paper sharpening wheels - when your time is important to you

richard j said:
post your average time from start to finish for sharpening a 4" blade thats really dull and type of steel (fixed or folder) using nothing but the paper wheels.
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Sharpened a 5 inch 440c blade from dull to newspaper pushcutting in about 4 minutes.
 
richard j said:
what steel is the knife made from and was it one you made?
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No the one I make take around 5-15 minutes for a new knife with no edge at all. It used to take more than an hour to put the edge I wanted. When I sharpen up dull kitchen knives I can get great results very fast.
 
Quick question about recurves. I know they make 1/4" wheels for deep curved blades. How much of a curve can you sharpen before you need thinner wheels? Can you do something like a Benchmade 710 on the 3/4" wheels or is that even too much?

Also, I can't wait to get my set. It's been ordered.
 
i have sharpened recurves on 1" wheels but i would do dry runs without the abrasive wheel running to see how to move the blade across the wheel using the corners of the wheel.
 
Recurves and paper wheels: Take a wood block wrapped in 120 grit paper, and little by little roll off the outer edge of each wheel (you'll need to glue and re-grit the grit wheel when done). If your knife has a very slight recurve like the 710 or Shallot, you only need a little bit of the wheel edge rounded off. If it has a big recurve like a Mini Mojito or Bump, round off a little more. It still leaves enough flat edge on each wheel to do straight edges, and makes sharpening a recurve much quicker and easier.
 
I ordered the wheels yesterday from Grizzly after speaking with Mike. He was very helpful and friendly.
 
milani74 said:
I ordered the wheels yesterday from Grizzly after speaking with Mike. He was very helpful and friendly.
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You'll be happy. I got my wheels up and running this week and couldn't be happier with the results. richard_j made things a lot easier and helped me correct a noob mistake I was making. Thanks again richard.
 
i already did compare the edge between a hard cotton buff and the wheels. i'll leave the cotton buff for mirror finishes and stick to the paper wheels for sharpening.
 
Very nice. I practiced on my kitchen knives first, which came out sharp, but I messed up the angle a few times and buffed out higher on the blade in spots. After that, I got the hang of it and sharpened a D2 Alaskan Knives blade I couldnt get shaving sharp before with my sharpmaker. It now is hair popping sharp!
I am still learning how to sharpen different blades, but this system is the cats meow. Thanks Richard for sharing this with so many people and your patience.
 
I know I have alot to learn still, but I reached a new milestone. I used to sharpen at 3 oclock, and then I tried at 1:00 oclock, and now I see the burr highlight instantly. I need to train my hands more, but I am fine with it. I have been carrying my new BM Griptilian and finally wore down the factory sharpness (was not arm hair shavable) and was confident enough to do the 1:00 oclock position. 2 passes per side on grit, and 2 passes per side on buffer, and I cleared a patch of hair on my arm like Yul Brynner's scalp. Then I did the unthinkable. I plucked a hair off my beard, held it out-dangled it in mid air, passed my blade across it, and it caught the edge of the hair! It whittled right up the hair without back pressure. This is a first for me. I am feeling edgy tonight!
 
Hey Richard how do the wheels work with D2? Should I hit it with the belt grinder first then the grit wheel then paper wheel?
 
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