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I know this is going to be old hat to many of the "Senior Hogs" here, but it was interesting enough that I felt compelled to post. Many of you saw that yesterday I "Comp Finished" my HOGFSH. After soaking it in stripper and scrubbing on it with steel wool for about an hour, my edge had taken a hit. Since this blade is far too big for my Lansky, and needed a little more love than my Spyderco Sharpmaker could give it, I broke out my Smith's Diamond stone. I started with the orange fine stone. Now I am NOT much of a free hand sharpener, in fact I often end up with a more dull edge than I started with, but I had to try. I played around with the scratch pattern until I found the right angle and I gave it about 20 strokes. I felt it to confirm I had a "burr", and flipped it over and repeated the same process on the other side. I then held my breath and gave the edge a feel. Imagine my shock when the edge was hair popping sharp!! I confirmed this by shaving the hair on my arm. This blew me away. I was shaving with a knife that is .31 inches thick, and I had hand sharpened. When Busse says that INFI is easy to sharpen, that isn't marketing hype. I am blown away by the fact that this steel is so tough, run at 59 RC, and can be hand sharpened by me. I have always considered my sharpening skills with a stone "challenged" at best. Thanks Busse.
This steel is almost like a weird putty. It is soft enough to sharpen, but gets hard and tough enough to hack through 3 inch branches in one swing. I have never seen anything like it.
This steel is almost like a weird putty. It is soft enough to sharpen, but gets hard and tough enough to hack through 3 inch branches in one swing. I have never seen anything like it.
