SolidSnake03
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Hey guys,
Okay so this has been bugging me for a while now regarding finer grit stones. It seems that ever time I go from a coarser/medium grit stone like a Shapton Glass 500 or Shapton Pro 1000 to something like a King 6k/Arayashiama 6k/Coticule etc.. I lose all the edges toothiness. It get a nice shiny polished edge, bright light reflection from it and wonderful paper cutting (smooth and easy) but it sucks for food. I can fiddle on a tomato without cutting it. Sharpie and the newly shiny edge show that im definitely hitting the edge. Stropping on charged balsa or denim doesnt help bring the bite back. Interestingly when I go from Shapton pro 1k to 12k with no stones in the middle I can pop hairs all day and have a pretty good tomato edge. No idea why that is happening.
My coarse and medium grit edges (1k Shapton pro or Glass 500) can't shave hair at all, just scrape up skin flakes but can cut paper easily and work fine on food.
I'm at a bit of a loss here to be honest. Happening on cheap **** stainless to nice stainless to good carbon so it's something wrong in my technique I know.
Wondering if you all can help troubleshoot this one for me
Shapton Pro 1k to 12k on Takamura Chromax and on TF W#1 petty shaved hair pic included for fun.
Okay so this has been bugging me for a while now regarding finer grit stones. It seems that ever time I go from a coarser/medium grit stone like a Shapton Glass 500 or Shapton Pro 1000 to something like a King 6k/Arayashiama 6k/Coticule etc.. I lose all the edges toothiness. It get a nice shiny polished edge, bright light reflection from it and wonderful paper cutting (smooth and easy) but it sucks for food. I can fiddle on a tomato without cutting it. Sharpie and the newly shiny edge show that im definitely hitting the edge. Stropping on charged balsa or denim doesnt help bring the bite back. Interestingly when I go from Shapton pro 1k to 12k with no stones in the middle I can pop hairs all day and have a pretty good tomato edge. No idea why that is happening.
My coarse and medium grit edges (1k Shapton pro or Glass 500) can't shave hair at all, just scrape up skin flakes but can cut paper easily and work fine on food.
I'm at a bit of a loss here to be honest. Happening on cheap **** stainless to nice stainless to good carbon so it's something wrong in my technique I know.
Wondering if you all can help troubleshoot this one for me
Shapton Pro 1k to 12k on Takamura Chromax and on TF W#1 petty shaved hair pic included for fun.