something ive been thinking about and tested

[boblob]

something ive been thinking about and tested
if you sharpen one side and develop a really massive burr , and then you switch sides will you almost instantly develop the burr on the other side because the burr metal will simply bend to the other side like a paperclip ?

because i have tried and tested it with some cheap knife i grinded on one side a very long time raised a huge burr and then switched sides and it took one pass to raise a burr on the other side......

please help me get through the maze and tell me am i right or if not what is your explanation for that ?

 

[M1k3]

You just flipped the burr you had back to the other side.

 

[1315]

Yes, then you're doing it right. The goal is to remove that burr to get down to the REAL apex of the knife edge, and further sharpen or refine that apex, not the burr.
There are many ways/theories on how to best remove the burr. I recommend some of the knife site tutorial videos like japaneseknifeimports.com , or search DEBURR here. You'll find a lot of information, which will also take you off on tangents that are relevant to your interest in sharpening. Start there, as the pro's have spent a lot of time and $$ on this instructional content and presentation.

 

[boblob]

You just flipped the burr you had back to the other side.

if so then how is the burr based sharpening reliable method of telling you when to switch sides ??
i have been sharpening by burrs for a long time now....


if i am supposed to raise a burr on one side then raise a burr on the other side and then de-burr it. but after raising a big burr on one side then switching to the other side but doing one pass and i can feel a big burr on the other side that means i go on to de burr ...
but was that one pass at the other side really enough ??

 

[M1k3]

but was that one pass at the other side really enough ??

No it wasn't. You just flipped the burr to the other side. If you removed the burr from this point, the apex wouldn't be fully developed.

 

[Heckel7302]

Its a common problem, I think, that folks attack just one side until they feel a burr. This is ok if the knife is already close to sharp and the burr comes up in a couple passes, but not so much if the knife is really dull. If it is really dull I like to do a couple passes per side, repeating as necessary until a burr comes up. If you go hog wild on one side only it's likely the edge will no longer be centered. You'll have a bigger bevel on one side than the other. Or if you then spend the same amount of time on the other side, you're just wasting steel and creating a massive burr.

 

[boblob]

Its a common problem, I think, that folks attack just one side until they feel a burr. This is ok if the knife is already close to sharp and the burr comes up in a couple passes, but not so much if the knife is really dull. If it is really dull I like to do a couple passes per side, repeating as necessary until a burr comes up. If you go hog wild on one side only it's likely the edge will no longer be centered. You'll have a bigger bevel on one side than the other. Or if you then spend the same amount of time on the other side, you're just wasting steel and creating a massive burr.

so howcome all the sharpening videos say the same
@JBroida please share your opinion
raise burr on one side switch sides raise burr on other side and then deburr ???