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Yes thank you 100% my problem!

That is a lesson I just learned. years too late. All the info I watched and read never ever made that point! Lol I don't know why they wouldn't. I have had two mistake now that I have dissected my sharpening disfunctionalness! 1)Moving on to the next stone to before my knife was sharp. 2) If my...

I've heard good things about that stone. I just ordered one. I'm due. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thank you for that!

Dexter by Jeffrey McCue posted Feb 17, 2019 at 1:56 PMDexter 2 by Jeffrey McCue posted Feb 17, 2019 at 2:45 PMDexter 3 by Jeffrey McCue posted Feb 17, 2019 at 2:45 PMDexter Mirror by Jeffrey McCue posted Feb 17, 2019 at 2:45 PMMy Newest. Got it last week. Dexter from last century.....Worked on...

I agree on the "retard proofing" I so much needed (and still may) that kind of information! Thank you!

PS psfred thank you for taking the time and reducing your knowledge to terms i can understand. Yes I was doing many things wrong I feel. Mainly way overkill. I in fact do find these knives just jump back into total sharpness with a few touches on the steel like you suggest. I do have one...

Dexter by Jeffrey McCue posted Feb 17, 2019 at 1:56 PM Dexter Mirror by Jeffrey McCue posted Feb 17, 2019 at 2:45 PM Dexter 3 by Jeffrey McCue posted Feb 17, 2019 at 2:45 PM This weekend's piddling.

MeatU, I too have that stone in the "KDS" variety. LOl It is the stone that I have that treats me best by far. I have more expensive stones but that one produces the best restults for my amatuer self!

Yes Seal thanks! I kinda wish I'd have known that a year ago. I spent 100's of hours expecting my knife to get sharper with each stone. So Always I was moving on before the knife was where it should have been! Lol

Galvaude that is exactly what I was doing. I am reworking my techniques and staying away from all my stones over 5k. Thank you!

Iferno I can see i am trying your patience and i apologize for that. I started this thread because I have 100's if not 1000's of hours sharpening. I've put 30 hours in a week a couple weeks ago. I was at wits end as my 12K stone was dulling my knives. I was searching for solutions. Something was...

Gman that makes a lot of sense to me.

Inferno that guy just confused the heck out of me. He gave the various ways you can sharpen. But he goes against about everything i thought I learned here! He pressures the blade as it goes forward is what I think I understood and watched him do. How is he even getting a bur that would be a...

AT57 I agree.........I have learned more here on this thread than I have watching days of knife video's? I feel fortunate.

You have described my edge rolling technique. I am trying to be very disciplined on the light touch. The caveman in me takes over sometimes though! Great info thanks!

Thanks inferno for your input, I'll look up Bob Kramer this afternoon.

Yes it was good Vic. What diameter of rope do you think he might use for checking sharpness? And just try to slice it in two while its on a board with straight down pressure?

Really that's amazing? "Sharp but toothy" So you are kind of making a serrated sharp knife then by using only the coarse stone. I have quite a few fillet knives that are pretty good quality from Finland in the 1960's-1980's era. I should be putting 400 grit edges on them you think? Filleting...

Cyrilix thank you for the words of wisdom. as you have stated a 6k or 12k may not be a problem but I feel I am too loose with my skills makes it a problem as my cutting ability with the knife reduces drastically after the 12K stone. I will follow your advice and keep an open mind to the finer...