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Eager to see how that works out!

Thanks, Brandon.

Here’s the micro-bevel:

The owner mentioned that the tip had been broken off, so you’re on the money.

At least it’s now sharp all the way to the re-shaped tip:

I recently purchased the Pluggable ‘scope after reading the reviews on the WE forum. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XNYXQHE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here’s a sample of what you can expect from it:

Scratch pattern of a 2,200 grit WE stone.

What’s the magnification?

This is 5mm:

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Morning, Tom.

I’d agree that the original bevel was convex. The 12 dps setting hit the center of the bevel, so it was what I went with. You can see I didn’t have a lot to work with at the beginning. You can also see that my bevel is a little wider than the original.

I added a 15 dps micro bevel using about 10 strokes each side with the 1,500…[Read more]

OK, Marc, so maybe rewarding, but far from easy.

Here’s a couple of pics from sharpening this knife:

After starting with 200 grit.

Later with 400 grit:

Still peeling edge off.

600 grit, still peeling the edge.

800 grit, starting to get a real edge:

1,000 grit, still some edge breakout, but better:

After 15 minutes or so of 1,000…[Read more]

Some idea of what I’m up against here, pictures from heel to tip:

I started with 200 grit and have made about 15 strokes each side, edge-leading 12 dps measured. I seem to have already hit the apex, except, of course, for the chips and gouges.

I hope he takes better care of this after I sharpen it!

Reviving this thread two years later….

Seems the price point may have to come up a little with inflation since ’17. Maybe under $30 or so?

My favorites are the little Swiss army pocketknives–no bells nor whistles nor corkscrews: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001P14ZE?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details Easy on the pocket and pocketbook.

I…[Read more]

Marc: I use a lot of magnets around the shop, and also work a lot of magnetoferrous metals. I’ve found the best (only?) way to clean the magnets is a high volume, high pressure blowgun from my compressor. It really knocks those wads of filings for a loop.

Tom: Thanks! I’ve gotta sharpen a knife right now, but I’ll peruse those links later.

I need to do some before/after pics of a blade sharpened with the WEPS and then burnished on a smooth steel. In my experience, it makes for a much smoother-cutting knife, but I haven’t used it after the WEPS yet.

The steel is at home, and my sharpening/photography is done in the shop at work, so I need to get my feces cohesive.

Thanks, all.

Marc: I found this mounting using the Sharpie method to find the “sweet spot”. It still didn’t match the old profile (probably not the original), but came much closer than mounting with the straight portion flat to the jaws. I checked angles on the stones at various points along the blade, and this was the best compromise for a…[Read more]

For my carbon steel (not stainless) blades, I use Renaissance Wax. It works incredibly well, even preventing the blade edge from oxidizing and losing its sharp in storage.

Food safe? It’s a few microns thick. “Food safe” is largely a matter of having the substance certified by the FDA, which is very expensive. I recall asking my LocTite tech…[Read more]

I took the shelf unit off the Pro G3. I used some little rubber feet on the bottom and it seems to be very stable on the 3/8″ chunk of steel on my shop bench.

I’m much more comfortable keeping my hands down below my shoulders, but still standing. I spend about half of most of my days sitting in front of a computer screen, so try to stand when…[Read more]

I’ve seen those. Cell phone support, right? I forget the brand, but probably a better solution than the do-all scissors jack. It’s just what I had around the shop, and it worked.

I really envy the set-up in the second picture. My workbench is also my workbench for work, so I have to set up and break down every time I use the WEPS.

I also work…[Read more]

I can’t wait to get them! I’m currently using a “bulldog” paperclip to hold the stone centered on the blade when measuring for angles.

Here’s the so-far finished knife:

In its hand-tooled sheath:

Marc–that looks like part of a tripod. It would need something to anchor it to the benchtop. Maybe something as simple as a plumbing…[Read more]

1,500/2,200 stones should be here on Monday, so we’ll see if that makes any noticeable difference.

That’s a nice looking knife and a fine job of sharpening!

I’ve had plenty of experience with carbon blades dulling in storage. I now apply a coat of Renaissance Wax after sharpening and it solves the problem nicely. Also makes clean-up much easier.

What surprised me was that it cut with a push-cut at 1K grit. It pierced the skin with the weight of the blade alone. I did not expect that. No tooth needed.