microbevel vs burr

[Kronos]

i was thinking today about having to sharpen my s30v benchmade 630, and how s30v typically forms burrs. Then i got to wondering whether a microbevel would pretty much eliminate any burr. for example, i use a lansky crock stick setup that does a 20 degree back bevel, and then puts the edge on at 25 degrees. So my question is whether or not the last few strokes at the 25 degree setting would eliminate a burr, and thus make my life a lot easier

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Micro-beveling is a common burr removal technique, it has many other benefits for sharpening as well such as efficiency of sharpening and concerns with durability.

-Cliff

 

[Menocu]

I'm just not very good at getting sharp edges.. Since I'm intentionally forming a burr on each side before trying to remove it, I'm pretty sure the issue isn't flat spots where the edge isn't meeting.

When I started raising the angle for a few strokes to make a microbevel, I instantly started getting the nice shaving or "hair popping" sharp edges I was looking for - so I think it must do a very good job at removing any little itty bitty burr that might remain.

 

[tim8557]

i was thinking today about having to sharpen my s30v benchmade 630, and how s30v typically forms burrs. Then i got to wondering whether a microbevel would pretty much eliminate any burr. for example, i use a lansky crock stick setup that does a 20 degree back bevel, and then puts the edge on at 25 degrees. So my question is whether or not the last few strokes at the 25 degree setting would eliminate a burr, and thus make my life a lot easier

25 degrees, I assume means 50 degrees inclusive. This is a pretty high angle for a knife I would guess. I keep mine around 30 degrees total, especially with good steels.