dc50
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Thank you Yes, it's mid afternoon here in Yorkshire
I'm glad to hear you've taken to the pattern. Sorry to hear you're struggling to get them sharp, I'm finding Wright's edges reasonable these days, and sharpening a straight blade is relatively straight forward. Lots of folks have experimented with edge angles, including myself, but I find 20 degrees a side about right. One of our Guardians, Greg @WhittlinAway very kindly set up a thread index, with the help of some other volunteers (thanks guys) - https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/guardians-of-the-lambsfoot.1406735/page-172#post-17681582 - There are links there about breaking in, sharpening, and feeding and maintenance. Please feel to ask any questions, and report on your experiences here though
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Well Jack and fellow Guardians, I finally got my, A Wright LF sharp enough to slice paper with ease. At first it would only bend the paper,
so at least I'm gaining an edge so to speak. I read some of the posts that Jack pointed me to,which proved helpful,as there were others that posted regarding blunt blades. I used my Work Sharp manual sharpener set at 17° per side, starting with coarse diamonds on to fine and x fine, then strop. Finally finished on the ceramic rods which I believe are 20° not shaving sharp,but at least somewhat sharp.