Time to step up my sharpening game!

[Obsessed with Edges]

Now this is really exciting. I just produced the same edge on an opinel.

Would you guys agree that I wasn't producing clean apexed grinds since the addition of a coarser stone helped me so much?

I suspect that's the most common mistake made in sharpening, in not going quite far enough to the apex. I did it early on, and it's the best reason to make sure a full-length and obvious burr is produced at the coarse stage. A coarser stone usually makes an obvious burr, and quickly, so I'm sure it helped. With experience, it gets easier to detect finer burrs when starting with finer hones.

Good to hear you've 'apexed' that particular hurdle, BTW . :thumbup:


David