How to remove a burr?

[Obsessed with Edges]

Since I don't want to buy a lot of wood at once, I assume I can also mount the leather on the MDF? Will MDF swell if any bit of water touches it?

Yes, you can mount the leather on the MDF if you want to. Pretty much any flat, rigid surface can be used with the leather. With regard to moisture, just be careful to immediately wipe off any water that might come into contact with the MDF. If it stays in contact too long, it'll soak into the MDF, causing it to swell. The bad thing about it is that the swollen area won't shrink back completely after it drys. A lot of countertops in kitchens & bathrooms are made with an MDF core (underneath the laminate), or something very similar. If you've ever seen one of these countertops that wasn't properly sealed, they will swell at the seam areas where moisture gets in. Once that happens, they'll stay that way forever.

 

[ryts100]

Yes, you can mount the leather on the MDF if you want to. Pretty much any flat, rigid surface can be used with the leather. With regard to moisture, just be careful to immediately wipe off any water that might come into contact with the MDF. If it stays in contact too long, it'll soak into the MDF, causing it to swell. The bad thing about it is that the swollen area won't shrink back completely after it drys. A lot of countertops in kitchens & bathrooms are made with an MDF core (underneath the laminate), or something very similar. If you've ever seen one of these countertops that wasn't properly sealed, they will swell at the seam areas where moisture gets in. Once that happens, they'll stay that way forever.

I guess the best way to go then is to get some MDF and put the 6 micron paste on it, and just stick with the 1 micron on leather?

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I guess the best way to go then is to get some MDF and put the 6 micron paste on it, and just stick with the 1 micron on leather?

So long as your compound is not water-based, I'd assume you could use it on the bare MDF. Knifenut1013 will give you the best advice on which to use on leather, if there are any additional advantages/disadvantages to it, so far as stropping performance goes.

 

[ryts100]

So long as your compound is not water-based, I'd assume you could use it on the bare MDF. Knifenut1013 will give you the best advice on which to use on leather, if there are any additional advantages/disadvantages to it, so far as stropping performance goes.

I think it's water-based. It seems pretty thin in terms of viscosity. I'll just wait for Knifeknut1013's advice then.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I think it's water-based. It seems pretty thin in terms of viscosity. I'll just wait for Knifeknut1013's advice then.

I just went back and re-read your original post. You did say your 1 micron compound is in spray form. That being the case, it is water-based (assuming it's the Hand American brand). So definitely don't put it on the MDF.

 

[ryts100]

I just went back and re-read your original post. You did say your 1 micron compound is in spray form. That being the case, it is water-based (assuming it's the Hand American brand). So definitely don't put it on the MDF.

Actually, it's the Blue Diamond spray from this site: http://www.japaneseknifesharpeningstore.com/default.asp. They don't carry it any more though, so I don't know if it still exists. Here's a picture of it.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Actually, it's the Blue Diamond spray from this site: http://www.japaneseknifesharpeningstore.com/default.asp. They don't carry it any more though, so I don't know if it still exists. Here's a picture of it.

OK. That's a brand I've not heard of yet. I took a peek at that site, the one spray they do have there (.25 micron) is described as being in a 'water based suspension'.

For safety's sake, let's assume yours is water based. I'm betting it is.

 

[ryts100]

OK. That's a brand I've not heard of yet. I took a peek at that site, the one spray they do have there (.25 micron) is described as being in a 'water based suspension'.

For safety's sake, let's assume yours is water based. I'm betting it is.

Yeah, it probably is water based.

 

[ryts100]

This is the edge I'm at right now:

I went through Coarse, Fine, then EF, using light pressure and making sure to maintain the same angle with the Aligner system. The secondary bevel(am I using this term correctly?) is kind of hazy, and the very edge is is polished. This is off of the 6 micron strop, which I'm going to keep using for about 10 more minutes, then move on to the 1 micron which I'm going to reload. I was pretty careful to maintain the same angle, so I'm not sure if this is a microbevel.

 

[Jason B.]

If your using the aligner the issue of a microbevel is something you don't need to worry about, sharpening freehand is where it can happen.

Though the pic is not all that clear the edge does seem to look good, here are some pics I took of the Grip I'm working on and after a 6 micron strop. I still have some surface scratches but it gives you a example of what happens when your a heavy handed bastid like me

 

[ryts100]

If your using the aligner the issue of a microbevel is something you don't need to worry about, sharpening freehand is where it can happen.

Though the pic is not all that clear the edge does seem to look good, here are some pics I took of the Grip I'm working on and after a 6 micron strop. I still have some surface scratches but it gives you a example of what happens when your a heavy handed bastid like me

That's pretty close to what mine looks like, except the shoudlers and the very edge are I'd say mirror polished, while the rest of it isn't, although it's getting there. I've moved on the the 1 micron now. Also, are you whittling the hair by holding it with 2 fingers and letting it dangle, or are you holding the hair taut?

 

[Jason B.]

Between my fingers with the root end hanging.