03-22-2019, 09:42 PM
(03-22-2019, 09:26 AM)subwoofer Wrote: I was chatting with the guys at Chris Reeve Knives, and they said that even for their high end knives, the economics dictate that they can only have an operator sharpening any one blade for about 15s. More than that and they are having production held up and other team members not working. To increase this would need another person and add further cost to production.
Only 15s to sharpen an edge? I suppose doing it day in and day out speed would improve, but still, only 15s? That's surprising and amazing. I’m totally guessing, but I’d think that varies significantly for manufacturers. No matter how fast the sharpener, 15s is not much time.
I would think that would indicate that the edges are well formed before the final “sharpening”. It would be interesting to see the process end to end.
I generally shoot for ~150 and toothy if only because I like toothy and 150. I don’t want or need sharper for what I use blades for, and a nice toothy 150 edge performs well. I don’t doubt that 150 may not be the most durable, but it floats my boat and brings me joy so that’s what I do.