First tanto! ZT0620cf M390
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Thanks for posting that one! I don’t own any tanto blades …. some of my others in the collection take long enough to the edge right!! Arthritis in my hands is getting worse by the year, so everything I do on the WE is now very slow and precise … to prevent the unintentional slip up (you know, too much pressure, letting a paddle slip from my grip!!!). So what used to take me a half hour to an hour, now takes considerably more time. The most time consuming (which I can almost liken to the sharpening strategy with a tanto blade) is my LionSteel PM1. Not only does it have a compound grind, but the added difficulty of a slight recurve before the thicker belly toward the tip! Right now, I have it where I want it (after many hours of labor). Not fully mirror polished yet, but a very even bevel (which required 20 degrees per side at the thinner recurve … readjust the blade position … and then 22 degrees at the thicker belly toward the tip.
So what was your process to determine where, and how much to change the angle? Was it all just trial and error as you were doing the re-bevel? Or, all sharpie trick and just followed the same edge and found you had to change up the angle to get that?
Beautiful work! And nice looking knife!
What is the purpose of that style of grind? Is it just aesthetics? Or is there a functional reasoning behind the grind style? I know it would be hard to create but not sure why it would be created. It sure is pretty looking!
Hopefully Clay will be doing some testing on Balsa with some pictures so we will conclusively know how differently it acts than leather. I sent out 4 different density balsa strops to him to test out. Balsa has different grades of harness. I am guessing he will like the heavy density out of the 4. But just a guess. Light, medium, heavy, and extra heavy densities. It is amazing how drastic the difference is between the different grades of balsa!
I also love the way Balsa feels and how it performs. I seem to have better luck loading it and it seems to keep the compound useful for a longer period of time. BUT..This is all just a gut feel and opinion. I have no data or pictures to back it up. I hope some day we do have some by the experts!
Thanks for posting that one! I don’t own any tanto blades …. some of my others in the collection take long enough to the edge right!! Arthritis in my hands is getting worse by the year, so everything I do on the WE is now very slow and precise … to prevent the unintentional slip up (you know, too much pressure, letting a paddle slip from my grip!!!). So what used to take me a half hour to an hour, now takes considerably more time. The most time consuming (which I can almost liken to the sharpening strategy with a tanto blade) is my LionSteel PM1. Not only does it have a compound grind, but the added difficulty of a slight recurve before the thicker belly toward the tip! Right now, I have it where I want it (after many hours of labor). Not fully mirror polished yet, but a very even bevel (which required 20 degrees per side at the thinner recurve … readjust the blade position … and then 22 degrees at the thicker belly toward the tip.
So what was your process to determine where, and how much to change the angle? Was it all just trial and error as you were doing the re-bevel? Or, all sharpie trick and just followed the same edge and found you had to change up the angle to get that?
Beautiful work! And nice looking knife!
What is the purpose of that style of grind? Is it just aesthetics? Or is there a functional reasoning behind the grind style? I know it would be hard to create but not sure why it would be created. It sure is pretty looking!
Hopefully Clay will be doing some testing on Balsa with some pictures so we will conclusively know how differently it acts than leather. I sent out 4 different density balsa strops to him to test out. Balsa has different grades of harness. I am guessing he will like the heavy density out of the 4. But just a guess. Light, medium, heavy, and extra heavy densities. It is amazing how drastic the difference is between the different grades of balsa!
I also love the way Balsa feels and how it performs. I seem to have better luck loading it and it seems to keep the compound useful for a longer period of time. BUT..This is all just a gut feel and opinion. I have no data or pictures to back it up. I hope some day we do have some by the experts!
Thanks for posting that one! I don’t own any tanto blades …. some of my others in the collection take long enough to the edge right!! Arthritis in my hands is getting worse by the year, so everything I do on the WE is now very slow and precise … to prevent the unintentional slip up (you know, too much pressure, letting a paddle slip from my grip!!!). So what used to take me a half hour to an hour, now takes considerably more time. The most time consuming (which I can almost liken to the sharpening strategy with a tanto blade) is my LionSteel PM1. Not only does it have a compound grind, but the added difficulty of a slight recurve before the thicker belly toward the tip! Right now, I have it where I want it (after many hours of labor). Not fully mirror polished yet, but a very even bevel (which required 20 degrees per side at the thinner recurve … readjust the blade position … and then 22 degrees at the thicker belly toward the tip.
[/quote]I agree with you on the balsa… I love it! I love the way it works with the five and 3.5 µm paste.I wonder if I should try it on other grits such as the 14 and 10 µm
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