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I have a oil stone kit which includes a coarse+fine India stone, a soft+hard Arkansas stone, a leather strop and chromium oxide honing compound. As I continue to get better with sharpening, I feel like there is a fairly big jump between the hard Arkansas stone and the strop. I added a step with 1500 grit sandpaper before stropping, which seems to have helped. I can get a decent polish on the blade, but under close inspection it is still somewhat cloudy with fine scratches.
I am thinking of adding a couple of strops (black emery and white rouge?) though I thought I would see if this seems like the right direction. Would I be better off going with something like an ultra fine ceramic stone? The knives are coming out really sharp, I am just looking to get better refinement.
Dave
I am thinking of adding a couple of strops (black emery and white rouge?) though I thought I would see if this seems like the right direction. Would I be better off going with something like an ultra fine ceramic stone? The knives are coming out really sharp, I am just looking to get better refinement.
Dave