does anyone scan their blades?

[sarimento1]

just to see what i could see, i put a couple blades on the flatbed scanner capable of 1600 dpi resolution. this is a fairly old scanner, the newer ones are even finer resolution. anyway, the first blade has been giving me trouble and i'm getting ready to send it in for honing, which the scan seems to confirm. this is a crop of about quarter inch of the blade, and shows the roughness of the edge.



next, is a scan of a fairly 'smooth' blade, and that scan looks a lot nicer, at about the same magnification, of a roughly 1/3 inch section...



i did not take the time to get the light angle exactly the same for the two scans, but i think these 1600 dpi scans still show the relative difference in smoothness of the two blades.

ok, i had too much time on my hands, guilty.

so, have any others tried similar on a scanner??

 

[Krodor]

I'ved scanned mine in I the past so as to make it easier to design scales, but this looks like a cool idea.

 

[GreekGuy]

This is the first time I've heard of anyone using a scanner to image an edge. Handheld loupes are very common, and quite a few guys use microscopes, be that amateur or professional quality. I personally am a little old school and go entirely by feel, but that could just be laziness talking

 

[buca3152]

Sounds like your onto something there. Glass scanner would require some care to not damage the edge. I have used a scope but haven't had a reason to lately. And many people have one already. I think these visuals are great as you can send one to a forum and we could see what you are seeing. Very cool!