help I'm scratching by benchstone

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robertesq1

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Bought a new Venev 800/1200 dual sided bonded diamond (OCB) and I'm gouging the stone and leaving indentations when sharpening... is that normal?
 
I assume you are going back and forth; edge leading and then edge trailing.
or
just edge leading ?
Press lightly for edge leading and more firmly for edge trailing.
Also angle the blade so there is more surface area of the edge length on the stone as opposed to having the the blade perpendicular to the side of the stone.

Or . . . ultimately put the stone in an Edge Pro (if you aren't already) and be mindful to match the existing sharpening angle before putting any real pressure on the blade.

Two other thoughts. For this reason I developed the habit of going mostly edge trailing while sharpening with a jig on softer water stones especially the higher grit ones like the Norton 8,000.
Secondly do you have a rolled edge that may be causing the gouging ? If so maybe you need to go to a HARDER more coarse stone like a Crystlon or a Gritomatic T2 first; you won't be gouging those suckers.
 
Check Ricky out.
Pressure edge trailing at about 4 minutes into this vid.

And for angle across stone in this Vid about 4:30 minutes in up to 6:30 minutes in.
 
It shouldn't gouge as long as you are sharpening the (entire) bevel and not plowing the apex into the matrix.

I haven't had any issues with the 1200 / 2000 Venev 1"x 6" I use for quick handheld touch-ups on my knives once they begin to lose that "bite".
 
I have a couple of the bench stones but I haven't used 'em yet.
 
I have the same stone and have noticed digging into the stone sometimes when I have my angle incorrect, angle being too steep obviously. I have the 240/400 and 800/1200 8"x 3" stones that I use freehand. The 800/1200 is much softer so it's more sensitive to slight angle variation, you have to very careful not to go too high or steep.

My favorite of the 4 grits hands down is the 400. Love everything about it. Brings up a burr quickly, feedback is nice, leaves a great working edge, and is not too soft.
 
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