Stone Progression - Moving onto the next stone?

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Nitiwat

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Hello everyone, I apologize if this has been asked and answered already. I tried searching but didn't really find the answer I was looking for.

Basically, from what I've read and my understanding is that you move onto the next stone when sharpening after you have apexed the edges and have established consistent scratch patterns along the edge correct? I'm wondering specifically about if I am suppose to remove the burr that develops and "finish off" the edge before moving onto the next stone? Am I suppose to remove all burrs and make it as sharp as possible before moving on, or do I keep the burr onto the next stone?


I hope someone can point me in the right direction, thanks!
 
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Nitiwat said:
Hello everyone, I apologize if this has been asked and answered already. I tried searching but didn't really find the answer I was looking for.

Basically, from what I've read and my understanding is that you move onto the next stone when sharpening after you have apexed the edges and have established consistent scratch patterns along the edge correct? I'm wondering specifically about if I am suppose to remove the burr that develops and "finish off" the edge before moving onto the next stone? Am I suppose to remove all burrs and make it as sharp as possible before moving on, or do I keep the burr onto the next stone?


I hope someone can point me in the right direction, thanks!
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Hi,
Think of it like this,
if you remove the burr after switching stones (or before),
then you can use the burr as a signal that its time to switch stones

By de-burr I mean 1-2 ultra light edge leading alternating passes at 40 degrees per side.

On your final stone, after deburring at 40 dps,
do 1-10 light alternating edge leading passes at your final/original angle
and you're done
 
That's similar ^ to what I do. Work up a burr on a coarse stone (150 grit, depending on how damaged, finer if not so bad). Flip and remove burr and work up burr on that side.
Remove. Move to finer stone. Repeat. Your scratch pattern will look better now. I may stop there or move to a higher grit depending on how fine an edge I want. DM
 
bucketstove said:
Hi,
Think of it like this,
if you remove the burr after switching stones (or before),
then you can use the burr as a signal that its time to switch stones
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Burrs really don't tell you when it's time to switch stones, after you raise one the first time... it tells you you've apexed the edge. Once you raise a burr, edge refinement is what you look for... since the edge is apexed, the burr can form almost right away. So look for the edge/bevel refined to the level of the stone (or level desired).
 
Same here, I do alternating strokes at the end of each stone to at least minimize the burr before I move on. I don't always increase the angle though.
 
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