From Benjamin Kamon definitely very enjoyable!How is 1.2519 on stones?
From Benjamin Kamon definitely very enjoyable!How is 1.2519 on stones?
With the Robert Herders, don't take the angles too low. Deburring may take some time.How is 1.2519 on stones?
This is what I'm looking forWhen I buy a new stone my first test is Takeda (AS) and the second is Mikami (B1) or Shirataka (B1) - the knives look like they are from a shed or a shoemaker's workshop, but steel and HT are first class and are very helpful in assessing the stone.
Tried again, after years. Takes and holds the lowest angles, provided you start with a coarse stone.With the Robert Herders, don't take the angles too low. Deburring may take some time.
This was specifically about the 1.2519 used in the K-series and the Lignum. In that respect very different from the standard series or the 1922.My mono steel Herders get sharp just getting near a stone. As do my Japanese carbons.
Spicy White 26C3 at +65rc with good heat treatment and geometry is best.
That's for the as quenched hardness using there method.Wow. I somehow never really noticed 26c3. Basically white steel with a bit of chromium, which I'm guessing makes it's just a bit easier to heat treat, but I'm no metallurgist. I honestly wouldn't have expected the rockwell numbers I just saw on alpha knife supply though. They were saying they got it to around 68 HRC, which I don't run into often, outside of stuff like maxamet, and similar alloys.
Definitely more interesting than I would have thought at first glance, but then again a lot of steels can be.
Ok that makes sense, still not too bad. I suppose the final Rockwell will end up maybe just above numbers you would see with 52100 (on the upper end) or in the same range.That's for the as quenched hardness using there method.
From AKS "slightly under 68 HRC"
The AQ can be higher if using a custom process and subsequently left at a higher tempered hardness.
I have never liked a leather stropped knife edge. Ever. For exactly that reason.
Maybe it makes sense if you’re sharpening up to 10/12k.
Denim and chromox can sometimes help after a mid grit stone. I mostly use it with razors for complete deburring, but always finish on the stone after.
Yes, newspaper with knifes or I don't even bother at times. Leather or loaded leather for woodworking tools.I have never liked a leather stropped knife edge. Ever. For exactly that reason.
Maybe it makes sense if you’re sharpening up to 10/12k.
Denim and chromox can sometimes help after a mid grit stone. I mostly use it with razors for complete deburring, but always finish on the stone after.
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