Cutting some stuff with the B11

Bigfattyt

Bigfattyt

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So after the BBQ in the back yard my son was in the kiddie pool (at the inlaws).

He was throwing little water balloons at me to see if I could cut them in the air.

Then I threw a few water bottles in the air to cut them in half. Like butter.

Then two liter bottles got in the fray.

Then an aluminum can some how got in the way, and a doggy chew toy.

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The pop can was a clean slice, until I used it as a base to stand the doggie chew toy up to cut.

The factory edge is hair popping all along the strait, needs a bit of work toward the tip.
 
Dem Scrapyard fellers ain't goin' to like you cuttin' up their toys.

Nice pics Bro.:thumbup:
 
very nice job on the can.:thumbup: what angle did you sharpen it at? i have a 30 degree on mine.
 
oge14 said:
very nice job on the can.:thumbup: what angle did you sharpen it at? i have a 30 degree on mine.
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still factory. Eventually I will convex it. Usually I wait to do that chore until I hit something I really did not mean to.

I still do it by hand, even though I have a 1x30 belt sander.

I don't measure. I have not used my Lansky system for a few years. So I really don't measure.
 
OK, did I mention that mine is still not here? In case I didn't, let me remind you that some of us are still waiting to get theirs, and are going insane every time they see that knife.
 
230grains said:
You sir are a more patient man than myself.
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Don't like it, but just don't want to mess up with the power tools. I have used it on my SS. I repaired damage and brought the shoulder up higher. But got careless and instantly had a bit of tip mess up. Nothing bad, but enough to convince me I need to do more tip practice on other knives first. I just don't want to mess up one of my more expensive ones.


Volk said:
OK, did I mention that mine is still not here? In case I didn't, let me remind you that some of us are still waiting to get theirs, and are going insane every time they see that knife.
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Of course. We are nothing if not mean here.
 
Nice score looks like your in a cutting frenzy with that new B-11, nice. :thumbup:
 
Will York said:
30 degrees each side or 30 degrees total?

inquiring minds...
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30 degrees in total, i'd like to see a 30 degree per side edge. if you could ever get it sharp, you could sever an anvil's horn with one swing.:thumbup:
 
Dennis in MA said:
+11. . . hours!

I've tried to convex 3 blades "by hand." After an hour, I'm at the belt sander. I'm too impatient to convex by hand.
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Doing the FBMLE by hand was a real bummer!!!!!

My shoulder was sore to say the least. I did it watching TV on a dinner tray. Lot of Infi to remove by hand. But I got it done!
 
oge14 said:
30 degrees in total, i'd like to see a 30 degree per side edge. if you could ever get it sharp, you could sever an anvil's horn with one swing.:thumbup:
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I have used a 30 setting on my Lansky, on a 9 inch trailmster, but I really don't know if that is per side or inclusive?????
 
Bigfattyt said:
I have used a 30 setting on my Lansky, on a 9 inch trailmster, but I really don't know if that is per side or inclusive?????
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That's per side on the Lansky.

Pretty obtuse, but not unusual, especially for production blades. I'm sure some of the thick-edged, V-ground big Busse's are that or higher.
 
Will York said:
That's per side on the Lansky.

Pretty obtuse, but not unusual, especially for production blades. I'm sure some of the thick-edged, V-ground big Busse's are that or higher.
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I actually went back down to 25 on that one.

the 30 was too high.

I took one knife down to 17 per side, but was not as robust as I wanted. 20 t0 25 was where I settled depending on the knife.

But honestly, the settings on the lansky are not really "fixed" the taller your blade from edge to spine technically, the shallower the angle you are pushing.


I actually thought of taking the Lansky with a rough stone, and sharpening to 17 per side to knock a bit more shoulder off before convexing.
 
Bigfattyt said:
But honestly, the settings on the lansky are not really "fixed" the taller your blade from edge to spine technically, the shallower the angle you are pushing.
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Very true--plus, the distance between the point of contact of the sharpening piece on the blade and the "guide hole", where the stem of the sharpening piece sits, varies constantly as you work along the edge, thereby continuously changing the angle in small increments, so there is no true fixed measurable angle at all. That said, I've found Lansky's to be pretty effective sharpeners--especially the diamond grit versions. They just don't give you much precision or much in the way of options if you want to take an edge down really thin.
 
Will York said:
Very true--plus, the distance between the point of contact of the sharpening piece on the blade and the "guide hole", where the stem of the sharpening piece sits, varies constantly as you work along the edge, thereby continuously changing the angle in small increments, so there is no true fixed measurable angle at all. That said, I've found Lansky's to be pretty effective sharpeners--especially the diamond grit versions. They just don't give you much precision or much in the way of options if you want to take an edge down really thin.
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I have not busted that Lansky sharpener out for about 4 years. I need to re polish one of my V edges on a push knife I have.
 
I really want to get out and try mine out...
Just too dang hot up here this past week... but we got some much needed rain here today, and it's cooled things off finally!

Thanks for the pics... looks like you had some fun swingin' that B11!! :thumbup:

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