05-25-2017, 11:34 PM
That’s interesting Mr. Jeremy. I’ve been sharpening for many years and like a lot of folks when I started out I learned that a polished, perfectly smooth edge created with a very fine grit abrasive was the way to. What I have found however is that kind of edge dulls very quickly and, for example, starts riding on tomato skin very quickly. A toothy edge however just keeps cutting. If you search around, there are other studies out there demonstrating the same thing.
After years of sharpening I’ve now gravitated to really appreciating a nice, toothy edge. For kitchen knives I’ll do 150-180 grit and have been very happy with the results.
Without much effort I routinely get a 180 grit edge measuring around 150g sharpness with my PT50B. That pretty much demonstrates that you can have a very sharp edge that is still nice and toothy. Just what I like. I only wonder, why did it take me so long?
Don’t know if you saw this thread or not:
http://bessex.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=68
In one of the replies Mr. Max the Knife, who sees and sharpens a LOT of knives said, "all i can tell you is the 150 grits after three weeks held up much nicer than the 600's ever did.......many of the 150 grit are still pretty sharp and useable............i like it"
Keep us posted on what you find too!
After years of sharpening I’ve now gravitated to really appreciating a nice, toothy edge. For kitchen knives I’ll do 150-180 grit and have been very happy with the results.
Without much effort I routinely get a 180 grit edge measuring around 150g sharpness with my PT50B. That pretty much demonstrates that you can have a very sharp edge that is still nice and toothy. Just what I like. I only wonder, why did it take me so long?
Don’t know if you saw this thread or not:
http://bessex.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=68
In one of the replies Mr. Max the Knife, who sees and sharpens a LOT of knives said, "all i can tell you is the 150 grits after three weeks held up much nicer than the 600's ever did.......many of the 150 grit are still pretty sharp and useable............i like it"
Keep us posted on what you find too!