for all sharpeners who struggle with feeling a burr

[boblob]

for all sharpeners who struggle with feeling a burr
i found out why i wasnt feeling for them burrs even though they where there the reason was i was feeling for the shoulders where the primary bevel meets the secondary bevel and that is not where the burr is , the angle you hold the knife is important when feeling for a burr

 

[mengwong]

Just to confuse things, between the edge bevel and the back bevel you may well develop a micro-burr, especially if your angle is super well controlled e.g. under a guided system. It's not the burr you're looking for, but it's a burr worth removing anyway. Just because the mechanics of sharpening – think edge leading – will produce a burr wherever steel against stone gives way to nothingness.

 

[BillHanna]

There’s another member, @r0bz who is having the same issue. Maybe you two could put your heads together and compare notes.

 

[Delat]

I always compare both sides when checking for a burr. Sometimes you can’t tell there’s a burr, but then you feel the other side and realize it feels very slightly different. Even if you can’t definitely say one side feels like a burr, if both sides don’t feel exactly the same then there’s a burr.

 

[M1k3]

There’s another member, @r0bz who is having the same issue. Maybe you two could put your heads together and compare notes.

Together they could trAIn to feel a burr.

 

[Choppin]

my issue with detecting a burr is that I often manage to create a burr but also (almost at the same time) to weaken or diminish it, all at the course of 10-15 strokes or so… probably my angle is inconsistent so I end up raising the angle and remove the burr (and possibly applying pressure while edge leading)

so when I stop to feel for it, it’s barely there, but I can see the tint bits of burr on the stone surface … so, today’s lesson is - pay attention to your stone surface / slurry… it’s talking to you

 

[r0bz]

There’s another member, @r0bz who is having the same issue. Maybe you two could put your heads together and compare notes.

haha very funny

 

[r0bz]

Together they could trAIn to feel a burr.

what are you trying yo say with the AI ?

 

[BillHanna]

haha very funny

I’m serious. Sometimes it’s easier to talk to someone who is going through the same thing.

 

[r0bz]

I’m serious. Sometimes it’s easier to talk to someone who is going through the same thing.

XD he knows how to recognize burrs and he was willing to share with the forum(that is quite nice of him) why he wasn't been able to feel them... he is no longer unable to feel burrs

 

[mengwong]

In Soviet Russia, burrs feel YOU!

 

[r0bz]

In Soviet Russia, burrs feel YOU!

you trying to turn this into a joke thread ?

 

[M1k3]

you trying to turn this into a joke thread ?

In Soviet Russia....

 

[r0bz]

In Soviet Russia....

you trying to turn this into a joke thread ?

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

In Soviet Russia there are no jokes. Only work and bread and vodka. Then more work.

 

[Jovidah]

There are no jokes in Soviet Russia. Only special comedic operations.

 

[M1k3]

you trying to turn this into a joke thread ?

I'd never do such a thing.