05-31-2019, 07:07 PM
(05-31-2019, 01:41 PM)grepper Wrote: I have no experience with straights, but as Mr. Jan suggested, burr was my first thought too. Oddly, burr can be "sharpened" to an extremely sharp edge. That would be great if it were not so weak and flimsy. For all I know burr might be strong enough to shave with but I would think that the edge would dull/roll far more quickly than a clean edge. While razor edges are very thin and structurally lacking, it seems difficult to think that they could not cut test media without caving in.
Just out of curiosity, what is the sharpening angle?
Just for grins and comparison:
US nickel (5 cent piece) = 5 g
US dime (10 cent piece) = 2.268 g
US quarter (25 cent piece) = 5.67 g
I just put the side of the blade on the stone and strop. I had Laser edge protractor but I couldn't think measuring the edge angle.