Reached a new level of ridiculously impractical sharpness...

Kaizen1

Kaizen1

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I just split a hair into 4 pieces with my CF/ZDP-189 Caly 3. I sharpen and touch up on the Spyderco triangle stones freehand (med, fine, ultrafine), then strop on newspaper on glass and lastly I strop on smooth receipt paper on glass. Yet another skill to add to the ol' resume...
 
Wow:eek: I bet that will cut you just looking at it!

One question if I may: When you say strop with newspaper and receipt, how do you go about doing this? Do you have it taped down flat to the glass and then just do light strokes with the spine leading, or what?

Thanks, and once again wow:eek:
 
I'd think just hold one end and stroke away from it... seems simpler, as that's what I do when I convex with sandpaper on top of my strop.
 
rpbali said:
Wow:eek: I bet that will cut you just looking at it!

One question if I may: When you say strop with newspaper and receipt, how do you go about doing this? Do you have it taped down flat to the glass and then just do light strokes with the spine leading, or what?

Thanks, and once again wow:eek:
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What Lucky Bob said, I just hold it with my free hand. I probably press down too hard when I strop also, at least initially. I strop a lot lighter towards the last few strokes. And yes spine leading (or edge trailing, whichever you want to call it).
 
I use 3M lapping films on glass to get that sharpness that will peel off long curls and more long curls from a single strand of hair that make it look like a cornstalk. Recently I got my CPM M4 Krein Ultimate Caper that sharp with only the Spyderco UF Benchstones, though the lapping films up to .05 micron made it even sharper. While not the most practical edge, it does do well for showing off.

Mike
 
hardheart said:
I wish Tom's site was up, I really want to try something in M4.
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Go to the Usual Suspects forum and check out Tom's forum there. I also believe his site is getting close to being ready. You can always give him a call. Maybe after a bit more use I can ship mine off to you to try out.

Mike
 
ok now take that surgical edge and go use the knife for a making a bush shelter and report back :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
 
Thanks Thombrogan!

Bushman5,

Take the ax that I should use, split a hair 4 ways and we got a deal:thumbup::D.
 
Kaizen1 said:
I just split a hair into 4 pieces with my CF/ZDP-189 Caly 3. I sharpen and touch up on the Spyderco triangle stones freehand (med, fine, ultrafine), then strop on newspaper on glass and lastly I strop on smooth receipt paper on glass. Yet another skill to add to the ol' resume...
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How did you split it into 4 pieces, technically. I like to try it myself.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
nozh2002 said:
How did you split it into 4 pieces, technically. I like to try it myself.

Thanks, Vassili.
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In the same way that you whittled the hair in the video. I just went over the same spot with 3 cuts. And FWIW, I remember a comment I made about ZDP and so far with 1st hand experience, I have no complaints about it being brittle.
 
Kaizen1 said:
In the same way that you whittled the hair in the video. I just went over the same spot with 3 cuts. And FWIW, I remember a comment I made about ZDP and so far with 1st hand experience, I have no complaints about it being brittle.
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I'll try! Again in this bussiness it is important to know that it is possible.

...I am wondering where all this will lead as in some future - carving out initials on the hair?

Thanks, Vassili.
 
I get similar results (4-5 way splitting) on my Leatherman (S30V) freehanding on a 1000/3000 Suehiro waterstone and then stropping carefully for a few minutes on loose, thin leather covered in waterstone dust. As gunmike1 says, it's great edge for showing off!
 
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