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I destroyed my turkey, a ceramic dish and a cutting board with it. No edge damage.
I’d like to hear Cobalt’s reasoning as well;if I had to guess I would say it has to do with the microserrations left on a coarser edge acting as tiny inclusions wherein to start a “tear” which can lead to those dings.Hey Cobalt—
What part do you think a high polish plays in reducing edge damage?
Hey Cobalt—
What part do you think a high polish plays in reducing edge damage?
4000 grit is pretty fine. Not exactly microserrations.
Cobalt, what is your technique? Hand sharpening on stones, stropping with wet/dry sandpaper, or some assisted device?
I have stones up to 1000 for my wicked edge and 1mc and .5mc strops. I use the auto wet dry sandpaper wrapped around the 1000 grit stone in 1200,1500,2000 and 2500 for the in between sharpening. The edge is just about a mirror at the 2500 grit. I saw some 15000 and 30000 grit last week that I may try but don't think it would make that much difference between the 2500 and the stropping.had done on the better knives and mechanically done on cheaper ones, lol. I love automotive paint sand paper. The black stuff and you can get some really high grits and you can also place it on mouse pads for the slight convex edges.
Thanks Cobalt—interesting theory. I know when Jim Ankerson changed from polished edges to 400 grit in his extensive testing on rope in the Knife Reveiws and Testing forum, he experienced significantly longer edge life. That was also Phil Wilson’s predicted result, which was why Jim tried it. But that’s slicing action—not chopping, which is obviously more likely to induce edge fracturing. I certainly credit you with at least as much experience chopping as anyone else here, so glad to have your opinion.![]()