Newby joys of putting a convex edge on a Gerber sharkbelly

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Practicing on the whetstone led to putting a convex (mostly) edge on my pocket knife. There’s definitely some imperfections that I’ll get next time the stone is out, but for now it’s cutting like a dream (everything from boxes to tomatoes).

I was a little sceptical I’d get there at first, but I guess all the good advice on this forum and some patience paid off so thanks everyone! If anyone’s interested, I think the convex edge cuts a lot smoother than the factory edge so I’d recommend giving it a go :)
 
Congrats! Once you do it once, it's like "Oh. That's much simpler than I imagined." It rewards sloppy technique.

Now strop it on your pants leg, or a newspaper, or a piece of cardboard! Once you do that, it's like "Oh. I didn't think that would do anything."
 
I know... I’ll be asking to borrow friends knives soon :) how often is it recommended to flatten my whetstone?
 
crumpet8 said:
:) how often is it recommended to flatten my whetstone?
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Tough to say really. It depends on how much you use it. Harder steels will make ripples/imperfections faster then softer steels. An hour of sharpening M4 steel has a better chance to create a hollow compared to an hour of sharpening Aus 8.

It helps if you learn to use as much of the stones surface as possible to avoid grooves or hollows.

When I used a whetstone, I often used a right angle gauge to check my stone at several different locations. I use diamond stones so I don't worry about it.

Check out Buffection, Murray Carter (who rarely sharpens his stones), Kyle Noseworthy, among others on youtube for sharpening advice.
 
I have some natural stones that have been used a lot but only with softer steels. About 20 years old. I have yet to need to flatten them. I have only used light pressure and tried to use the whole stone. I just recently bought my first super steel and diamond hones to sharpen those knives
 
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