Sharpening freehand to hair whittling (the video series)

So-Lo

So-Lo

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Hey guys, I get the question a lot...

"How do you get those hair whittling mirror edges?"

Well here you go :D Pour yourself a nice cold beverage, remember to click the HD setting on the corner of the video and enjoy. :cool:

Please ask any and all questions :thumbup:

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Thanks for watching! :)
 
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Very nice. I love how that mirror edge just sort of pops out after a few strokes. Nice setup you got there too.
 
Nice videos. Hard to hear you at times. Maybe speak louder or adjust your mic sensitivity.
 
Good vid's So-Lo :thumbup:

Your technique looks good and you kept it simple, very nice :)
 
nice work, enjoyed it!
that UF spyderco looks nice :thumbup: I do have the full line of dmt stones, but I am now lusting for the UF lol
yes, you can go cheap, but all in all, it's getting more expensive for me by the day :D
 
Excellent series So-Lo! :) I just watched them and like your others they were very cool and informative. I liked the hair whittling at the end. :thumbup:
 
Great vids!
Nice to see your setup and techniques.
Loved watching these.
 
if i had'nt watched i would'nt have believed you could freehand pristine sharpening like that. not possible for me so i use the edge pro but you proved that a capable man could make it w/o the added devices. kudos to your skill & good videos.
dennis
 
I'll have to check out the UF Spyderco. It looks like it gives good results.

One comment: You likely remove a lot more material than needed, especially at the course grits, sharpening that long. You probably have the edge set a lot sooner than that. I can see spending time with light strokes at the finest grits, but I have found the coarse DMT removes a lot of metal very fast.
 
Don M said:
I'll have to check out the UF Spyderco. It looks like it gives good results.

One comment: You likely remove a lot more material than needed, especially at the course grits, sharpening that long. You probably have the edge set a lot sooner than that. I can see spending time with light strokes at the finest grits, but I have found the coarse DMT removes a lot of metal very fast.
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I'll watch for that, but keep in mind I was reprofiling a few degrees with a very hard steel :cool:


Thanks for all the kind words, I need to get some "real stones" for the med. and fine grits so I can not have to worry so much about rounding that tip. I might do another video on the "art of the stroke." Like body motion and stance, move the body not your fingers.... type stuff. It's kind of like a golf swing, once you know what you should be practicing you can practice "right." :)

Would that help anyone? :)
 
Given the steel, the diamond grit, and that you were correcting a factory grind I highly doubt too much metal was removed. Diamonds remove lots of steel but not as much as most think, especially with the new alloys.

Rounding the tips.... SoLo flip the stone around, less chance of going off the side with a straight edge ;)

Explaining technique would be good, its something often neglected yet is the most important part.
 
great vid but thats too much like work!........i couldnt do that ..the hair split was very cool. its sharp by golly:thumbup: id for sure would have needed stitures afer doing that ,but i do have a question . was talking, as you were working distracting?
 
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