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tcmeyer wrote:

Cliff Curry uses a nylon clamp collar to set the bottom position of his stones. I know from personal experience that careless motion of the stones as you start or end your strokes can and will cause some nasty scratches.

Thanks for the tip, I will definitely try it out.

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sksharp wrote:

currenthill wrote:

A quick follow-up after sharpening many blades. I’m pretty much getting the results I want, but I still managed to get a couple of rather large scratches or scuff marks on my blades. I’m therefore taping them before sharpening now, but sometimes, for a quick touch up it would be nice to avoid the excessive taping procedure. Do you guys have any idea what I’m doing wrong to end up with these marks. I didn’t have any detail pictures of what I mean, but on this one there’s one clearly visible.

I was wondering if you taped the knife in the photo? Do you have a stop on the rods to prevent the stone from falling below the edge? I ask out of curiosity because I haven’t experienced a scratch perpendicular to the edge as the knife you picture. I wipe the blade horizontally and have stops on the rods to prevent the stone falling below the edge and scratching the blade.

 

The one in the photo wasn’t taped, I got cocky and thought I didn’t need no helmet when biking in the city. 

 

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tcmeyer wrote:

Currenthill: The scratch seen in the photo of the fixed-blade knife wasn’t likely caused by loose particles. It happens when you accidentally hit the side of the blade with a corner of one of the stones. I don’t see any glass stones in your rack, but they are notorious for producing scratches like that. In this case, I would say that the cause was probably one of the diamond stones. Other than taking great care in your strokes, the only sure cure is protecting the faces of the blade with tape, as you described in one of your posts.

Yes, I see what you mean. I believe I read about something similar in another thread here on this forum. The four handles to the right are all glass. I use them for 3M Lapping films. I think somebody even recommended rounding the glass edge.

And you’re probably right in your assumption that I accidently hit the side, based on the fact that I had more than one of these scratches on my blades when I just started using the WEPS.

So what I’ve concluded so far:

• Tape the side on my blades for extra protection
• Keep practising WEPS sharpening to minimize rookie movement mistakes
• Don’t go too fast when sharpening
• Round the edge of my glass handles (?)

Thanks!

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Thanks guys, I will definitely try your suggestions!

[currenthill]

A quick follow-up after sharpening many blades. I’m pretty much getting the results I want, but I still managed to get a couple of rather large scratches or scuff marks on my blades. I’m therefore taping them before sharpening now, but sometimes, for a quick touch up it would be nice to avoid the excessive taping procedure. Do you guys have any idea what I’m doing wrong to end up with these marks.

I didn’t have any detail pictures of what I mean, but on this one there’s one clearly visible.

I also made a holder for my stones, nothing fancy, but it suit my needs just fine.

 

 

 

 

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That’s encouraging!

By the way, I just sliced a rather big amount of tomatoes, onions, garlic, cucumbers and other healthy candy. It was a real treat with the WEPS sharpened gyuto. The effortless smoothness when slicing right through the delicate skin of the tomatoes is absolutely soul cleansing. 

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Mark76 wrote:

Hey Currenthill, if you’re looking for some info about finding the “sweet spot”, here is some: https://www.wickededgeusa.com/finding-the-sweet-spot-positioning-your-knife-from-front-to-back/ . I also wrote a blog post about it: https://moleculepolishing.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/angle-changes-on-the-wicked-edge-revised/#more-703 And MarcH is completely right about the breaking in of the stones. Success!

Thanks for the link to your blog, very informative.

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Thank you! I forgot about the break in time and courseness. I will also take a look at the mentioned safety shield.

 

Wishing you a Happy Easter!

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This if fun.

I just used my new WEPS to sharpen one of my new Gyutos (O1/63 HRC), at 11 DPS, 200-1000 + stropping with 3M film.

It’s a learning curve, as with everything else. Today I learned to be more careful until muscle memory picks up the motions. I managed to get a couple of scratches when not paying enough attention to my strokes. Or maybe it’s best to protect the blade with tape?

I’m also trying to learn proper alignment of the blade in the fixture. Especially for the long blades, I initially took of a little to much at the tip. And I’m doing some experimentation with what kind of stroke I should use. I didn’t quite get the finish I wanted, I may have to be more meticulous at every grit. Just like when hand rubbing my blades.

But it’s sharp, really sharp. Managed to cut a free hanging hair.

I think I’m going to try a microbevel at 13 DPS on the next one, to attain better edge retention.

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Thanks!

I’m going through the forum, from top to bottom. 

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