How Sharps Your Knife?

[ahmukilu]

Most of my knives are shaving sharp and all I use is a small piece of leather I got in a bundle from amazon, green strop compound, and a little speedy sharp carbide hand sharpener

 

[A1Paracord]

As soon as my stropping compound comes in my knives will be sharper. They can all cut paper but none of them are shaving hair or cutting magazine paper. Hopefully that is soon to change.

 

[CamH_16]

Most of my knives are shaving sharp and all I use is a small piece of leather I got in a bundle from amazon, green strop compound, and a little speedy sharp carbide hand sharpener

How'd you do that? I've tried rubbing compound on all types of leather and never been able to get the cmpound to stick to it, guess thats why I use polishing paste on my dirty homemade strops.

As soon as my stropping compound comes in my knives will be sharper. They can all cut paper but none of them are shaving hair or cutting magazine paper. Hopefully that is soon to change.

I prefer to use polishing paste, compounds are good IMO but untill I tried polishing paste... ONE tube of polishing paste is equal to the power of the 3 different compounds in my humble opinion but I guess the bar of compound will last alot longer.

 

[A1Paracord]

How'd you do that? I've tried rubbing compound on all types of leather and never been able to get the cmpound to stick to it, guess thats why I use polishing paste on my dirty homemade strops.



I prefer to use polishing paste, compounds are good IMO but untill I tried polishing paste... ONE tube of polishing paste is equal to the power of the 3 different compounds in my humble opinion but I guess the bar of compound will last alot longer.

Never thought about trying that. I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Zuluninja]

damn flexxx, that's one mean polished edge!

 

[ahmukilu]

How'd you do that? I've tried rubbing compound on all types of leather and never been able to get the cmpound to stick to it, guess thats why I use polishing paste on my dirty homemade strops.

I have never had trouble with it sticking. I just smear it on as hard as needed until it stays on the finished side of the leather and then it is good to go. Not sure why you would be having trouble.

 

[LG&M]

Thank you, that makes me feel alot better .

It shouldn't it should worry you.

 

[edctac]

All mine will push cut through phonebook pages. Well almost all of em anyways, my folders will and so will my bk2, my sykco 511 is close to that.

 

[offroadcmpr]

I can shave arm hair hair with by BK9 and regular kabar, but I have hard time getting my BK11 anywhere close to that. Plus the sheath seems to dull any progress I make anyway.

 

[Flexxx]

My blades are so sharp they will shave Mrs. Sasquatchs vagina.

Pics soon

 

[CamH_16]

I can shave arm hair hair with by BK9 and regular kabar, but I have hard time getting my BK11 anywhere close to that. Plus the sheath seems to dull any progress I make anyway.

What are you using to sharpen your blades?

I have never had trouble with it sticking. I just smear it on as hard as needed until it stays on the finished side of the leather and then it is good to go. Not sure why you would be having trouble.

I guess I just repel compounds ?

 

[CamH_16]

My blades are so sharp they will shave Mrs. Sasquatchs vagina.

Pics soon

Thats still hair shaving sharp, doesent really matter where on your body that hair is .

 

[Level headed]

My blades are so sharp they will shave Mrs. Sasquatchs vagina.

Pics soon

AHAHAHAHA terrifying!

 

[getridone]

If I can slice the hell out of some notebook paper I'm OK with that, I found that shaving hair is unreliable indication of sharpness for me, maybe it's just my hair, oh well. Trimming fingernails is pretty good feed back too.

 

[CamH_16]

All mine will push cut through phonebook pages. Well almost all of em anyways, my folders will and so will my bk2, my sykco 511 is close to that

Love seeing a nice polished edge! Are they convexed or just polished?

 

[cbwoods67]

I guess I just repel compounds ?

That's probably the case. Sort of like how your toilets flush backwards. Some things just don't work right in the Land of Oz.

I've never used it, but my understanding is that with the green compound, you put it on the rough side of the leather. Maybe you just aren't letting it dry?

My knives are sharp enough to make people think I have mange on my left arm.

 

[CamH_16]

That's probably the case. Sort of like how your toilets flush backwards. Some things just don't work right in the Land of Oz.

I've never used it, but my understanding is that with the green compound, you put it on the rough side of the leather. Maybe you just aren't letting it dry?

My knives are sharp enough to make people think I have mange on my left arm.

I have a strop from texas which is just fine but any compound I've rubbed on Australian leather it just dusts off. What do you mean by let it dry? The compounds arent wet or a paste.

If I can slice the hell out of some notebook paper I'm OK with that, I found that shaving hair is unreliable indication of sharpness for me, maybe it's just my hair, oh well. Trimming fingernails is pretty good feed back too.

You tried the fingernail test? If the edge sticks to your fingernail?

 

[cbwoods67]

I have a strop from texas which is just fine but any compound I've rubbed on Australian leather it just dusts off. What do you mean by let it dry? The compounds arent wet or a paste.

Like I said, I've never used it. I wonder why Australian leather doesn't work.
I used to use some turtle wax car polish, but usually just knock the burr off with a naked leather strop.

 

[Flexxx]

Thats still hair shaving sharp, doesent really matter where on your body that hair is .

not this hair, its like toilet paper.....lets see you knives cut toilet paper

 

[CamH_16]

not this hair, its like toilet paper.....lets see you knives cut toilet paper

poo paper, food paper, report paper... I know this isnt exactly it but whatever.

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