Cardboard Wheel Sharpening?

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armilite

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Hi There Guys,
One of the posters suggested that I come to this forum and ask for you help and knowledge. So PLEASE humor me.

I'm looking for info on cardboard wheel sharpening. Not just finishing up the final edge but sharpening the whole blade from start to finish. Now I'm not talking about a blade that's edge has gone to hell, but one that just needs to be sharpened from daily use. One that was sharp but that has become dull from cutting things and maybe a little re profiling.

Now I already own a Edgepro Apex but have found that if I go all the way to the polishing tapes the edge doesn't last that long. So a quick trip to the wheels would sure make things quicker than digging out my Apex and setting it up again.

Same goes for new knives that aren't sharp new out of the box! I haven't found one that met my expectations

PLEASE a little help on this matter would be met with many thanks!

armilite
 
Yes I use mine all the time. You will need an elcheapo 6" or 8" bench grinder for them. The wheel kits are available in most all the knife supply catalogs such as Sheffield, K&G, Koval, Jantz, etc.
 
I use the kit from Jantz, both to put the edge on a new blade and to re- sharpen. With just a little practice you can get a great edge.
 
Edge down I suppose on cardboard? When sharpenening an unsharpened knife do most sharpen edge up on 2x72 or edge down to create a burr? Thanks
 
John L said:
Edge down I suppose on cardboard? When sharpenening an unsharpened knife do most sharpen edge up on 2x72 or edge down to create a burr? Thanks
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Don't know 'bout everybody else, but.......... Edge-up on my KMG until I get to an edge that I can work with on with my Edge-Pro.

Sometimes I will go "edge-down" on a slack-belt if I am making a "chopper" in order to give me a little more convex edge.

Those cardboard wheels WILL hurt you if you try it edge-up. In my limited experience, the cardboard wheels are fairly OK for touching up an edge, but I wouldn't send out a knife to a customer with a "cardboard" edge. (I seem to get slight ripples no matter how hard I try)

Maybe I am just behind the learning curve on cardboard, and maybe, just maybe, I still have a lot to learn.:)

Robert
 
I have a set of thes "cardbord" wheels from Grizzly. I can get a shaving edge on most knives with them. Wou must keep a good steady angle and work the length smoothly. The polishing rouge whell is nice also. If I want really Sharp then I go to my jig and super fine stones and then the strop
 
I never could sharpen a cardboard wheel...:rolleyes:
I can't sharpen knives too well, either... I need to read more...
 
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