Does anyone use paper wheels on high end kitchen cutlery?

A friend of mine is a blacksmith and has been for over 6o years.What he did was light hammer strikes on the bottom 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of a knife blade.to break down the carbide sizes in the steel and refine the grain.I had asked him what it was and he showed me that process and told me that was what some people where doing.Myth or not I don't know.Thinnest thing I've sharpened on paper wheels is a straight razor.I used to sharpen scissors and some razors for a couple barbers here in town.My wheels are 8 and 10 inch wheels
 
No insult meant to either you or your blacksmith friend; the truth is steel is a combination of atoms of carbon and atoms of iron the only way to change the size the structure is thermally unless the smith has a hammer blow like an atom smasher. The knife industry is filled with myth.

Regards, Fred
 
Paper wheels on a straight razor, good way to screw up a razor.
 
I know I could learn more from some of you to get more out of my paper wheels. I found much better results using belts. I sharpen 100's a week and usually 100+ a day each week, including Japanese knives. I set two guides for asymetrical blades and use stones on the flat side of single bevels. Speed of the belt and hands are just as important as using proper belts.
 
A lot of the time I spend with a paper wheel is showing people how gentle the wheels can be.I can lay my thumb on top of a wheel running 3600 rpm.As long as you don't press down hard it won't hurt you.I keep the blade steady on the wheel with just enough pressure to let the abrasive work.Keep the number of passes the same on both sides raise up a burr and buff it off on the slotted side.I know the things I've learned over the years are what I found to work for me.I don't intend to step on what others have learned and work for them.I've got happy customers. That is how I've done things for years and it is still working so far.Fred I'm not offended at all by your comment as Bob my friend told this has a lot disagreement on if it actually works.So I'll just say 8000grit worked well on a forged blade
 
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