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Cynic2701

Cynic2701

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Here are a couple of pics my friend took while we were on vacation in the Outer Banks. I don't know much about photography, so all the credit goes to her.

I'm also impressed by how well the mirror edges showed up in the pics--it took a while to get those on there!:thumbup:

Hopefully I link these correctly (it's my first time posting pics).

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Enjoy!
 
that 940 is beautiful :D

maybe i'm biased cuz mine just got shipped off to a knife spa so that she comes back all nice and mirror-y

thank you! i wasn't sure how the mirror edge was gonna look on that knife, if it'd be noticeable etc... now i'm really excited
 
Thanks for the kind words.

I have a picture of my 943 from the beach...somewhere...

When I find it I will post it.

Yep, the 940 is a great knife, and the mirror edge is really noticeable on it! Now all you have to do is learn how to put them on yourself--it's actually not too hard to do.
 
Cynic2701 said:
Thanks for the kind words.

I have a picture of my 943 from the beach...somewhere...

When I find it I will post it.

Yep, the 940 is a great knife, and the mirror edge is really noticeable on it! Now all you have to do is learn how to put them on yourself--it's actually not too hard to do.
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Do you use a sharpening system like the Edge Pro or do you do freehand?
 
I freehand it.

All I use is a diamond stone, and the Spyderco coarse/fine/ultrafine rods. Usually doesn't take me much longer than about 45 minutes to do it with a knife straight out of the box.
 
Cynic2701 said:
Thanks for the kind words.

I have a picture of my 943 from the beach...somewhere...

When I find it I will post it.

Yep, the 940 is a great knife, and the mirror edge is really noticeable on it! Now all you have to do is learn how to put them on yourself--it's actually not too hard to do.
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yes, and i'm excited for that too, however my life refuses to allow me the $$$ to get equipment to make it happen. once i get the money, i plan on a sharp maker, little desk set aside for sharpening and a paper wheel :D
 
Cynic2701 said:
I freehand it.

All I use is a diamond stone, and the Spyderco coarse/fine/ultrafine rods. Usually doesn't take me much longer than about 45 minutes to do it with a knife straight out of the box.
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That's exactly what I use, but I can't get a really nice mirror edge on mine. What are you stropping with? The finest compound I have is the .25 micron diamond paste. I use it on leather.
 
Kaizen1 said:
That's exactly what I use, but I can't get a really nice mirror edge on mine. What are you stropping with? The finest compound I have is the .25 micron diamond paste. I use it on leather.
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i saw that knife works offers some stupid tiny [like 3 micron] diamond paste for pretty reasonable... check it out
 
I don't strop, as I don't have a strop yet. I do plan on getting one though.

Once you grind off the visible striations left by the grinding wheel on the factory bevel with the coarse diamond stone, I move to the fine diamond stone. I continue to grind until the finish appears smooth (the diamond stone I bought from walmart for about 15 bucks).

Then I move to the coarse sharpmaker rod. I hold one rod in my hand, the knife in the other, and hold the edge away from my body. Then I place the rod over the knife, and move my hand back and forth quickly over the bevel until it approaches an even shine. If you notice splotches that break up an even shine, go back to the fine diamond stone (which is more coarse than the coarse sharpmaker rod) and repeat.

Same thing with the fine, and the bevel will soon be very bright, and almost mirror like. Finally, with the ultrafine, which probably takes about 10-15 minutes, the bevel will be mirror-like like the ones above.
 
SpartanSaint said:
i saw that knife works offers some stupid tiny [like 3 micron] diamond paste for pretty reasonable... check it out
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The diamond pastes that I have are even finer than the 3 micron paste, but thanks for the suggestion.
 
Cynic2701 said:
I don't strop, as I don't have a strop yet. I do plan on getting one though.

Once you grind off the visible striations left by the grinding wheel on the factory bevel with the coarse diamond stone, I move to the fine diamond stone. I continue to grind until the finish appears smooth (the diamond stone I bought from walmart for about 15 bucks).

Then I move to the coarse sharpmaker rod. I hold one rod in my hand, the knife in the other, and hold the edge away from my body. Then I place the rod over the knife, and move my hand back and forth quickly over the bevel until it approaches an even shine. If you notice splotches that break up an even shine, go back to the fine diamond stone (which is more coarse than the coarse sharpmaker rod) and repeat.

Same thing with the fine, and the bevel will soon be very bright, and almost mirror like. Finally, with the ultrafine, which probably takes about 10-15 minutes, the bevel will be mirror-like like the ones above.
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This is exactly what I do prior to finishing with a strop. My edges look like mirrors at the right angle, but I still see small scratches when I examine the edges closely.
 
Ah, okay.

There are some visible scratches on my knives, but they are rather hard to see. I guess I kind of have the opposite that you do--I have to look at the edges at a very particular angle to see the scratches.
 
sounds easy for you younguns but my efforts are not as spectacular. maybe my old eyes are'nt up to the task. the ones i had done by ankerson & knifenut1013 are stunning. i show them off to my knifenut friends & tell them i used valve compound & cardboard. dennis
 
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