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What Did You Sharpen Today?
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Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
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This Viper Mirror2 at 17 degrees, cleanly sharp now, it arrived fairly sharp but the bevels were not quite the same on both sides.
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That is fantastic! Nice work.Still working on the process. Starting to get there. Of course the other knife that I sharpened at the same time with the same process wasn't able to get a BESS score below 120. But, this is progress.
Bruce
Specifically, achieving under 100 is a milestone.IMHO
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The other thing you already may have discovered is that some steel has a small dense molecular structure that accepts a sub quarter micron apex, some don’t. As in no matter how hard you try, it ain’t gonna happen. Cheap stainless can develop mutant burrs and are a challenge to remove the burrs from. But, as you stated…. ProgressStill working on the process. Starting to get there. Of course the other knife that I sharpened at the same time with the same process wasn't able to get a BESS score below 120. But, this is progress.
Bruce
Al
Yep. I've encountered several of those situations. Oneida and Farberware are the two brands that jump to mind at the moment. REALLY frustrating!
I do my best to channel my inner Dory and just keep swimming, just keep swimming.
Bruce
