Sharpened my Favorite Busse

freehouse32

freehouse32

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It's been a while since I have posted anything. So I'm over due!

I finally had a few minutes to sharpen my favorite Busse, the infamous FAT ASH-1 at .32 thick!!! This is such a well designed and impressive blade!!! The balance is incredible and the FFG makes for a great slicer since the shoulders are nice and low. This knife has done it all for me, it chops great for its size and does small bushcraft jobs like a champion, chews through logs when batoning and much much more!!! I just love this knife!!!

If anyone is on the fence about an ASH-1 don't hesitate, just get one... or 3 or 4!!!

I still had the factory edge on it until last night. I put a 19 DPS edge on it. I took the edge up to 15K grit on my K02 then I dropped back down to 700 grit for a nice toothy edge so I have the best of both worlds with a nice polish as well as the toothy grab your skin edge.

I also sharpened a RMJ hawk I have too! For the RMJ I took it up to 15K and left it there.

Both edges came out excellent and will get the job done!

It was my first time sharpening a blade this thick and it couldn't have turned out better!!! Can't wait to go test them

out now!

Enjoy!

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I have a few that need a little tlc, my labor day weekend projects.
 
Right there with ya pal!! There is just somthing about the fat Ash1.. you have the exact color combo I wanted an drooled over for years before I sprung for a satin/black canvas one.. beautiful blade!
 
Hey why did you bring it back down to 700 grit from the 15k? What advantages does a toothy edge have? I always thought the carbide structure of the metal determined the edge and that the less "toothy" was more desirable from the "super steels". I'm trying to learn as much as I can. I'm looking forward to reasoning. Thanks.
 
as he holds the sharpened edges up to the light you can almost hear mike meyers from wayne's world going "schwing"
 
Not trying to answer for freehouse, but my take on the toothy edge question. No matter what steel you are dealing with l, the level of refinement at the very edge depends on what kind of cutting you want to do. Simple push cutting like when shaving, or chopping vegetables, or of course filleting phone book paper requires a much higher edge refinement. For slicing tasks where the knife is moved in a forward and backward motion while pushing down the toothy edge will work better for you.
 
Yes, Petey I really like the guided system a lot! Hand sharpening is nice too and I am pretty good at it, but the guided systems definitely bring my abilities to the NEXT LEVEL!!! I just get a much cleaner more uniform edge. What I like most about the guided system is I can more easily and accurately change edge geometry when needed.

On some of the Busse, you can get some interesting edges depending on the particular blade.

I do like some of the asymmetrical edges, but I have gotten to the point where I really like convex edges too, but V grinds work great for me and are just as easy for me to maintain them as the convex edges, and with the use of super steels I have not experienced any compromise with the edge from rolling or deformation, so that makes touch ups in the field on a leather strop or my leather belt super easy and convenient!

So I really love my K02 and the outstanding V grinds I get from them!


Twiztids4 -- As far as the more toothy edge it's more of a personal preference. With the finer grit polish and finish, you get a very fine edge that has an outstanding push cut ability. The higher the polish of the shoulder will reduce drag while cutting but at some point, the finer polished finish is no longer noticeable by the user even though drag continues to be reduced.

The best way I can explain it is when you cut some meat and it slices well but you have to make a couple passes and makes a super clean scalpel like cut.

With a more toothy edge, the blade still makes a super clean cut but the "teeth" produce more bite and created a much deeper cut because the edge grabs the meat and you won't need as many passes.

But there are so many factors that come into play that you can manipulate results in so many different ways, like blade design, the weight of the blade, the pressure applied while cutting etc...


Hope that clears some things up. Best thing I can say is next time you have a high grit finish on an edge run the knives edge on the back of one of your finger nails and you will most like shave off a very fine strip of the nail same and will make your arm hair POP off the skin. Then back that down to 400-800 grit and it won't shave off the finger nail anymore it will bite into the nail and stop unless you apply more force to continue the cut. Then when you try the same cut on your arm hair it shaves the hair just fine but they no longer POP off your arm more just fall over.
 
Thx and no, but it does use edge pro style stones.

The sharpener is Russian made KO2, not trying to "plug" them. There is plenty of info on BF and the net about them but I chose them because the clamps could accommodate .32 thick blades unlike any other systems I am aware of.
 
Nice work! Love that paring too! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
An RJM Hawk and an ASH1 are a great woods carry!
 
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