ncrockclimb
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My EDC knives are used daily in a warehouse environment. I regularly use them to break down cardboard, cut pallet straps and open boxes. I also cut a lot of rope. Through trial and error I have found that an edge finished on a KME 600 or 1100 diamond is just about perfect for what I do. The problem I had was how to maintain that edge. I do not want to set up my knife on the KME one a week, but have found that the stropping with Bark River / Stropman black compound takes the "toothiness" out of my edge.
The best solution I have found is relatively coarse CBN compounds. Right now I am using 16 cbn on a thin and hard leather strop. With that I can get my current edc (Spyderco Paramilitary S110V) shaving sharp and still enough "toothiness" so that the knife will annihilate rope and easily slice through anything.
I hear people talk a lot about the small micron CBN. I am sure that they work great. However, I think that the large micron CBNs do a great job and can fill a unique role in one's sharpening arsenal.
The best solution I have found is relatively coarse CBN compounds. Right now I am using 16 cbn on a thin and hard leather strop. With that I can get my current edc (Spyderco Paramilitary S110V) shaving sharp and still enough "toothiness" so that the knife will annihilate rope and easily slice through anything.
I hear people talk a lot about the small micron CBN. I am sure that they work great. However, I think that the large micron CBNs do a great job and can fill a unique role in one's sharpening arsenal.