Sharpening thoughts

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spectrabullet

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I have a few different blade materials in my collection. Kershaw stuff 14C28N, Spyderco AUS-6, Buck 420 HC and 154CM I have profiled and sharpened these blades with 3 different oils and here is what I have: Norton Sharpening stone oil, not a bad job. Easy cleanup and worked nice. Smith's honing solution. I felt.... Did a better job than Nortons. Cleanup a breeze and the claim of metal particles clinging to the solution actually seem to be true. you can see the metal particles group in the blob of solution. Next.... Meijer brand Mineral oil - lubricant/laxative. Great for sharpening. I have no idea why. These blades are irregularly sharp. Like a gillette blade you would buy to remove the unwanted mustache. The cleanup is not as easy as the other two mentioned, but hell I don't care. The blades are capable of splitting microns and atoms. Now there are some of you that doubt the previous statement. I can understand that. Who the hell believes everything they read on the internet? TRY IT! Maybe I should tell you the stones I use. This might not work with your Home Depot sharpening system. Sharpeningsupplies.com Soft and hard Arkansas combination stones. This set works great for me. I use the hell out of my knifes they don't just sit around waiting for the next piece of paper to cut. I take a different one to work every day cutting down cardboard boxes and other tasks and they do a better job than any box cutter equipped with a razor. My point here is next time you are in the store pick up a bottle of mineral oil and use it on your stones and see if there is a difference.
 
I use diamond stones with water but when I used to use Arkansas stones I used WD-40, ever tried it?

As for mineral oil, it is the only lube I use on my knives, both as a lube on pivots/moving parts and as a rust inhibitor on non-stainless blades.
 
I have never used WD-40, although that is a good idea. I think I will give it a try. It works for everything else. That stuff works for removing road tar from your car as well. I didn't know that and my mom had some fresh ashphalt that they had put down to fill a hole and it looked like a majority of it was now attached to her car. She sprayed the WD-40 on there and wiped it. A lot of it came off and then sprayed it again and wiped it. More came off. The more you do it the more road tar comes off. I guess that is not the topic that I brought up but it is a little piece of info that may help someone out.
 
I only use H20 on my stones, but you guys make me curious.
DMT diamond, spyd ceramics, norton combos, and translucent arkies.
Usually go dry all the time with a frequent wipe with wet paper towel.
I tried mineral oil a while back and felt like it was messy, but I also sharpen free-hand while sitting in my bed watching TV :)
 
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