A Knife Bevel Calculator

Sando

Sando

Knife Maker
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This is my first post in this forum, so a big hello to everyone.

I just wanted to pass along a little WEB based calculator for knife sharpening. It helps you freehand sharpeners set a consistent angle on those special blades.

I posted it on the KnifeMakers forum. While they found it slick, most of them have their own process.

I thought maybe someone here could benefit:

Bevel Calculator

Let me know,

Steve
 
Thanks for that, it looks useful. I am thinking of ways to keep the angle the same as you near the tip. I am thinking of a guide that follows the curve of the blade for each of my knives.
 
JDEEBLADE,

Oh Yeah. Thanks for reminding me. I was planning on that, but I forgot to ask!



If people will send me some common coins and thicknesses from their locale I'd be more than happy to add them.


Steve
 
Steve,

You know, I was kind of skeptical when I first read your post. However, I decided to go and take a look. I read through it, even fiddled with the calculator a little bit.

It's actually quite a clever idea to use coins as an angle guide. If nothing else it gives you an idea of how much to tilt the blade.

Taking it one more step, you could rest the spine of the knife on a place on your thumb that matches the height of the stack of coins. With enough practice you would get a pretty good feel of where to rest the spine of the knife on your thumb and could eventually do away with the coins. Nice learning tool!

I think you done good!

Mike
 
Very cool! I've bookmarked it. I would characterize 15-17 degress as being the default setting for top qualtity steels, and encouraging people to try a bit less with the really good tool and carbon steels (I think people leave too much performance on the table for no good reason). But, I otherwise love the page, thanks!

Joe
 
Sando,

This theory reminds me of how old Al Decker taught me set the gap on Harley Davdson spark plugs.

He said that if I didn't have a set of feeler gauges, I should use a dime. If I didn't have a dime, he told me to use two nickels. Most of the guys I rode with didn't get it.
 
Tourist, that is funny. But I don't know what's funnier: the joke or the people that didn't get it!


Yam, I think many folks blew past the link and didn't try it. I've been using it and it really does help. Now I have to keep a list of coins for each knife:

D2 Skinner - 2 nickels, 1 penny, and a dime
S30V Hunter - 2 quarters, 1 nickel, and 3 dimes.
......

I just hope folks don't mistake it for the price!

Yam, I also added your suggestion to the page.

I'm glad you guys found it useful.

Steve
 
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