07-06-2017, 11:34 AM
" I suppose it’s possible that you are not evenly sharpening the entire length of the blade, but if you raise an even burr on both sides of the blade you should be fine."
Oh Grepper I can promise that there are many things I am not doing correctly. I'm doing a lot more things correctly than I used to though thanks to this forum. I can easily get 30 pt. variations along the length of the blade. I don't doubt that much of that is due to, as you suggest, inadequate burr removal. It would seem that there should be a price to pay for that but I can't yet figure out where it is. My knives cut almost effortlessly and with a little stropping on a sharp pad stay sharp for weeks and weeks and even months.
Most of my knives are in the 190 - 220 range now. I'm going to get that Kalamazoo and see if I can get down in the 150's. Got to tell you the truth though; For a guy who used to live in the 900 - 1200 range I'm a pretty happy camper.
I ran across the section where you were describing your knife rest for the Kalamazoo. That makes a lot of sense and particularly for a guy of my limited talents/experience. I'll just have to see what i can do once I get the machine but first I have to get my vacation out of the way.
Oh Grepper I can promise that there are many things I am not doing correctly. I'm doing a lot more things correctly than I used to though thanks to this forum. I can easily get 30 pt. variations along the length of the blade. I don't doubt that much of that is due to, as you suggest, inadequate burr removal. It would seem that there should be a price to pay for that but I can't yet figure out where it is. My knives cut almost effortlessly and with a little stropping on a sharp pad stay sharp for weeks and weeks and even months.
Most of my knives are in the 190 - 220 range now. I'm going to get that Kalamazoo and see if I can get down in the 150's. Got to tell you the truth though; For a guy who used to live in the 900 - 1200 range I'm a pretty happy camper.
I ran across the section where you were describing your knife rest for the Kalamazoo. That makes a lot of sense and particularly for a guy of my limited talents/experience. I'll just have to see what i can do once I get the machine but first I have to get my vacation out of the way.