convexing the idun

[Tony Pettersen]

well i got a package from weps today containing the ceramic stones, blank leather strop, 14/10 micron paste, .25 Micron Diamond Spray, ,125micron boron. and 14 & 10 Micron Diamond Paste
since my very first weps order never arrived here in Norway i only had 1 and ,5 micron strops so blending facets when convexing was very tedious..

so i went 14/10 on the strops to convex and now im in business! :cheer:
i finished my pro-tech and now its the Fallkniven idun whos next

the protech got 19/20/21/22 degrees but i was thinking of just 3 angles.
say 17/19/20 or maybt 22/23/24

will this be much harder to blend?
all and any thoughts on the matter will be much appreciated

i have a 20 degree V-grind now..

[wickededge]

This should be easy to blend. I did the same w/ my F1 and it came out beautifully. Having 3 little facets (maybe 18, 19 & 20 degrees) will make it easier. Stropping at 18 should reach all the facets and blend them nicely.

-Clay

[Tony Pettersen]

ill give 18/19/20 a go and see 🙂

[Mark76]

All of the angle sets you suggest should be relatively easy to do. I did a couple of blog posts on this subject: convexing on a WEPS.

Keep in mind, though, that Fallkniven puts very acute angles on some of their knives. I don’t know what the angle of the F1 is at the edge of the edge, but on my A1 it was slightly over 13 degrees!

Molecule Polishing: my blog about sharpening with the Wicked Edge

[Tony Pettersen]

im just finishing up 18/19/20 on the idun with the 1600 ceramic and will be stropping now..

my girlfriends F1 will be next, thinking on trying a steeper last angle say 18/19/22 just to see if it has any realworld use difference.. this is to much fun
blending with 14/10 micron is just in another league than the 1/.5 micron 😛

i wonder if Fallkniven puts such acute angles on all or if its just the guy/gal who did yours
13 seems over the top

[Mark76]

Yes, I was hugely surprised when I found out is was less than 14 degrees. I expected something well over 20 degrees.

I am curious to know what the angle on the F1 is. You don’t need a goniometer to find out. Just use the Sharpie (marker) trick and try to establish what the most acute angle is at which a stone will still remove the ink from the edge.

Molecule Polishing: my blog about sharpening with the Wicked Edge

[Tony Pettersen]

Clay what allignment mark did you use for the F1?

ill see if i find the factory angle on that one

[Tony Pettersen]

i did hit the edge at the 20 degree mark on the F1. the swipe is 19.50 to 20.40 on the anglecube on the middle of the blade

[Mark76]

Thanks! Quite interesting. It probably confirms what Fallkniven wrote me: that their blades are hand-sharpened.

Molecule Polishing: my blog about sharpening with the Wicked Edge

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