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I know I know.... What was I doing ?! I was taking them to a pro because I was intimidated that I would just screw up my knives. Tonight my wife was out of town so I certainly had the time to just sit on the couch in front of the boob-tube and viola !!... It took me like 20 minutes to catch a groove.
Now, believe me, I am humble enough to know I have just scratched the surface of sharpening, but I was so excited when I got my dull Becker Bk14 and ESEE Izula hair popping sharp! The Becker could not cut paper when I started.
I did learn a few things...
1. If you put oil on the stone, you can put the edge on the stone and see when the secondary bevel is flush by the behavior of the oil being pushed away. This really helped me find the right angle!!
2. Use your forearm, not your wrist on the straight part of the edge. Adversely, I used all wrist on the curve of the belly to the tip. Worked for me to get an even stroke all the way to the top from the start of the belly.
3. Sound of the stroke is telling. The sound was very slicey when correct--it almost hurt my ears when I was off.
4. I could feel it when it was right. If I was on the shoulder, I could feel it. If I was on the edge, I could hear it.
These observations are just what I felt my first night at sharpening and realize I may be doing it wrong. Feel free to comment with any other tips/observations you may experience.
Now, believe me, I am humble enough to know I have just scratched the surface of sharpening, but I was so excited when I got my dull Becker Bk14 and ESEE Izula hair popping sharp! The Becker could not cut paper when I started.
I did learn a few things...
1. If you put oil on the stone, you can put the edge on the stone and see when the secondary bevel is flush by the behavior of the oil being pushed away. This really helped me find the right angle!!
2. Use your forearm, not your wrist on the straight part of the edge. Adversely, I used all wrist on the curve of the belly to the tip. Worked for me to get an even stroke all the way to the top from the start of the belly.
3. Sound of the stroke is telling. The sound was very slicey when correct--it almost hurt my ears when I was off.
4. I could feel it when it was right. If I was on the shoulder, I could feel it. If I was on the edge, I could hear it.
These observations are just what I felt my first night at sharpening and realize I may be doing it wrong. Feel free to comment with any other tips/observations you may experience.
