DMT Coarse and CrO Compound sharpening

[Magnaminous_G]

Earlier this week, I saw one of our secretaries cutting a pineapple in the office kitchen with a 10” bread knife. When I asked her why she was using a bread knife to cut a pineapple, she replied that her other knives were too dull. She showed me one of her kitchen knives, and it was indeed dull… butter knife dull; what should have been an apex was instead a smooth, rounded surface.

This is a vid of me finishing this knife with a DMT Coarse Duosharp bench stone and a Knives Plus Strop Block (I cut out the grinding to keep the vid under 15 minutes). I was then going to move on to the Fine DMT, but then I felt inspired by recent posts and vids by knifenut, awestib, and CrimsonTideShooter and just finished on the DMT Coarse and followed up with a loaded strop.

Cheers,

Mag



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[awestib]

Well done M!
I noticed that you do edge trailing strokes on "non-loose" abrasives as well. I never do it since I have had trouble of good feedback. Maybe I should try it again. Otherwise that is exactly what I do, at least on my v-edge knives. Dotted blue DMT diamond (or red, or green depending on knife status) only, burr removal to a minimum edge leading (single strokes or very light forth and back), then strop! This is my outdoor approach too. Sometimes before stropping I do a few very light strokes on the finest DMT I have with 5isch more degree (Microbevel), then strop at the original angle.
Very inspiring M., I think it's time for a video myself but I won't show anything new I am afraid, lol!!

 

[Magnaminous_G]

Glad you liked the vid, awestib. I hope you do make that vid! I'll bust out the popcorn for it as there's nothing I love watching more than other people sharpen.

 

[Jason B.]

Very nice, the DMT coarse is a great stone to finish simple cutting tools.

Nice strop

 

[yoda4561]

Ahh yes, my favorite performing edge, the coarse razor sharp kind Sadly I find most cheaper stainless steels loose their micro teeth quickly.