Sharpening and maybe some help?

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So i have a few questions. I recently bought the shapton tradition set of 320, 1k and 5k stones. I cant seem to get anything sharp even after an hour or so. So my first question is when it comes to the 320 grit when should i use it and when should i stop? Same with the 1k stone please? Also, I was told from someone on here to try and find a mentor, i live in somewhat of a small city and not sure where to look for a mentor, so i was wondering if any of you guys could help by me creating a video and sending it to you and if you would give me feed back of what i am doing wrong and/or right?
 
I'm not as good as many on here, so others will be able to give more and better advice... But I can tell you that you need much smaller/closer steps as far as grit. Going from 320 (fairly course) to 1000 (pretty fine IMO) does not work well, as you can not remove the 320 scratches. But, you should be able to get a sharp edge just with 320, albeit toothy. Have you tried the sharpie method to make sure you're getting the right angle?
 
MIGUY said:
I'm not as good as many on here, so others will be able to give more and better advice... But I can tell you that you need much smaller/closer steps as far as grit. Going from 320 (fairly course) to 1000 (pretty fine IMO) does not work well, as you can not remove the 320 scratches. But, you should be able to get a sharp edge just with 320, albeit toothy. Have you tried the sharpie method to make sure you're getting the right angle?
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Never thought about that before, ill check into that thanks. Also yes, every time i switch sides i use the sharpie to make sure i am at the right angle.
 
Ease up on your pressure and let the stone do the cutting, and dont sharpen for so long at a whack, people tend to get worse at holding the correct angle the logner they go. And as was mentioned, your knife should be sharp coming off of your rough stone.
 
WuGod said:
Ease up on your pressure and let the stone do the cutting, and dont sharpen for so long at a whack, people tend to get worse at holding the correct angle the logner they go. And as was mentioned, your knife should be sharp coming off of your rough stone.
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hmm gotcha:) will try this thank you
 
Graphic, it's your technique. With good steady hands & skill, sharpeners can easily get a arm hair shaving edge from a 320 grit stone. Keep at it. DM
 
I forgot to say- get a cheap Mora, and practice on the scandi grind, it basically sets the edge angle for you, OR a cheap straight razor, check the bay for gold dollars, or a vintage one on the cheap, they really set the angles better than any for you. Then work on the right pressure, how to stroke, crossing the grit and work the burr. Once I got all of that down the angle was easy- I just picked the one I wanted with my thumb, and its closer to the straight razor than the factory edge.
 
"Gold Dollar" is a brand of straight razor, when I bougt mine they were about $10 off of ebay. Since you just lay the razor flat on the stone to sharpen its a good way to figure out pressure/stroke/burring without having to worry about angle when you are learning. Worked for me at least.
 
WuGod said:
"Gold Dollar" is a brand of straight razor, when I bougt mine they were about $10 off of ebay. Since you just lay the razor flat on the stone to sharpen its a good way to figure out pressure/stroke/burring without having to worry about angle when you are learning. Worked for me at least.
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oooh interesting yeah ill try that and see
 
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