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Congress Tools stone progression on DIY O1 camp knife

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Hey guys,

still trying to get my bearings on all the gear I'm going to need to get my first few knives done which will be fairly large camp knives in 3/16" O1, full flat grind.

I was thinking for the edge, I would rig up a DIY sharpener 'à la' Edge Pro. I was looking at the stones at Congress Tools and there are a boat load, in many different compositions...I know enough to start making the initial edge with something like a 120 grit but wasn't sure about material, ruby? but am lost from there. These knives will be camp knives so i won't need a mirror edge and will keep it toothy at maybe a 25°?

Just wondering, if I'm working with O1, what would the best stone progression be for profiling and sharpening the final edge?

Any help is appreciated,

Cheers
 
Camp knives are usually more polished than toothy for the simple reason that they are more likely to process wood. A polished edge is far better in wood processing than a coarse edge.

I like my Shapton pro stones in 1k and 5k for O1 steel and if damaged or heavy profiling is needed I use my Atoma 140. Together, they work quickly and provide a very useable level of sharpness for carbon tool steels such as O1.
 
Thanks Jason, never really thought about that, and I suppose given the size there may be some batoning in there somewhere ;)

I would love to get some good quality stones or diamonds but budget is pretty limited right now, that's why i was looking at the Congress Tool stones. I'll prob have to make do with 3 or 4 stones for now, so I'll get a 120 for profiling then maybe a 400 and a 800? could I strop at that point?
 
To me, skinny stones are a waste of money. I would rather have a Norton India stone and a ceramic rod to refine the apex. A benchstone will sharpen much faster and be a better investment.
 
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