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Strider SnG st 15dps. They definitely grind these thinner than they used to!
 
Am I the only one who's mad that you didn't present the Dr. Suess book face side up so I could see which one it was?

On a serious note..nice work. I'm getting my 2300 grit stone in the mail tomorrow so if the results are good enough you might see a couple of pics :thumbsup:
 
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Aquaholicc said:
Am I the only one who's made that you didn't present the Dr. Suess book face side up so I could see which one it was?

On a serious note..nice work. I'm getting my 2300 grit stone in the mail tomorrow so if the results are good enough you might see a couple of pics :thumbsup:
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The stone alone should be pretty close. My 2k shapton is almost mirror quality. A little stropping and you're all set.
 
T.L.E. Sharp said:
The stone alone should be pretty close. My 2k shapton is almost mirror quality. A little stropping and you're all set.
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Yeah I've done some research, you know the whole conversation chart with the different micron levels and whatnot and it seems that a Shapton 6k is equivalent to the EP 2300..so if you say your 2k is giving you near Mirror levels then I can rest easy tonight knowing all my knives will look beautiful come tomorrow evening (I hope).

I strop on a knifeplus strop block "green" I wish I could find info on what micron they load this strop with but it gives me a very nice polish.
 
Aquaholicc said:
Yeah I've done some research, you know the whole conversation chart with the different micron levels and whatnot and it seems that a Shapton 6k is equivalent to the EP 2300..so if you say your 2k is giving you near Mirror levels then I can rest easy tonight knowing all my knives will look beautiful come tomorrow evening (I hope).

I strop on a knifeplus strop block "green" I wish I could find info on what micron they load this strop with but it gives me a very nice polish.
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Pretty sure the knives plus strop is loaded with bark river compound which is one micron.
 
Some of it comes down to the stone too. I've got a bunch of cheap Chinese stones that are all over the place. One 2k that's a near mirror like the Shapton glass, but a 5k that acts more like the 800 Shapton. Hopefully yours is a genuine 2.3k and will work well after breaking in.
 
T.L.E. Sharp said:
Some of it comes down to the stone too. I've got a bunch of cheap Chinese stones that are all over the place. One 2k that's a near mirror like the Shapton glass, but a 5k that acts more like the 800 Shapton. Hopefully yours is a genuine 2.3k and will work well after breaking in.
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"Genuine" as in not fake or what? I ordered it right from Edge Pro so I hope it's the real deal!
 
Aquaholicc said:
Am I the only one who's mad that you didn't present the Dr. Suess book face side up so I could see which one it was?

On a serious note..nice work. I'm getting my 2300 grit stone in the mail tomorrow so if the results are good enough you might see a couple of pics :thumbsup:
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Green Eggs and Ham, what else?! Looking forward to seeing those edges
 
Aquaholicc said:
Okay so I just finished my Sebenza at 2300...

Here's a pic of 1000 grit:

Notice how hazey the bevel is..

And here are some pics after the 2300 stone:


I suppose the next step is a 4000 stone!
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Nice job not laying the bevel back too far! Easy to do on Sebenzas near the tip. I'm guessing 18 or 19 dps?
 
halden.doerge said:
Nice job not laying the bevel back too far! Easy to do on Sebenzas near the tip. I'm guessing 18 or 19 dps?
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Thanks man, you're correct..19 dps. You may not be able to see the whole penny but hell, like you said I don't need a huge ass cutting edge with the Benza
 
Aquaholicc said:
Thanks man, you're correct..19 dps. You may not be able to see the whole penny but hell, like you said I don't need a huge ass cutting edge with the Benza
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Nice. Yeah, they're nice and thin behind the edge already. That should cut well and hold its edge for a good long time.
 
Crazy what camera angles will do... lol. This is a 600 grit convex edge (on my belt sander) and polished with some compound on a leather strop. This is a Busse BB13 I just got finished regrinding to a full flat grind.

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But here's the edge under a little different lighting! no where near what a true mirror polished edge is... but it is a nice user polish to be sure =)

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