What are your experiences with CPM 3V?

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Is it really just as easy to get a CPM 3V edge as hair shaving sharp as 1095?

Does CPM 3V respond to a leather strop about the same as 1095?
 
It's best to think diamond with 3V . You can go as fine with diamond as you like.I'll let someone else tell you how to strop it !
 
Leather strop, with compound, I assume...?
If so, results should be pretty similar, maybe a few extra passes on the 3V Vs 1095, but in my experience 3V is not like S110V or a super pain-in-the-ass steel to sharpen.
It's fairly easy to work with, and way better performance.
 
Standard sharpening? About the same with ceramics or diamonds. Reprofile or sharpening out a good sized chip? Much more of a pain. That said, you're a lot less likely to have to do either nearly as often with 3V.
 
I just use stone (coarse and fine) and a ceramic rod. I had no problem reprofiling a BRKT in 3v to a V-edge bevel. Easy as 1095? No, but not a heck of a lot different.
 
craytab said:
I just use stone (coarse and fine) and a ceramic rod. I had no problem reprofiling a BRKT in 3v to a V-edge bevel. Easy as 1095? No, but not a heck of a lot different.
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My one specimen of 3v goes from chipped blade to sticky sharp very quick & easy on a norton jb8 silicon carbide bench stone, followed with a 600 grit diamond eze lap, then polishing tape at an estimated ~1200.. I don't strop, but would expect it to respond well. Not sure if this is typical.
 
My very limited experience stropping 3V (Bark River Bravo 1.5) was pretty positive. Didn't notice a huge difference in the amount of time/effort it took to get the edge to hair popping after I worked it on my stones, compared to 52100/SR101 blades.
 
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