out the existing grind wheel marks - probably from an 80 grit wheel.

The result was plenty sharp when tested on a bit of pine, though there was a short section that looked dubbed over. That was quite possibly left from other sharpening efforts but I mention it in case.

Outcannel gouge.jpgKnife sharpening rig.jpg

Just out of interest I charged the honing wheel with Flexcut Gold and it didn't jump out as clearly better than the white compound supplied. Possibly a little more aggressive. It contains Alox and Titanium Oxide.

All up, I prefer the Veritas honing compound. On the hard felt buffing wheel it's quite aggressive and almost puts a burr on western knives. It contains Alox and Chromium Oxide.

I set about lengthening the bevels on a 10" french cook's knife, freehanding as usual, and made a hash of it. So I installed a Tormek BGM to use an existing Sheppach large knife clamp and a newly bought small one.

Worked fine.
The small one gets some ground off the top edge of the bottom clamp to achieve a reasonable angle on small knives.

Can't show you a pic - the upload manager isn't managing.

One of the things that makes this rig easy to use is having it spin 'backwards' so I can see what's happening with the knife edge.

Hi rsser

That setup you made sure would make a good photo if you can get one up, pls.

"I installed a Tormek BGM to use an existing Sheppach large knife clamp and a newly bought small one."

cheers
Keith

It's still failing to load despite being well under the limits.

I'll try to email it to you.

No, no option to attach a file there.

How about you pm me an email address.