Edge OCD

[W. Anderson]

Sort of a random post.

I generally sharpen my own knives. Only once have I sent a blade back to the maker for a reprofiling (This was after smashing a one-off custom through a sinking car's side window. The edge and tip was beaten beyond my expertise).

I've used a Sharpmaker to good effect since 2012-ish (I'm in my early thirties)

I've started freehand sharpening a few days ago, so much fun.

Tonight, for the first time, I fully reprofiled the bevel to (approximately) 10 degrees per side, no microbevel, and gave it a mirror polish. That burr was a pain to fully remove. Took a collective four hours. My hand hurts.

I'm learning alot. I imagine this'll get easier.

I find it odd that while an edge like this doesen't feel 'sharp' to the thumb test, it shaves and slices recipt paper smoothly. What's that about?

In any case, I now find myself on the hunt for a sharper edge, and then an even sharper one, and so on.

Just curious as to who may have experience with this affliction, and pointers?

Here's a pic of my first go at a full reprofile by hand and a mirror edge, and yes, that's a one-off by Dylan Farnham (look him up, amazing work!) valued most recently at 1600.00.

 

[unwisefool]

I'm not sure what I'm looking at. I see a toilet paper roll, a $5 bill and what looks like an alien finger

 

[P2P]

And what about this sinking car? Sounds like a story that we'd love to hear.

 

[W. Anderson]

I'm not sure what I'm looking at. I see a toilet paper roll, a $5 bill and what looks like an alien finger

Awesome. We were going for 'alien finger' oddly enough.

I just did the whole 'money reflection to show off mirror edge thing' that seems common, the spent TP roll is there to make things line up (hawksbill blade)

I must not be good at this.

Here's a pic of the original knife in question:

 

[W. Anderson]

And what about this sinking car? Sounds like a story that we'd love to hear.

Drunk friend drove into a lake, I was the passenger. I panickedly stabbed my window, approximately in the center ( I researched this sort of thing after the incident and apparently thats the worst place to try breaking it) It worked marvelously, shattered immediately. We were able to exit the vehicle.

Lessons learned, etc.