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Lansky System - Sharpened until my hands gave out..

Rappy

Rappy

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Oh boy have I found the System for me..

I received a Lansky Deluxe Sharpening System ( mouthful ) in a trade today, I watched Gough Custom's video on sharpening with the
lansky over and over to get the idea of the method he used, and man does it work!

[video=youtube;ZlI5PaXsfOk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlI5PaXsfOk[/video]

I spent the whole evening sharpening kitchen knives, a total of 4. My hands really are calloused from the repetitive motion.. :)
***still need to improve on technique, as I can see a slight burr in my pictures?***
- Started on coarse '120, medium '280, and fine '600 for a really toothy edge for meats.

Another epic use for my SwissChamp, used with my camera to get good pictures of my edges

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Looks good. I have mine in my "man room " in my basement. I find myself touching up edges almost every time I go down there. I even started digging old knives out of drawers, tool boxes, etc.

One thing I is that if you use the plastic holder or the metal style that clamps to your work bench, hand fatigue is greatly reduced. You may want to pick one up. It's worth every penny.
 
What you are seeing is not a burr, the burr-like formation near the apex is actually not on the apex at all but just slightly up the side of the bevel. You are seeing the coarser scratch pattern of the last stone that has not been removed by the finer stone.

This is created by not grinding enough with your stones during the sharpening process and moving on to the next stone too early. The "chipping" at the edge is also another telltale sign, you can also see coarse grind marks near the shoulder of the bevel.
 
Sweet system. I got a drlux 5 stones and the 2000 grit sapphire stone. Those are the results. Took me 10 minutes. The Izula was sharp already so I've started with medium grit.

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I've also got the strop but haven't used it yet because my stropping compound is still in the mail.
 
Those edges look pretty darn good. Jason's got a good eye; as he mentioned, it looks like the 'bright' lines along the edge and shoulder are just remnants of a coarser scratch pattern left in an earlier step. I did that quite a lot when I was using my Lansky; it's pretty easy to stop a bit shy of fully removing the coarser scratches, when switching to a finer hone. I made sure to keep going until I formed a burr I could verify by feel, at the edge, with each honing step; that's a more surefire way to guarantee the previous scratches are erased all the way to the apex. The coarser scratches near the shoulder are essentially a cosmetic issue; so, if a little of that is left behind, it shouldn't really affect anything in use.

As mentioned though, that looks pretty good. Nice work. :thumbup:


David
 
Jason B. said:
What you are seeing is not a burr, the burr-like formation near the apex is actually not on the apex at all but just slightly up the side of the bevel. You are seeing the coarser scratch pattern of the last stone that has not been removed by the finer stone.

This is created by not grinding enough with your stones during the sharpening process and moving on to the next stone too early. The "chipping" at the edge is also another telltale sign, you can also see coarse grind marks near the shoulder of the bevel.
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Thank you Jason, for the tips!
I need to improve a little more :):thumbup:
I'll work longer with the finer stone after the coarser ones,I might purchase the Stand to help with fatigue.
Sharpening with the clamp on my knee is a bit cumbersome

Thanks again
 
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I'm liking the system more as it is, Don't think I need the stand as sharpening with it on my knee is comfortable
I use a rag to cover my hand the holds the stand & my finger that holds the rod for a consistent angle
Otherwise I get calloused there.

Forget to mention that I use soap and water for the stones and they start clean & finish clean!

Sharpened the rest of the kitchen knives, which are cheapo variety.

perfecto! :):thumbup:
 
Rappy, make a strop to finish the process. It will make the burr part of the edge and the knife will be super sharp.
 
edbeau said:
Rappy, make a strop to finish the process. It will make the burr part of the edge and the knife will be super sharp.
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I Have a Stropman strop which I use all the time, thanks though :)

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I liked the system so much, I ordered a Coarse diamond hone to set the initial angle quicker, the coarse stone that comes with the kit is
a little slow, I'd like to speed that up with the diamond :thumbup:

Also purchased the Stand
 
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The diamond ones are the way to go. I have the four diamond ones and use the extra fine stone for the last.
 
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