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Paper Towel Challenge
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Skills @NickMinton. Your progress has been awesome to watch. Hope to get back on the wagon in a few months
I was sharpening some knives yesterday, mine and other people’s, and decided to do some proper testing of this with different synths. As I’ve said before: I find it easier off certain types of fast natural stone, or mid-grit synths. Which was confirmed again yesterday.
I wasn’t able to easily get completely clean drops off stones 3k+, but go down to a King 800 and…
It obviously isn’t completely necessary to be able to do this kind of thing. But the above shows why it’s not a bad test for a kitchen knife either. The edge needs to be very ‘sharp’ and properly deburred, but it also needs teeth.
If using synths; I’d say the sweet spot for me is around 800 to 1k, give or take.
I wasn’t able to easily get completely clean drops off stones 3k+, but go down to a King 800 and…
It obviously isn’t completely necessary to be able to do this kind of thing. But the above shows why it’s not a bad test for a kitchen knife either. The edge needs to be very ‘sharp’ and properly deburred, but it also needs teeth.
If using synths; I’d say the sweet spot for me is around 800 to 1k, give or take.
This would certainly correlate with my experience of synths vs paper towel. And so perhaps actually it wouldn’t be a particularly good test for people who prefer higher grit / more polished edges. It’d be interesting to hear your take on this…
Which do you prefer in proper use? The lower grit version that will cut paper towel, or the higher grit version that struggles?
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
It really depends on the knife.
My fish blades get the full near-mirror treatment.
My “fine work” specialists get 5k (Suehiro Cerax; great stone once the interminable soak is done) and maybe a light stropping.
Meat cutters and German/Swiss etc. are done off my Shapton 1k.
My cheap 3Cr13 utility/cardboard beater is good to go off a 400.
In use I’m not really picky and seemingly not very discerning. I’ve tried a nagura a few times and can’t say I notice much a difference vs the SG4k. I really should try the SG1k or SP2k as a finisher at some point.
Only possible because my wife is out of town! Funnily enough the first take was the one I used but then I tried 10 more times for a better take with no luck. Here’s the aftermath I didn’t post, and the pile in the photo is already smaller by about 30%- I have to use them all up before she gets back!@Delat was flexin some paper towel cutting skills on the gram over the weekend.
Was great fun to see his enthusiasm
Still having fun with this challenge, only have toilet paper left though - just having had some fun with a slow session from rough to fine after microchipping. I rarely sharpen truely assymetrical, but i feel like this grind demands it. For once i used only synth + bare leather.
Frosty
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Soft gummy stainless and this fairly hard 2k rated big b*tch Binsui seems like a nice combo.
Might be the tallest stone I’ve seen…. Nice
If you have a 200,400 and this stone…you’d kinda be set for life
Agreed ! To me They are like a slower equivalent of synth on soft steel but with a fraction of the burr formation.
Professor Prull literally <1min of a slurried coti. Good enough, super slippy tippy through an onion after
Simon got too dull to cut magazine paper, did a quick reset with chosera 800, 3k, aizu. It’s alllright, I’ll probably spend more time and do it proper starting at sg500, knife has strong potential. I can’t find the daily sharpening thread…
Freshly thinned/polished raquin. Maybe 2 minutes on a chosera 3000 and alternating edge leading passes on an aizu after.
Verrissimo 270 on Natsuya and then a 2.5in x 2.5in coticule sample I got for free a while back. Had to be reeeeallly careful to not guillotine my finger tips
Pic for scale
Pic for scale
Relaxed tonight putting new edges on a Hyde 270 and TF 280 (Both Aogami Super). I’m still amazed and baffled at the heat treatment that TF is able to do on AS. These knives felt extremely different on the same stones.
JNS 800, Natsuya, Mystery Hard JNAT
JNS 800, Natsuya, Mystery Hard JNAT
How would you describe the difference in feel? Any noticeable difference in how the edges perform for you?
(Also thank you for keeping this thread alive - I've been doing mostly razors, need to contribute back here)
TF Aogami feels much much harder on stones and is much toothier on the same stone progression. If you like toothy, it felt almost scary coming off Natsuya but toned down a little bit after some light swipes and passes on the fine Jnat
I really enjoyed it when I had one. I've heard it described as a "brutal" heat treat. It certainly microchips easily but man when it's crispy it's crispy.
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Jki vitrified diamond 800
Preyda 3k
Aizu
Balsa strop
Happy Holidays
Jki vitrified diamond 800
Preyda 3k
Aizu
Balsa strop
Happy Holidays
NotAddictedYet
I like your post
Happy Holidays to you too Big Baller
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
ok that’s sharp.
Hosted 28 people today, overheard a convo about needing some butchering knives sharpened. Eyes lit up, did a quick demo freehand on an Aizu making a knife paper towel ready, felt like Billy Mays. Why am I this way.
nailed it
