Super polished edges

Wow there are some pretty edges in here. Actually just this morning I ran across an old (crappy) pic I took of a relatively cheap knife, Schrade schf14. Done on an Edge Pro, then freehand stropped....for hours. :eek: I need to take some better pics of current knives.

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Here's one that I put a jeweled edge on. Unfortunately another bad pic, you can only see the edge where my micro keychain light hit. But it gives you an idea of how the edge looks. In actual daylight, my edges that are done like this sparkle like a blade length diamond. :D I've been doing this edge on most of my carry knives lately. They are really fun to show off because they're just a little different than what people expect to see, and still shaving sharp edge. In fact, because they sparkle like crazy, most non-knife people end up mishandling and draw blood, because they don't expect a piece of jewelry to be that sharp. :cool:

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Ok, here's a couple of new pics. I went home for lunch and decided to take a couple shots. Still just with phone, so please forgive me if they still suck.

Another high polish on a Boker Nano.

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A Jeweled ZT450.

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And one more attempt at my ZT452CF in the sun. I almost like the blueish keychain l.e.d. on the pic in previous post. But really should have taken video instead, because it's like a laser show when the sun hits it in motion. :)

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bflying said:
Ok, here's a couple of new pics. I went home for lunch and decided to take a couple shots. Still just with phone, so please forgive me if they still suck.

Another high polish on a Boker Nano.

And one more attempt at my ZT452CF in the sun. I almost like the blueish keychain l.e.d. on the pic in previous post. But really should have taken video instead, because it's like a laser show when the sun hits it in motion. :)
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Very nice, what edge angles are you using?

Here's a ZT 0808 I just finished up

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I would say that I shoot for around 20deg as a common average, but that is never how it lands. The index marks on my sharpeners will vary in actual accuracy depending on the knife, thickness, length, where it sits in clamp, etc. Most of the time I'm simply using the ole sharpie trick to come as close to original angle as possible. Then adjust from there if I'm trying change the bevel for a reason. But usually if I attack an edge before its had some real use, it's just because I want to even out the bevel right/left, front/back. Or it's just one I want to show off and want my signature on, so to speak.

So long story longer, most end up between 17-23 degrees. I really should just slap on any of the dozen iPhone level apps I've downloaded. But I'm not sure it would make much of a difference as I'm usually just trying to remove as little metal as possible, and come as close to perfect as my novice skill set will allow. Every knife seems to be a new learning curve whether it's blade shape, thickness, steel type, etc.

But it does shoot b12 up the old ego when a friend or neighbor brings me a knife and asks if there is any way I could make theirs as sharp and sparkly as mine. [emoji41]. Some day I may even feel confident enough to charge a buck or two. But for now it's just hobby for me.
 
razor-edge-knives said:
Very nice, what edge angles are you using?

Here's a ZT 0808 I just finished up

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And that is a sweet looking 0808 now. I was going to attack my 808, but the factory edge is pretty perfect on mine, so it may be a while. The next ZT I hit will probably be my 770CF. It's getting close to needing it, and I need to practice as the 770cf I gave my future son-n-law is really in need of some stone time. I also have a bunch of Spyders that would just look sweet with a little edge work. But they also came with some pretty amazing edges out of the box.
 
bflying said:
I would say that I shoot for around 20deg as a common average, but that is never how it lands. The index marks on my sharpeners will vary in actual accuracy depending on the knife, thickness, length, where it sits in clamp, etc. Most of the time I'm simply using the ole sharpie trick to come as close to original angle as possible. Then adjust from there if I'm trying change the bevel for a reason. But usually if I attack an edge before its had some real use, it's just because I want to even out the bevel right/left, front/back. Or it's just one I want to show off and want my signature on, so to speak.

So long story longer, most end up between 17-23 degrees. I really should just slap on any of the dozen iPhone level apps I've downloaded. But I'm not sure it would make much of a difference as I'm usually just trying to remove as little metal as possible, and come as close to perfect as my novice skill set will allow. Every knife seems to be a new learning curve whether it's blade shape, thickness, steel type, etc.

But it does shoot b12 up the old ego when a friend or neighbor brings me a knife and asks if there is any way I could make theirs as sharp and sparkly as mine. [emoji41]. Some day I may even feel confident enough to charge a buck or two. But for now it's just hobby for me.
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Nice. I definitely notice a performance increase at 15 dps over 20 - you should try it ;)
 
I typically don't mirror polish an edge but when I do, I use waterstones :D


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^ Very nice guys!! Japanese polishing of those primary bevels is way beyond me... keep up the great work and thanks for sharing the pics!

Just finished up this Reate Horizon-D, reprofiled to 15 dps

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I was just playing around with my 10k imanishi on that one, finish turned out ok but it's not what I like.

I received my new Suehiro Cerax 6k yesterday and finished the Deba with that.

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Here's im_your_huckleberry's Sebenza 21 tanto!

Finished it up earlier today, hate doing tantos as you have to go through the full progression twice! ;) This is some of the best coffee you will ever taste... extremely delicious, and smooth! From Costco ;)

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