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  • 01/02/2014 at 7:29 am #16284
    David Hill
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    After finishing a knife at say 15 degrees and want to put a micro bevel on it or even convexing the edge, what grit stone do you go to when you start to put the secondary edge on? Thank you for your help!

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    01/02/2014 at 4:02 pm #16288
    Mark76
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    Depends a bit on the steel and what grit you finished at, but 90% of the time I use the 1200/1600 ceramics. Maybe the 1000 grits diamonds on a hard steel.

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    01/02/2014 at 7:35 pm #16289
    Ken Buzbee
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    Depends a bit on the steel and what grit you finished at, but 90% of the time I use the 1200/1600 ceramics. Maybe the 1000 grits diamonds on a hard steel.

    Agreed. Or just when I want a toothier edge.

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    01/03/2014 at 1:06 am #16294
    Josh
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    It all depends on what you want… I finish my edge to whatever aesthetic finish I want, and then put the micro bevel on with the 600 grit diamond stones for a very toothy finish (which i love for edc). I do lightly strop ( after lowering the angle a few degrees) with the 3.5um pasted strops (maybe 10-20 passes per side)

    01/28/2014 at 4:03 am #16633
    David Hill
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    How many passes does it typically take u guys to put that micro bevel on?

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