I have a rex 76 mule I'm about to sharpen. I had cerakote put on it and the guy(did good work not harping on him) put an edge on it after the fact. One side varies from 18-19° other is ~16°. I'm using a kme and would like to use the 100 grit to speed up the process. Any suggestion on which side to start on?
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Sharpening question
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tinfoil hat timmy
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start on the side that's closest to the angle you want the final edge to be.
work up a burr along the whole edge then do the same on the other side and once you've established the new edge I'd leave it as is to save steel.
itll be even after a few sharpening.
work up a burr along the whole edge then do the same on the other side and once you've established the new edge I'd leave it as is to save steel.
itll be even after a few sharpening.
Appreciate your reply... but both are roughly a degree away from where I want to be. I guess I should have said why I'm asking. Is the burr I'm working up going to be more difficult to remove/am I going to jack up my apex if I start with shallow angle first? Should I work a 16° degree angle to a 17° degree angle with that low of a grit stone?
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I honestly dont know. if you're making a new edge burr it shouldnt be any different than any other time.
If the edge is relatively centered now, I’d reshape the higher side first, on the idea that it’d be easier to minimize edge displacement. You’ll be grinding on the shoulder of the high side, and you’ll know just when you get to the edge. When you’re grinding the low side, if it looks like the edge is displacing, you can take a touch off the previously high side easier than trying to predict in advance where the low side will displace to.
Clear as mud?
Parker
Clear as mud?
Parker
Went smooth, appreciate it man.
Yeah that's what I ended up doing for those reasons. Just didn't have the terminology to describe it. Appreciate it.
No problem.
All our sharpening methods involve removing steel, we have no convenient means of putting steel back. For a knife you like, it’s desirable to wear it out as slowly as possible. Someday, you’ll have to find a new favorite, but let’s put it off as long as we can.
Parker
All our sharpening methods involve removing steel, we have no convenient means of putting steel back. For a knife you like, it’s desirable to wear it out as slowly as possible. Someday, you’ll have to find a new favorite, but let’s put it off as long as we can.
Parker