Wire Edge Prevention

[SteveG]

I ran my tests this morning, here are the results:

S30V Native 5 Sharpened at 15dps on Wicked Edge

Sharpened Stropped Burred Rolled Burred2 Rolled2
Sample #1 84 81 117 122 129 127
Sample #2 130 118 108 139 94 135
Sample #3 113 121 127 121 129 168
Sample #4 87 98 121 139 127 153
Sample #5 101 126 124 131 154 141
Mean 103 108.8 119.4 130.4 126.6 144.8
Std Dev 17.0 16.8 6.6 7.8 19.1 14.4

Notes:
Sharpened = Straight off the WE, progression 600, 800, 1000, 1500 Dia, Med, Fine Ceramic, 14, 7, 5, 3.5, 1, .5 micron diamond paste on balsa strops.
Stropped = 30 alternating-sides freehand passes on CrOx on leather.
Burred = 50 one-side-only heavy pressure passes on CrOx leather.
Rolled = 5 passes approx 1lb pressure on free-rolling 1/4" brass sleeve (cylinder)
Burred2 = 30 medium-pressure passes on 5 micron diamond paste on leather on WE - same angle as sharpening angle.
Rolled2 = Rolled

Notes:

- I think I must not be hitting the apex on some of my steps (though I raise a detectable burr with all of the stones), overall even my sharpening results were disappointing.
- The Burred2 was visible under 200x magnification (so to your point Mr. Grepper, I don't see advantages at this stage of my knowledge).