Sharpmaker and S110V

GatorFlash1 said:
You, and many other forums members, seem obsessed with sharp steel that cuts stuff that knives are really not made to cut, no offense intended. You spend lots of time and money on this sharpness hobby and I assume you get enjoyment from this.

I'll reprofile a blade, but really don't have time to be worried about the edge's microns or carbides, etc. Give me a break! I'll leave this to Spyderco's blade wizards. They have the expertise, cryo tempering stuff, RC testing equipment, etc.

If you are truly into this sharpness hobby you really should get into some of the "How Sharp can I can make my knife compared to yours" contests.

Here is a good starter knife for such a contest. My current EDC, which is so good from the Spyderco factory that I rarely have to mess with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk0IxU-fuW4
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Yeah, some people use knives cuz they need to, others cuz they just love to. Many of us are a combo of both!

I like knives that are function first, but as a knife nut(wow, my phone just tried to call me a knife butt there...) I also love just about anything knives.

I sharpen my knives for the hell of it half the time and enjoy learning about the different steels and getting better at sharpening etc. At the same time, I like remembering at times to keep it simple.

For example, budget has not been looking to great recently and have less disposable income than I'm used to. I have some very nice knives, but won't be getting any more of that caliber any time soon. Well, I gotta svord mini peasant on the way for like $11 to hold me over for a while. I can sharpen it, patina it, polish it, pimp the handles...OK, so much for keeping it simple...ooh I can't wait!

Anyway, lots of folks around here are like that. That's why I like it here...makes me feel normal...kinda... :p
 
It seems the point of steels like S110V is the longer edge retention. To take full advantage of that you want to have the initial sharpness as keen as possible. Otherwise what is the benefit? It’s like having a car that will go 500 miles on a tank but never filling it up more than half way. Maybe a sharp S110V blade will still have longer retention then a shaving sharp S30V blade? I guess I will find out and that is part of the fun of trying different steels.
 
i think steels like s110v s90v, m390 really start to preform great when the angle is less than 20dps. I like 15dps for most of my "super" stainless steel knives. I think you will be much happier with your knife if you send it to a forum sponsor to get it re-profiled in a more acute angle. that is not a job you want to attempt on a sharpmaker. however after its reprofiled it should be easy to touch it back up to shaving sharp. I was always happy with my knives when they were in the 22dps range and then a friend offered to reprofile one of my knives to 15dps. I was absolutly stunned with the sharpness compared to what i had previously thought of as a sharp blade.

i think keeping s110v at 22-25dps is like buying a sports car and keeping it at 35mph
 
Someone said on here earlier, and I 100% agree with. Start with diamond, then a few swipes with medium grit stone, ceramic, whatever you prefer, then a few swipes with medium/fine, few ultra fine, then a real quick strope. Works amazing with S90v and S110v!!!
 
the only S110 steel i have is a 2013 forum native 5 and i have had 0 problems sharpening it on the sharpmaker,i use the fine white stones that came with the kit,as a note:it shouldn't take 100-200 swipes! maybe you have over sharpened!its vary possible .
 
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