I want to double edge the tip of my Leek...(cause I'm bored)

I think they come with a little something, but that's what this forum is for :D, plus those links I gave you are pretty good. Just hold a fairly consistent angle, use reasonable pressure (whatever amount you can use and still maintain the angle) and use light pressure on your finishing strokes.
 
You barely need to use any pressure at all on those DMT stones. In fact, I found if I put much more than the weight on the knife on the stone it leaves a very irregular edge (with my Fine and Extra Fine stones). I would recommend a C/F combo because diamond cuts very fast. I intially was going to go that route, but with how fast diamonds cut (dont forget to use water!) I'm thinking I can pretty much handle most everything with the fine/Xfine...
 
hardheart said:
I think they come with a little something, but that's what this forum is for :D, plus those links I gave you are pretty good. Just hold a fairly consistent angle, use reasonable pressure (whatever amount you can use and still maintain the angle) and use light pressure on your finishing strokes.
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Alright, well thanks a lot for all your help :D


Hopefully I can order it in the next week or so (gotta plan my spending >_<).
 
Buck268 said:
You barely need to use any pressure at all on those DMT stones. In fact, I found if I put much more than the weight on the knife on the stone it leaves a very irregular edge (with my Fine and Extra Fine stones). I would recommend a C/F combo because diamond cuts very fast. I intially was going to go that route, but with how fast diamonds cut (dont forget to use water!) I'm thinking I can pretty much handle most everything with the fine/Xfine...
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For most edge maintenance, I agree, but he's going to cut a new edge bevel in the spine of the knife, which is going to be much more work.
 
True enough. The point I was trying to make (and maybe didnt) was that DMT stoned don't require much pressure. In fact, too much pressure will strip the diamonds right out of the stone and it will wear out in no time at all. They cut very fast with a little water, so there is no reason to try and use a lot of pressure to begin with.
 
yeah, I should be more specific. I use a pretty wide range of pressure from cutting a relief to final passes on the ultrafine, but that's because those final passes are extremely light, weight of the knife only. My heaviest force I would guess at only around 20 pounds, and that's on a 3 inch wide stone for heavy reprofiling. And I tend to use the belt sander more for that now.
 
Buck268 said:
...but with how fast diamonds cut (dont forget to use water!) I'm thinking I can pretty much handle most everything with the fine/Xfine...
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How much have you used your stones? I'm curious because usually the stones start out fairly aggressive, but that lessens as they get broken in. I was wondering if you felt you've reached this stage yet.
 
I'm kinda on the line right now. They definately started out extremely aggressive, but this was noted in the literature, and was quite expected. They are starting to taper off nicely, but I don't really have any more sharpening to do!
 
Ah... well, to revive a dead topic: I bent the crap out of my Leek's tip today, when I dropped it twice onto carpeted floor that apparently had very hard material under it.

Will the Coarse/Extra Coarse double sided one take care of this, as well as sharpen my Leek (and do the double edging)?

Since I will have to order it, should I just send in the Leek and get it fixed (they'll probably replace the blade, since it's got some superficial damage) at the same time as well, since it's pretty much useless until I can get it actually sharp again, and straighten the tip?
 
Send it back to them, they may honor the warranty even though it is not a defect. You can bend it back if you know what you are doing. If it is a 440A blade then bending it back should not be too difficult. If you have never done this before the only way to learn is to experiment. It all depends if you don't mind possibly screwing it up worse, but if you are still bored this will be a good challenge.:)
 
eze lap have a double sided medium/fine or medium/superfine which i would probably go with. the leek is pretty thin at the tip and the fine or superfine will give you a pretty serious edge. depends if you want a razor edge along the spine of the blade tip. I wouldnt leave a blade edge with a course grit.. bit too rough for my liking but great for cutting hemp and rope if thats your thing.
 
Oh, I guess I should mention that this stone will be used on D2 or 154 CM steel as well (haven't decided on a Morpho or 42/46 yet).
 
Alright, let's forget about double-edging the Leek for now, which double-sided one could I sharpen 154 CM (as well as the Leek blade steel, 440A?) with?

I have sharpening steel that I can hone the edge with or whatever, but when it gets past fixing with that (would I even do that, or what it be better to only use the stone), what's my best choice?
 
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