I want mirror edges...

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somebodyelse5

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Hey guys! been lurking awhile. I want to be able to mirror finished hair splitting edges.... BUT i am not entirely sure what equipment i need...

I currently have a coarse/fine King, i think thats the brand, stone and a spyderco sharpmaker. I can get my blades sharp, but they are not nearly as refined as I would like.

I am thinking I need to buy a few more stones, a strop, and spend some quality time practicing with some crappy blades.

Where do you guys recommend I start building my sharpening system? diamond stones? what grit? what strops?

Thanks in advance!
 
Someone else will come along and tell you to get the Edge Pro, then someone else will tell you waterstones, and so on. It's hard to know who to listen to.
 
I free hand, and my fault is i move to the next stone too early, so i don't remove all the scratch marks. i move on as soon as a burr is raised. don't like removing too much metal.
 
CSG said:
Someone else will come along and tell you to get the Edge Pro, then someone else will tell you waterstones, and so on. It's hard to know who to listen to.
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The best part is that all of these people will be right ;) There's more than one way to get that mirror polished, hair whittling finish. I like to do it freehand, and I'll be the first to admit that it takes quite a while and I'll frequently have to go back a step to correct a mistake. It's fun and relaxing for me, it might not be for some people.

I think the wicked edge or edge pro are both pretty foolproof for putting a consistent bevel with a fantastic finish if you're willing to put the money into it.
 
Thanks for the suggestion guys. I really would like to master freehand, idk why but i have been drawn to the idea for a while now.
bpeezer said:
The best part is that all of these people will be right ;) There's more than one way to get that mirror polished, hair whittling finish. I like to do it freehand, and I'll be the first to admit that it takes quite a while and I'll frequently have to go back a step to correct a mistake. It's fun and relaxing for me, it might not be for some people.

I think the wicked edge or edge pro are both pretty foolproof for putting a consistent bevel with a fantastic finish if you're willing to put the money into it.
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For me, i think itd be something fairly relaxing. Im having trouble distinguishing good info with bad, as it all seems to differ so much based on who tell ya haha.

If i were to buy 3 stones, what should i get? Brand? Grit?
Other than this site, are there any good references? Btw, i have a thing for technical documents and often read my old material science books :)
 
If you have hand skill, go freehand. Much easier IMO.

pull out stone, wet it, polish 10 seconds and put away.

whole process takes 30 seconds, using a 4000 or 8000 eill mirror just about any steel
 
I freehand all my stuff on DMT stones and finish with black compounded strops.

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ooooh pictures! I freehand also, with chosera stones and green paste on a strop.

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Alright, it looks like to start I am going to order a couple of stones, a strop, and some sort of compound. DMT stones? Any brands to look for? good online places to order from?

lastly, any good texts to pic up? Ive been doing a lot of reading, seems that most everything is online.

I think by biggest issue will be verifying my angles...
 
sharpeningsupplies or chefknivestogo have a lot of stones and strops. Don't worry too much about the exact angle, a 18 degree bevel looks just as good as a 17 degree bevel. You'll learn a lot along the way, just don't get discouraged if it's slow going at first. DMT stones are pretty cheap and a lot of people get great results with them, so I'd say you can give those a shot.
 
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