andygraybeal
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I've been sharpening for a while now and I know I'm still missing important information. I would like to take the time out of my life to spend another round with Dave himself, but I've not the time or the money. Maybe when October rolls around again.
For now though, I assume there is a good tutorial that explains what happens when my knife wants to head, let's say for now, to the right. i'm right handed. it has gone to the left many times.. but for now it is heading to the right when i cut straight down. maybe i'm not cutting straight or something.. so there is still room that my perception is off. the movement to the right isn't that much. but it's annoying and i feel like i'm doing a better job than i've done in the past. but it's something that i don't understand and i find it annoying. i can easily compensate with adjusting my arm/wrist.
thanks to the forum i just learned about the wixey angle finder.. and eventualy i'd like to get my hands on a usb microscope for the funs of it all.
please, understand that i know in general every part of my technique needs improved.
but without knowing the exact angle, but understanding 90 half, 45, half, 22, and right below that is about 15. so my guess is i'm hitting 15degrees or below on either side of the knife, i build the burr, as evenly as i can.
how do i arrive at the center of the blade to make it not veer left or right? is it a dance that i just end up getting a feeling for or is it hit or miss for the rest of my life?
For now though, I assume there is a good tutorial that explains what happens when my knife wants to head, let's say for now, to the right. i'm right handed. it has gone to the left many times.. but for now it is heading to the right when i cut straight down. maybe i'm not cutting straight or something.. so there is still room that my perception is off. the movement to the right isn't that much. but it's annoying and i feel like i'm doing a better job than i've done in the past. but it's something that i don't understand and i find it annoying. i can easily compensate with adjusting my arm/wrist.
thanks to the forum i just learned about the wixey angle finder.. and eventualy i'd like to get my hands on a usb microscope for the funs of it all.
please, understand that i know in general every part of my technique needs improved.
but without knowing the exact angle, but understanding 90 half, 45, half, 22, and right below that is about 15. so my guess is i'm hitting 15degrees or below on either side of the knife, i build the burr, as evenly as i can.
how do i arrive at the center of the blade to make it not veer left or right? is it a dance that i just end up getting a feeling for or is it hit or miss for the rest of my life?