I've got smoothed lpb small bout coming in that I'm ready for. It's like a palm stone.Honed up this Parker I got from @haggis
Set the initial bevel with a worn DMT 325 then to a Chosera 1K. From there is was all LPB. That coti is a joy to use and pretty darn fast. Resulting edge is very promising.
I've got smoothed lpb small bout coming in that I'm ready for. It's like a palm stone.
I had one and I love it and I dropped it the first day I got it so it broke in half. It's my favorite slurry stone and the slurry is really fast and fine. It's a softish stone. Probably second softest coti.You’re gonna love it
It’s a cold and rainy day in Melbourne today. Perfect conditions for fixing up the new Bengalls. I had a bit of time on my hands so went with a natural progression.I cleaned up a pair of new Bengalls and set the bevels. The ugly one had a small chip in the edge. It took a while to get it out. As soon as one chip was gone a new one would appear. There was a bit of pitting near the edge. As the little pit holes worked their way to the edge they transformed into little chips. I seem to be back into the good steel now. She will never be a looker but I’m optimistic that they will both shave.
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I love soft(er) steels because I love the edges natural stones impart on them. I'm not a stickler about them keeping an edge forever. I'm usually waiting around for something to sharpen so I'm good with them getting dull with use.Old Hickory Skinner on a fine Carbo and Translucent Arkansas. Reground this knife from a hollow to convex a while back. This 1095 steel takes a screaming edge on traditional oilstones.
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I love soft(er) steels because I love the edges natural stones impart on them. I'm not a stickler about them keeping an edge forever. I'm usually waiting around for something to sharpen so I'm good with them getting dull with use.
All the weird things out today...
King 800, King 1200, Old Iyo, Maruoyama Shiro Suita, Silver-Blue ANat.
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Mystery Suita, Tavy Stone.
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Welsh Slate? La Lune? (Fooked if I know but it’s very good).
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Got any experience with the King Hyper 1K?
Touched up the 3 knives I keep in my pocket at all times, here's 2 of them. I used a trick today that I learned from @cotedupy. I touched up my knives on this charnwood I got recently, but with a slurry from A very light grey Tam O'shanter stone. I haven't ever given this combo a try before so I didn't know what to expect but the result was awesome. This charnley is pretty fast but not nearly as fine as my older one that is khaki-ish with a rounded bottom it. It was faster with the slurry but it feels like(in touch, look and performance) like the slurry made the edge more refined and much sharper. Without the slurry it leaves very small but fine teeth on the blade, like a fine washita. With the slurry the teeth didn't feel like they were the but the edge was more aggressive(hht hair on my a arm). Idon't know why it's so much better. Maybe because a higher density of abrasives? Either way is like to thank @cotedupy for the insight and inspiration. I just bought another really light Tam because of how blown away I was with the combo. I don't know if this would work with razors but I have to sharpen lots of tools, constantly, and this one is a game changer.
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