We’ve been preparing a host of sample blades to a uniform polish so we can be confident that we’re looking only at the scratches from the grit we’re examining. I also have better stages for all my scopes, so the orientation of the images and the lighting should be uniform. When I originally did those micrographs, I did not control for pressure or age of stone etc… My plan is to shoot images of the samples sharpened with each grit using a new stone and one that is fairly well broken in. I don’t think we’ll get to it until after we’re back from Shot Show, so maybe at the end of the month. I’ll also re-shoot the stones themselves to measure the particle sizes.
Hurray! Many thanks, Clay! Looking forward!
I will defer to Clay to answer your question, however, I will say that the jump is definitely not too large. The 400 grit stones completely remove the 200 grit stones, once broken in, without too much difficulty. Likewise for the 600-800 jump.
I complete support what Josh writes. The jumps are pretty minor and maybe I should experiment a bit to see whether some stones can even be skipped for the most efficient way of sharpening.
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