Cliff, got a sharpening question.

[Strabs]

According to the literature sent with my Busses, it says to use a ceramic rod. I guess I've not payed any attention, but who/where has these kinds of sharpeners available?

I've got stones and a smooth steel, but I want to get the best edge from a Busse when it comes time to sharpen. From your previous posts on the topic, you mention stones will be needed for more aggresive action, but were does a ceramic rod fit in compared to a very fine stone?

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Strabs, ceramic rods are very common, just about any large internet store will have them.

were does a ceramic rod fit in compared to a very fine stone?

You can get ceramic rods in various grits. The ceramic rod I current use is 800 grit, very worn, and leaves a high polish.

My current sharpening method is as follows :

-touch up with strop, first on canvas then leather + Lee Valley CrO compound

if this fails to produce a high quality edge I will turn to :

-a few passes on 800 grit ceramic rod

If this fails to leave an agressive edge I need to remove a little more metal so I try :

-a few passes on a 600 grit 12" DMT diamond rod

-touch up with strop and if necessary, a few passes on 800 grit ceramic rod

Afterwhile even this stops working as I have put a visible secondary bevel on the edge. Then I have to back up one step further :

-SiC wet/dry sandpaper on the convex bevel

-SiC waterstone on the flat bevel

-jump up to finer grits of the same

-touch up with strop and if necessary a few passes on 800 grit ceramic rod

Another method is to use a buffer / slack belt sander, if you have the skill to do this it is much quicker.

-Cliff


[This message has been edited by Cliff Stamp (edited 04-24-2000).]

 

[Strabs]

Thanks Cliff.