Recent content by cncrouting

too bad I just ought a carter knife. It it would be funny to ship it to me right back to the city it was made in.

heat will burn off the seasoning easily.

this is as good as I can find. shapton 12k stone 0-1 tool steel.

I will show you what a shapton 12k stone does on o-1 when I get home.

I have found different stones or sharpening methods give a different visual finish.

or a concrete block works too or the the pavers are cheap.

well it can melt but it depends on how you sand it. if it is kept moving and a course grit it seems fine. but if it is a high speed belt it may melt it. I used a random oribit sander and 40 grit is not going to add much heat. I used my wood thickness planer on it with no problems at all. it can...

you could sand them or run them through a planer. I have done that many times. but the problem is that the board needs texture on it. I discovered this when I had some hdpe left over and I made a board out of it. the food slid off of it. so without texture it is worthless. a really course...

thats not bad at all really. though Can't spend money right now. part of it is with a plane blade I got a perfect edge with hand sharpening. and for the most part it was sharper then you wanted a knife and the edge did not last long but it cut wood perfectly. I know I can't duplicate that...

that looks great though I would hate to see the cost.

If I have to thin the one knife that requires it I will send it or take it to the maker for it. but I usually only need to sharpen once a month so it will not happen anytime soon.

with the edge pro you move the knife so you can keep the same angle all the way through. with the wicked edge you choose the part of the blade you want the geometry on then the whole blade get it it will change with the curve of the blade and i think the length. with the edge pro you move the...

I finally found a pic of my setup. this is before I changed to sandpaper on the makitas. I had three grits and I would go from rough grind to about 90% sharpened in 2.5 minutes.

huh? the geometry is whatever you choose it to be. just like hand sharpening. unless you change the geometry over the knifes curve.

I fully agree. I earned my points hand sharpening plane irons. I was hoping to find a pic of my setup but I can't find it. I loved the shapton hippo stones though they don't make them anymore. I almost wore 1/2 of the 1000 grit out. they even made me the first and only shapton stone for the...