I think I'm keeping it

Jason B.

Jason B.

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My endura was on the chopping block among other things but after some recent TLC some really good pic's and one of IMO best convex reworks I've done I don't think I can let her go. Just wanted to share some pic's, enjoy.

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Some really small curls of hair too :D
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The first picture makes it look a little better than it is, there's still some factory marks to work out.
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Knifenut, which would you say is an indication of a sharper knife? thin curls or a hair split approximately in half? Great looking bevels, BTW. You have crazy skills. :D
 
singularity35 said:
Knifenut, which would you say is an indication of a sharper knife? thin curls or a hair split approximately in half? Great looking bevels, BTW. You have crazy skills. :D
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It was already thinner hair than normal so making the cuts was even harder. Indication?? the number of thin curls able to be taken from the same spot, as you notice the length of the curl and how they overlap. With each cut the hair becomes thinner and each cut harder, only a sharper knife can do better :)
 
Thanks everyone, the second pic is one of the best edge shots I have ever taken IMO. The way it shows the the seamless flow from main grind to edge and the detail in which the camera captured the cutting edge is amazing to me.
 
knifenut would u mind tellin me what you used to get that edge? looks great and great pics also. I recently bought my first spyderco,,its the endura half serrated with the wave, I love it.
 
That's a beautiful job.:thumbup:

I'd also love to see a 'Point A to Point Z' description of how you got it done. I'm sure it'd make an excellent sticky in the Maint. forum.

I'm a bit of a fan of good photography too. The pics are excellent.

Again, well done!
 
You know, after 30 years of sharpening knives of all sorts I still get to feeling impressed, and proud of a fellow knife knut when you post pictures of your latest works. When you do your closeups of burrs and such I usually still learn something new with your amazing photography.

Though I have to say I've been working at trying some older steels at lower polishes ( sometimes as low as 3-600 grit instead of the old 2 to 6,000 grit I usually use) and thinner edges I still love seeing the mirror polishes you seem to do so well.


* Note: ZDP I still keep pretty high. I've found it works better like that. Elmax is still getting tried at high polishes too BTW as it seems to like it better than S30V/S90V Etc. and I'm still in the learning stage with it.
 
Honestly, can you explain how you went about sharpening that?

I've never had a knife even remotely that sharp. I can get my knives factory sharp, but nowhere near that.

-Freq
 
freq18hz said:
Honestly, can you explain how you went about sharpening that?

I've never had a knife even remotely that sharp. I can get my knives factory sharp, but nowhere near that.

-Freq
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I started with 400 grit and progressed to 2000 grit on a EMS sharpening block I then polished with a zig zag wrist rolling technique on balsa wood progressing from 6 micron to 0.5 micron diamond compound with a final angle around 20 degrees per side.

Its all about the tools and what you can do with them :D
 
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