Does it matter when sharpening..

Bill DeShivs said:
If you know what you are doing, it doesn't matter. Any burrs must be removed anyway.
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I agree with this.. There are many methods that will work. There is no best sharpening method. There are far too many variables to say one method is best. Some methods work better than others given the types of edges being shapened and the tools at hand.
 
dc50 said:
You guys are just good ole boys :D and thats good.
I remember when I was a boy helping my uncle on the farm, castrating hogs.
He had a round stone, hockey puck size sharpenig the knife in a quick circular motion. I know it would make some cringe,with this style of honing, but man, it would be like a razor.
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LOL! I'll bet it made the hogs cringe! :eek:

Those round hockey puck stones were sold as 'ax and hatchet' sharpening stones. Don't quote me on this, but I believe the reason for the round shape was that you could keep it in your pocket to resharpen your ax while out in the wood lot and not have to come back to the toolshed. Same silicon carbide stone as sold for knives, but in round rather than rectangular shape. I used to have a round one that was double sided. Wonder what ever happened to that...

Stitchawl
 
stitchawl said:
LOL! I'll bet it made the hogs cringe! :eek:

Those round hockey puck stones were sold as 'ax and hatchet' sharpening stones. Don't quote me on this, but I believe the reason for the round shape was that you could keep it in your pocket to resharpen your ax while out in the wood lot and not have to come back to the toolshed. Same silicon carbide stone as sold for knives, but in round rather than rectangular shape. I used to have a round one that was double sided. Wonder what ever happened to that...

Stitchawl
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Nah, that's all wrong. Those stones are round to account for the Coriolis effect. You of all people should know that!

Bill
 
Bill1170 said:
Nah, that's all wrong. Those stones are round to account for the Coriolis effect. You of all people should know that!

Bill
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Bill... Bill... Bill.... You're not thinking clearly. :(
If the stones could be affected by the Coriolis Effect they would have all rolled off the edge of the earth already and nobody would have ever even known about them in the first place.

Stitchawl
 
stitchawl said:
Bill... Bill... Bill.... You're not thinking clearly. :(
If the stones could be affected by the Coriolis Effect they would have all rolled off the edge of the earth already and nobody would have ever even known about them in the first place.

Stitchawl
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actually, i think YOU aren't thinking clearly:p

in order for there to be a Coriolis Effect, there can't be an "edge of the earth", and if there was an "edge of the earth", there couldn't be a Coriolis Effect.

The Coriolis Effect exists because the earth is round....and spins.

Round things do not have edges.

I really would've thought that here, of all places, you would know that.

:p
 
ThornStrike said:
actually, i think YOU aren't thinking clearly:p

in order for there to be a Coriolis Effect, there can't be an "edge of the earth", and if there was an "edge of the earth", there couldn't be a Coriolis Effect.

The Coriolis Effect exists because the earth is round....and spins.

Round things do not have edges.

I really would've thought that here, of all places, you would know that.

:p
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Hmmmmm..........

So you're saying the Earth is round? :rolleyes:
Next you'll be trying to tell us that the Earth revolves around the Sun instead of the approved Heliocentric Doctrine! :jerkit:


Stitchawl
 
You want to end up with a finished edge that is straight and consistent. How you get there is fairly immaterial. It is the results that count.
 
Knife Outlet said:
You want to end up with a finished edge that is straight and consistent. How you get there is fairly immaterial. It is the results that count.
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I agree with stichawl, that is essentially the end all of sharpening debates.
however, i think the OP's question was more along the lines of "which method gets you and straighter, more consistent, sharper, finished edge" to which there are so many opinions and methods that it really can't be answered. but the point of forums isn't to get the exact right answer, it's to get real people's opinions on things and come to your own conclusion
 
ALSO, because i can't let it go,

stitchawl said:
Hmmmmm..........

So you're saying the Earth is round? :rolleyes:
Next you'll be trying to tell us that the Earth revolves around the Sun instead of the approved Heliocentric Doctrine! :jerkit:


Stitchawl
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"Heliocentric". Helio- coming from the name for the Greek sun god Helios, and -centric meaning "centered around".

"heliocentric" means centered around the sun, as in earth revolving around the sun.

I dont mean to be a grammar/terminology nazi, just thought it never hurts to be better knowledged about stuff.

:p
 
ThornStrike said:
I agree with stichawl, that is essentially the end all of sharpening debates.
however, i think the OP's question was more along the lines of "which method gets you and straighter, more consistent, sharper, finished edge" to which there are so many opinions and methods that it really can't be answered. but the point of forums isn't to get the exact right answer, it's to get real people's opinions on things and come to your own conclusion
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I get the most accurate edge using 'EdgePro.' I use the stones from 120 grit right through to the ultra fine, then switch to polishing tapes up to 15,000 grit, then leather with CrO2 on a piece of MDF mounted on an EdgePro blank, then use bare stropping leather applied to an EdgePro blank and strop at the same angle. The design of the EdgePro allows me to sharpen any length blade while keeping the angle of the stone-to-edge absolutely consistent through out the process.

I don't bother to do this very often. Perhaps twice a year at most.

I only need my knives to be sharp enough for the jobs they do. Most of this can be done (and I do) with a SharpMaker in about a minute or two. :D
I do strop or steel often though. Daily for kitchen knives, and weekly for my EDC.

Stitchawl
 
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ThornStrike said:
ALSO, because i can't let it go,



"Heliocentric". Helio- coming from the name for the Greek sun god Helios, and -centric meaning "centered around".

"heliocentric" means centered around the sun, as in earth revolving around the sun.

I dont mean to be a grammar/terminology nazi, just thought it never hurts to be better knowledged about stuff.

:p
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:o Opps! :o
Mea culpa! When you're right, you're right! :)

Stitchawl
 
stitchawl said:
What I probably should have done was have one less frozen margarita! :D

Stitchawl
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Feliz año nuevo gringo!
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