a Q to HeavyHanded about deburring

[wootzblade]

Hello HeavyHanded,

Could you please explain what is meant below - I just cannot visualize what he does to get rid of the burr, but he mentions he took this method over from you, and I hope you can help. What is meant when he writes "...sideways to the opposite direction where the burr is."?

If I may add, once I have established a burr on both sides all along the edge (on whatever last stone that may be), I scrape the edge in a very obtuse angle sideways over a wooden/plastic rod to the opposit direction where the burr is. Then I cut off the burr with the same angle that I used to "produce" the burr on the same stone. I may strop the edge on a thin compound loaded leather a few times. Very quick and good results. HeavyHanded and others are big supporters of this method and I took it over from them.

https://bladeforums.com/threads/what-is-sharpening-a-knife-about-2015-updates.1014274/page-2

Thank you

 

[cbwx34]

My guess... it’s from Bluntcut’s video...

 

[HeavyHanded]

Here it is right from the manual. Most of the time I can remove them straightforward, but I do keep a small piece of PEX waterpipe handy for this sort of thing.

 

[wootzblade]

Thank you both very much!
Curtis, many thanks for chiming in, that video has made it all clear.

BTW I've almost reached for a PVC pipe cutoff lying around to try this method, but red flashes from my subconscious stopped me.
Reread the above, and ended with appreciating the difference between the PEX (polyethylene) and PVC (polyvinyl chloride) to the fine knife edge.
Will test it later today, as I get a piece of PEX pipe next to the PVC, but even "a priory" PVC might be detrimental to a fine edge, unlike the PEX.