Favorite finishing grit ?

[Jamesh Bond]

I recently sharpened my 7A and Mini Comm. This time around, i noticed that the edge is alot nastier, and slices like a razor, and just feels evil, when i finish with my grey 704 Profile stone. I still went on to the white fine stone edge out of habit, but next time im considering the coarse finish. Those edges felt like a raptor claw!

So

What is your favorite finishing grit for Emerson knives?

 

[toker]

I usually finish my Emersons at 600 grit when using my Wicked Edge. It leaves a really nice toothy edge.

 

[Lycosa]

Can you post a pic?
1000 grit water-stone.

 

[MatthewSB]

For Emersons, I use a leather strop with 3000 grit compound on one side and 6000 grit on the other. It keeps the edge bevel mirror polished and crazy sharp and only takes about 1 minute to touch up the edge. At $20 or so, for a two sided leather strop mounted on wood and some Bark River Stropping Compound, it's what I would recommend to anyone learning to sharpen their Emerson. The leather is much more forgiving of errors in positioning than any flat stone.

I have flat stones and a Wicked Edge, but I've never tried the WE with an Emerson and only use the flat stones when I've chipped or rolled an edge which doesn't happen often.

 

[dr_fosg8]

Not sure what grit they are but I generally use well worn in diamond sharp maker stones then strop.

 

[Magnumfloyd]

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Not my emerson but it is a asymmetrical grind finished to 3.5 micron on the wicked edge.