Glenn Goodlett

[Glenn Goodlett]

I have one of these

Laser Edge Goniometer Master+ – Gritomatic

It seems to match up pretty well to what the WE says.

[Glenn Goodlett]

I recently sharpened a knife at 18 dps and didn’t have any trouble getting it down to a BESS of 120. I feel sure that if I ran one down to 15 dps I could reach sub 100 with a little effort.

[Glenn Goodlett]

Marc H wrote:

Glenn Goodlett wrote:

I just ordered some Micro-Fine ceramic stones. Thanks for the tips.

Glenn, just so you know, the ceramic stones are used just like the diamond stones, except they have a long break-in period. They seem to have a coating on the stones from the high heat manufacturing process. They do require some amount of use and wear to remove this coating and to get the best results out of them. They are non-magnetic and they can be brittle. So handle them with some care because the ceramics can break if dropped.

Thanks, I didn’t realize they had to be broken in too. Is there a particular way to break them in or just use them normally? How long does it usually take?

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wickededge wrote:

One bit of advice I can offer is to lighten your pressure considerably with your final strokes. Another thing we learned in playing around with the Bess machine is that the Micro-Fine ceramic stones took us below 100 very quickly.

So, the guy that sell the stones…is recommending more stones…

Just kidding

I just ordered some Micro-Fine ceramic stones.

Thanks for the tips.

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wickededge, Organic

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Readheads wrote:

Take one of your knives down to 16 DPS using the same technique. Run the BESS test. You can always easily put the 20 DPS back on. I also find that different steels get sharper.

I think I will do one at 16dps and see where it comes out.

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airscapes wrote:

I get the obsession but if you achieve this ultimate sharpness, how may cuts will it last? What are you cutting, BESS test paper or rope, or card board boxes.. or wood or what is the knife used for and will it actually work better or worse with the ultimate sooth edge? I may not be enough of a knife geek.. I just want the thing to cut what I am cutting.. 🙂

I get what your saying. I got my Hinderer Full Track to a BESS of 240 then made four long cuts on a leather sofa (trash dumped in the desert) and now it won’t cut arm hair.

I am really just playing with the WE and killing time.

[Glenn Goodlett]

I think that I will explore the photo taking abilities of my microscope to better show what I have going on and get opinions.

[Glenn Goodlett]

Thanks for the tips. I always finalized each grit with edge trailing strokes, maybe that will help.

And I agree a BESS of 180 is not dull. I’m just mostly geeking out on sharpening.

Also, thanks for all of your knowledgeable input in this community. It has been a great help to me.

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Steve, wickededge, Marc H

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I use an app to keep track of my knife collection and I put sharpening data in one of the fields as well as BESS numbers, etc. The app works pretty well and the data is on the cloud so it is available on my phone, ipad, and confuser (computer).

<span>http://www.sortitapps.com/items.php?username=GlennGoodlett&type=knivesandswords

Unfortunately the sharpening data is hidden from public view as well as cost and other stuff.

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[Glenn Goodlett]

Dude, use extreme caution!

I don’t know anything, but, I copied this directly from Wikipedia.

In solid form and as finished objects, beryllium copper presents no known health hazard.<sup id=”cite_ref-:0_2-0″ class=”reference”>[2]</sup> However, inhalation of dust, mist, or fume containing beryllium can cause the serious lung condition, chronic beryllium disease. That disease affects primarily the lungs, restricting the exchange of oxygen between the lungs and the bloodstream. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists beryllium as a Group 1 Human Carcinogen. The National Toxicology Program (NTP) also lists beryllium as a carcinogen.

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I never tried my microscope on a laptop however the directions say a usb cord must be used. On WiFi it seems to stay connected to my iPad mini 5 just fine so you can leave it on while sharpening. The only issue seems to be that the battery will only last about two hours. It did run down while I was sharpening several knives in a row so I plugged the microscope into a battery power bank and all was well.

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I got this one. I think all the cheap wireless ones are about the same.

<span>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XJBTNBM?pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8&pf_rd_r=KQ02KRGJ101MZK6DK55N</span&gt;

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I got a microscope with a built in screen and it’s not worth a dam for knife sharpening. Then I got a wireless one that connects to my iPhone or pad and it works well. Both were cheap.

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