Strider sharpening problems

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Kousii2

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I decided to reprofile my strider on my edge pro apex. I have seen videos on YouTube where people are cleanly slicing through phone book paper with a 40 degree inclusive edge. I marked my edge and dropped the angle to around 20. I go rid of all the sharpie on both sides one after another taking off the bevel. I am able to cut paper fairly well with a workin edge after the 120. Then I go to 220 and it is even better. After 220 it goes downhill. From the 400 to the 600 to the 1000 it gets harder for me to cut paper. I make sure I knock the bevel and keep the knife consistent on the Ricasso with no movement on the edge pro. I can cut paper straight down but when I try cutting it at an angle it fails miserably. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. I have been through this process 3 full times now moving grit by grit. I don't know if I need to spend more time on each grit. Also, I barely apply pressure on the higher grits. I have sharpened other knives on the edge pro but they were all around 30 degree edges so they slice right though notebook paper. I would also like to add that my strider has the digicam blade. I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it. It also shaves hair off my arm. I have yet to get a knife to cut phone book paper. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

George
 
Spend more time with each grit. Make sure you have removed all the previous grind marks and you are removing/reducing the burr with light pressure as you finish up with each stone.
 
Thank you for your response. How many passes would you say on average? Does it vary greatly per knife (steel)?
 
Counting strokes will never work, to many factors.

You grind until the work with that stone is done, if it is a coarse stone then you are forming a edge and must work past changes of angle and damage. You grind until you have a burr that flops and the established edge has been ground beyond any damage. Moving to finer stones after setting the bevel your goal is to reduce the scratch pattern until it reaches the level of sharpness you are happy with. Remember to use a light touch near the end and don't move on to a new stone if the edge is not sharper.
 
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