Hi there!
I really love mirror polished blades.
That's why I just started hand polishing my Gerber Big Rock (G1588). To do that, I started with a 120 grit electric drill sander, and then went on manually with some 240, 400, 800, 1200 and 2000 grit sandpaper sheets.
Now I've run out of grits and I want to bring the knife to mirror-polish conditions, and here is where I don't know what is best:
if:
A) Buy some 5000, 8000 and 12000 sandpaper/micromesh sheets and keep going in that direction
or
B) Buy the green&black Bark River Knives stropping compounds, and use them (first the black then the green) with a leather strop.
What method gives me the best results? What "grit" do the green & black BRK compounds have?
And, at last, which of the two methods is the BEST to obtain a perfect fine edge (sharpening) on a convex blade? Stropping with high-grit sandpaper or compound?
thanks!
I really love mirror polished blades.
That's why I just started hand polishing my Gerber Big Rock (G1588). To do that, I started with a 120 grit electric drill sander, and then went on manually with some 240, 400, 800, 1200 and 2000 grit sandpaper sheets.
Now I've run out of grits and I want to bring the knife to mirror-polish conditions, and here is where I don't know what is best:
if:
A) Buy some 5000, 8000 and 12000 sandpaper/micromesh sheets and keep going in that direction
or
B) Buy the green&black Bark River Knives stropping compounds, and use them (first the black then the green) with a leather strop.
What method gives me the best results? What "grit" do the green & black BRK compounds have?
And, at last, which of the two methods is the BEST to obtain a perfect fine edge (sharpening) on a convex blade? Stropping with high-grit sandpaper or compound?
thanks!