Wire Edge Prevention

[SteveG]

You know, Steve your high-vanadium edges may be not lasting because you use ceramic in refining them.

You mentioned that:
S90V
Sharpened on Wicked Edge at 20dps, progression: 800, 1000, 1500 diamond, then medium, fine ceramic.
S30V
Sharpened = Straight off the WE, progression 600, 800, 1000, 1500 Dia, Med, Fine Ceramic

Use of ceramic in your sharpening of blades with vandium contents over 3% may weaken the edge as we detail here:
Edge Rolling in High Vanadium Knives

Se also a post on the Australian forum where a user WóðanaZ compares performance of a high vanadium knife sharpened WITH vs WITHOUT ceramic:
https://www.australianbladeforums.com/vb...nives.html

Thanks for that input, I’ve sometimes wondered about the ceramics, as they seem to polish without really cutting.  I’ll try omitting them and look for the difference.