04-15-2019, 04:23 PM
Excellent, Mr. Sharpco! That's the kind of edge I like to see off the Atoma. What is the steel?
Sounds like it was much better after you broke tha 140 in? It looks like you might have made one more light pass on the burr side. Maybe. The other side obviously has a pretty good scratch pattern to the edge. Are you finishing edge leading or edge trailing?
If that little bit of burr-ish type stuff is causing a high reading off 155, I'd call that the price of doing business Efficiently. Having the edge that clean on the rest of the blade... Mr. Grepper is right- Not noticable.
It looks like you came off the belt at what... like 400 grit? Then a couple passes on the Atoma? Please explain your stropping regimine. Did you measure before and after?
I've gotten complacent, and don't bother to use leather any more. Just a light pass on the burr side to finish, but I'll revisit that. I have noticed my edges can be a bit coarse for opening mail, but the edges do tend to "break in" (smooth out) on their own.
Thank you for the pictures of what a properly applied 140 Atoma edge looks like.
Sounds like it was much better after you broke tha 140 in? It looks like you might have made one more light pass on the burr side. Maybe. The other side obviously has a pretty good scratch pattern to the edge. Are you finishing edge leading or edge trailing?
If that little bit of burr-ish type stuff is causing a high reading off 155, I'd call that the price of doing business Efficiently. Having the edge that clean on the rest of the blade... Mr. Grepper is right- Not noticable.
It looks like you came off the belt at what... like 400 grit? Then a couple passes on the Atoma? Please explain your stropping regimine. Did you measure before and after?
I've gotten complacent, and don't bother to use leather any more. Just a light pass on the burr side to finish, but I'll revisit that. I have noticed my edges can be a bit coarse for opening mail, but the edges do tend to "break in" (smooth out) on their own.
Thank you for the pictures of what a properly applied 140 Atoma edge looks like.