Took some forum advice and buffed the edge on my blade...

[MBWirenut]

now I have a whole nother problem, it so damn sharp that it is really hard to start a cut, guess I need to find a happy medium. would the best thing to do is just rough it up a little? Run it over some diamonds for a slice or two?

 

[destroythealter]

I don't understand why it is so sharp you can't start a cut?

 

[MBWirenut]

need a little bit of serration to help start a cut, I can literaly dry shave my face with it now, but for rope and other more durable materials it just needs some help.

 

[Cougar Allen]

 

[Sword and Shield]

In my experience, there's a continuum with rope cuts.

My Queen 11 cut rope great at 150 grit, and up to 400. Between 400 and 600, it wouldn't do jack. At 1000, it came back, and cut great again.

 

[MBWirenut]

thanks, although this only a 5" blade, it should be worth a try.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

It isn't so sharp it is hard to start a cut, it is likely overbuffed and rounded. You can get an edge highly polished and still decently aggressive just get it very sharp before buffing and don't do very much buffing. Often times you may not need the entire blade reworked, just give an inch or so near the choil a few passes on a more coarse stone to start cuts on harder materials.

-Cliff

 

[me2]

Anyone tried the loaded wooden strop method recommended by L. Lee in his book on sharpening (Complete Guide to Sharpening)? If so, does it prevent rounding when stropping like he says?

 

[Cliff Stamp]

As long as you go light and use just a few passes, it works better on a harder surface.

-Cliff