VIDEO:Spyderco Endura 4 FFG ZDP-189 Slicing Phonebook Paper

[Ankerson]

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[marthinus]

Damn that thing is sharp!

 

[Chris Pierce]

Factory edge right?

 

[Ankerson]

Damn that thing is sharp!

Just a little.

Factory edge right?

Not quite.

 

[dsmegst]

You cut that lady right in half!

Nice work on that edge. Details?

 

[Hoytarcher10]

Details?

Im interested in details as well, what sharpening system/stones do you use?

 

[DennisStrickland]

jim was that edge your edge pro mirror edge? that was sharp.
dennis

 

[Ankerson]

You cut that lady right in half!

Nice work on that edge. Details?

Im interested in details as well, what sharpening system/stones do you use?

I use an Edge Pro Apex.

Edge was reprofiled to about 13 degrees per side and polished up to the 6000 grit tape to a mirror finish.

 

[Ankerson]

jim was that edge your edge pro mirror edge? that was sharp.
dennis

Yeah it is.

And that's after I cut that tub bottom out and some other stuff. :thumbup:

 

[KuRUpTD]

Impressive !

 

[singularity35]

Impressive, most impressive. Obi wan has taught you well.

 

[proguide]

That is the only way I test my knives. I can't tell you how many phone books I have gone through over the years. It's a good measure of sharpness

 

[Ankerson]

That is the only way I test my knives. I can't tell you how many phone books I have gone through over the years. It's a good measure of sharpness

Yep, it's not really sharp the paper will tear and it tears easy. :thumbup:

 

[KennyB]

That is the only way I test my knives. I can't tell you how many phone books I have gone through over the years. It's a good measure of sharpness

Yeah, I discovered phone book paper a few months ago myself. I love it since it's free, and there's thousands of pages in there. Not to mention it's just the best paper to test with since it's so thin. Mine usually comes in right around .002"

It's interesting to see how closely my edges off of a 1K water stone and leather strop match yours off of a 6000 grit abrasive. It makes me think that perhaps the paper isn't really the best for testing how sharp an edge is though since my 1K results so closely resemble your 6K results, but I bet there's a lot that the paper shows you that the video doesn't.

How easy is it for you to fold the paper over at the back and slice into the rounded section? I can manage it with my sharpest knives, but I have to make the cut rather fast.

 

[Ankerson]

Yeah, I discovered phone book paper a few months ago myself. I love it since it's free, and there's thousands of pages in there. Not to mention it's just the best paper to test with since it's so thin. Mine usually comes in right around .002"

It's interesting to see how closely my edges off of a 1K water stone and leather strop match yours off of a 6000 grit abrasive. It makes me think that perhaps the paper isn't really the best for testing how sharp an edge is though since my 1K results so closely resemble your 6K results, but I bet there's a lot that the paper shows you that the video doesn't.

How easy is it for you to fold the paper over at the back and slice into the rounded section? I can manage it with my sharpest knives, but I have to make the cut rather fast.

Something like this.

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[ricklee4570]

Nice videos, thanks!

 

[Ankerson]

Thanks.