WEPS Chosera Stone Progression
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After a few days at other tasks, I’m finally able to start up the progression comparison again. The next knife to sharpen is a Fällknieven TK2. The knives come very well sharpened new with a nearly complete Scandinavian grind. There is a very fine micro-bevel so it’s not a true Scandi, but it is very close. Below is a picture of my F1 that has not been sharpened yet, showing the tiny micro-bevel:
Leo’s knife has been sharpened with a series of bevels or facets and is on the way to becoming convex. Here is a photo of the knife as it came in from Leo:
Next I’ll get to work sharpening this knife. I’ll use the Shapton stones for this one and the Choseras for the Fällknieven folder.
-Clay
I started sharpening this at 16.5 degrees with the 220# stones. I used an inclinometer to measure the actual angle since the Shapton stones are thicker than the stock Wicked Edge stones and give a more acute angle. The settings on the Wicked Edge sharpener for this knife are:
Angle – 21 Degrees
Depth – Top Holes
Alignment – B
Here is a picture after flattening the bevels out:Approximately 90 strokes per side. Elapsed time: 1.5 minutes.
-Clay
On to the 320# Shaptons:
I did approximately 90 strokes per side. Elapsed time: 00:01:30.
So far, I’m not seeing too much difference in the ability of the coarse stones to re-profile the bevels between the two types of steels in the ESEE and Fallknieven knives.
-Clay
Now the Shapton 1000#:
This phase was very easy, very rewarding. The brightness of the bevel came up very quickly.
Approximately 90 strokes per side. Elapsed time: 00:01:30
-Clay
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