Do you strop your damascus blades....

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A question for all the damascus blade owners. Do you strop your blade when you want the blade sharper?


I used some fine green compound on my stropping block 2 days ago. I have a polished edged on my damascus blade

now:eek: NOT something I want on a damascus blade.

I didn't stop the blade a lot, maybe 8-9 strokes on each side. Does anyone have a idea what might have happened?

Should this have happened with only a little stroping?


Edit: Is there anything I can do to get that polished edge off the blade...............



Craig
 
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You polished the edge...fresh compound, so it cut more aggressively. Not to be rude, but what did you expect? Go cut some stuff with it and resharpen with whatever grit and medium you like. If you don't like the polished edge, then hit it with a lower grit.
 
Green compound is a very fine abrasive, that's all. Just run it over a coarser hone if you want a coarser edge. No harm done.
 
I keep mine just below a true mirror polish. Not sure what you're losing having a polished edge but if the finish is what bothers you aesthetically, just hit it on your stones again at a more coarse grit.
 
Thanks guys for your comments. It's not as bad as I thought.

blade man, you're right. I use the same compound with my other, non Damascus, blades and never have

a polished edge that I can see. Maybe I use compound too often/much.
 
Craig, the DT Damascus blades just take less to take on that highly polished finish. The green compound will not polish an S35VN as visibly as it will the damascus.
 
Trident777 said:
I think hes referring to the flats and not the edge am i right?
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Considering it is a hollow ground knife and he said he only did a few strokes, I am guessing that this is not the case.

It takes quite a bit to remove the etch from DT damascus, it would take a LOT more than 8-9 strokes on green compound (or even diammond compound for that matter).

The exposed edge grind, on the outher hand will take a polish pretty quickly. I like to finish mine with a lower grit though. The DT performs aggressively if you finish somewhere between 500 and 1200 in my experience.
 
Similar to unit, I found that the best combo of performance and longevity is to be had with Damascus taken to about 600-800 grit edge. However, the mirror polish is a nice contrast and I have it on one of my Sebenza blades:)
 
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