First 'scary sharp'

cmurphy · Dec 23, 2010

A few weeks ago I posted about making a strop with some horsehide. I have an old Loray guided system that did me just fine UNTIL I JOINED THIS DAMN SITE!!!!! Now that passion for knives I had as a kid is back. I pulled out my newly glued, but damn ugly, strop and gave it a try after the Loray. Now I've got bald spots on my left arm. And a slowly building desire to get some stones and learn freehand.

Thanks all for the help!

sodak · Dec 23, 2010

We are sorry for your loss of free time and addiction. Kind of...

Obsessed with Edges · Dec 23, 2010

One of the more frustrating things about sharpening for me, is waiting for the hair on my arm to grow back.

Congratulations! :thumbup:

Nonprophet · Dec 23, 2010

I was in the same boat when I joined a similar site. My problem was that I couldn't maintain a consistent angle for freehanding. TO cure this problem I built a sharpening wedge that sets the angle of the stones for you. Think of a ceramic rod system only for bench stones that works on a horizontal plane instead of vertical. It worked amazingly and in one day I was getting tha scary sharpness that everyone was talking about. The guy who designed it will actually make you one if you ask him or you can make your own. I don't know what his username is here on blade forums (though I know he frequents it) but on the spyderco forum his name is Unit and he is a most helpful guy if you need help in sharpening. Anyway, I've rambled long enough. Here's a link to his video about the wedge: http://www.youtube.com/user/ewerstruly#p/c/299E614F6D3C94DD/9/qeWmD5ATBKE

dipbait · Dec 23, 2010

I need to make one of those.^

Heres an idea I came up with. I replaced the ceramic rods with chromium oxide loaded wood dowels. Use like a strop. This works.

cmurphy · Dec 23, 2010

Thanks all!
All the hair is gone on my left arm and instead of switching hands I took the edge to a spot on my chest... My girlfriend drew the line there. She said there is no way shes staying with a guy with a shaved chest!!!!!!!

Any Cal. · Dec 23, 2010

dipbait said:
I need to make one of those.^

Heres an idea I came up with. I replaced the ceramic rods with chromium oxide loaded wood dowels. Use like a strop. This works.

I REALLY like that one. If you came up with that on your own, you are one smart little(big?) man(woman?)...

singularity35 · Dec 23, 2010

cmurphy said:
. Now I've got bald spots on my left arm. ..

Obsessed with Edges said:
One of the more frustrating things about sharpening for me, is waiting for the hair on my arm to grow back.

cmurphy said:
All the hair is gone on my left arm and instead of switching hands I took the edge to a spot on my chest... My girlfriend drew the line there. She said there is no way shes staying with a guy with a shaved chest!!!!!!!

My solution to this is to get a small baggie of hair from the local salon. All my hair whittling testing needs for a year or so are now taken care off.

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eccvets · Dec 23, 2010

singularity35 said:
My solution to this is to get a small baggie of hair from the local salon. All my hair whittling testing needs for a year or so are now taken care off.

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holy fking s mate, are you serious about getting hair from other people? the ick factor for that is huge for me. I mean are you bald or something? akkkk scary!

singularity35 · Dec 23, 2010

eccvets said:
holy fking s mate, are you serious about getting hair from other people? the ick factor for that is huge for me. I mean are you bald or something? akkkk scary!

Nope, I just got tired of waiting for my arm and leg hair to grow back and pulling my own hair out. I washed the hair and put it in the sun to dry.

cmurphy · Dec 24, 2010

I like it! Not sure how my gf would react if I showed up with a bag of hair though.

fast14riot · Dec 24, 2010

he he if you are the real adventurist type, get some hair from the salon that is different than your wife/GF and leave it somewhere around the house! I guess only if you are looking for a way out!

Yeah that kinda grosses me out as well.

-Xander

Noctis3880 · Dec 24, 2010

singularity35 said:
My solution to this is to get a small baggie of hair from the local salon. All my hair whittling testing needs for a year or so are now taken care off.

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An alternative to this would be to save up your own hair next time you get a haircut. Much less ick factor knowing it's your hair and not somebody else's. Assuming of course that you use shampoo everyday

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eccvets · Dec 24, 2010

cmurphy said:
A few weeks ago I posted about making a strop with some horsehide. I have an old Loray guided system that did me just fine UNTIL I JOINED THIS DAMN SITE!!!!! Now that passion for knives I had as a kid is back. I pulled out my newly glued, but damn ugly, strop and gave it a try after the Loray. Now I've got bald spots on my left arm. And a slowly building desire to get some stones and learn freehand.

Thanks all for the help!

if you are really getting in to it and want a sharp edge fast, you should seriously try a paper wheel system. cost=25-35 bucks and I can nearly gaurentee you that it will give you an edge sharper then your current one in a fraction of the time.

singularity35 · Dec 24, 2010

Noctis3880 said:
An alternative to this would be to save up your own hair next time you get a haircut. Much less ick factor knowing it's your hair and not somebody else's. Assuming of course that you use shampoo everyday.

I cut my hair short and cut it often. Half inch hairs are not too good for testing. Anyway all this hair belonged to a nice lady who decided to have a change of style. It's from one person. I don't have a problem with that.