Creating A Microbevel With The Sharpmaker?

[Razor]

Can I just use the UF rods to create the microbevel? Also, should the UF rods be used on the high vandium steels or use strop with diamond paste?

 

[REK Knives]

Sure you can and it's no problem to use... Works fine on my 10v blade any how

 

[maximus83]

With any steels I have with vanadium 4% or higher (s30v, 20cv, and others), I can use the Spydie UF but *only* in a super limited role to refine an edge. I would not personally use the ceramic for regular apexing/sharpening as part of a progression. For refining, I'm doing a handful (like 5 per side) of super light strokes with knife barely touching the stone. This can either be at the same sharpening angle, or slightly raised to create a micro. Typical Spyderco process is use the 15 dps angles to set your bevels, then put the UF rods in the 20 dps angles and a few light strokes to create your micro-bevels.

 

[Razor]

Okay. Thanks for the info.