On another note, how long did it take to reprofile that steel with that system?
How sharp was it off your first(profiling) stone? If it's not crazy sharp off your first stone, no matter how far you take the edge grit wise, it will never be.
And wow, what a gorgeous 710-2 with M390. I have one just like, it's thin enough behind the edge that newsprint, phone book paper, or whatever else shouldn't be a problem.
Good luck, and Congratulations on a gorgeous Axis Benchmade, it surely won't be your last.
I'm not really an expert at sharpening or reprofiling, I just started 2-3 months ago, I'm still learning
I'm not sure how long it took, i was watching TV while doing it but i think about 1h30 +/- 15 minutes.
Before that I did the same with the S30V of the leatherman charge TTI and it took me less time to reprofile.
And the blade of a leatherman c302 was a joke to do compared to these 2
So far, I never tried the sharpness before going through the 3 stones, 120, 280 and 600. Should I try it when i'm done with the 120 before going to the 280?
What i'm doing is simple, I reach the burr on both side with the 120 then I remove it. before switching to the 280, I grab a sharpie and I do one more pass on each side to make sure it get removed completely.
when I'm ok with the result, I switch to the 280 and I repeat. then the 600 and finally, I test the sharpness.
It is my first expensive knife and yes I agree with you, it wont be the last
I will redo a few pass with the stones on it today, maybe it will help.