microbevel with a sharpmaker

[joesrx]

What is your process to create these. I have the diamond and ultra fine stones.

thanks

joe

 

[Vivi]

1. Reprofile the knife to good cutting geometry if needed. For this I use DMT benchstones and go somewhere between 6 and 12 degrees per side depending on the expected use of the knife.

2. Setup the sharpmaker with the brown rods in the 15 degree slots. Knock off any detectable burr on the knife using very light strokes.

3. Switch to white rods at the 15 degree setting and use very, very light strokes for no more than 5 passes per side.

4. Finish with a few swipes on the UF rods at 15 degrees using the lightest possible pressure, then 1 swipe per side on a strop with light pressure as well.

 

[frontline29]

Reprofile the mail bevel of the knife with the 15 degrees slots.

Check the bevel with the sharpie trick to make sure your hitting 15 degree's.

Then when your done re-profiling everything to 15 degree's

Lightly micro bevel the edge with the 40 degree slots.

Note: Wrapping the brown stone's with sand paper with speed up the re-profiling process.

Good luck

 

[Buck268]

Use DMT benchstones up against the 15 degree rods (or freehand for smaller angles)
Sharpie trick or checking the burr to see when to switch
Clean up with the brown stones
Polish with white stones
If bevel was set with 15* rods, switch to 20 degrees and do 3-4 passes with very light pressure on white stones.
Maintain with white stones every now and again as necessary at the 40* side.
Rinse and repeat.