Aaron

Marc again thank you so much for your help. I do need to work on my technique it seems but with your advice at least I’m getting an edge I can work with.

Clay, I have tried all manner of pressures, coming from a sharpmaker I learned that ridiculously light pressure is the key. However, it seems no matter what pressure I use, with alternating s…[Read more]

Ok now we are getting somewhere! It’s not quite there but very close, MUCH better than before. The edge leading  suggestion was key, and that last video. Originally I was doing edge leading from tip to heel, not sure why but doing them heel to tip like the video gives me much better results. I do need more practice, the heel to tip edge leading st…[Read more]

Marc thanks for the suggestion, the funny thing is I considered trying edge leading strokes to remove the burr today but was so frustrated I just put it away. After doing the edge leading strokes do you go back to edge trailing before moving to the next grit or is that the last step you use on that grit? I’m gonna give this a go and report back, h…[Read more]

Thanks for the info guys, honestly I’m about to give up and throw this thing in the trash, I am incredibly frustrated . I can’t even get close to what I would consider an acceptable edge on any grit. I get beautiful looking bevels but the apex is just not keen. The frustrating part is I don’t even know what I’m doing wrong to fix it. I always…[Read more]

Thanks guys, I guess I never considered the pattern density of the media on the substrate because in my mind that wouldn’t really have an impact on the scratch pattern assuming equal size/hardness of the media, but more the time/effort required to erode the previous scratch pattern. Looking at the thread Organic posted shows that clearly I am w…[Read more]