Jack Montrose

[Jack Montrose]

Great idea Dan, mine came with the insert, I think they all do now. Since dimes are all copper now, does it show gouges after use or is it working well for you? :unsure:

[Jack Montrose]

Johpe, I am sure that 13 deg. makes for a seriously sharp edge and I’m glad to hear it works well for you. I may attempt to put it on one of my older knives to test out. Thanks for giving me one more thing to try. This hobby never gets dull.

Jack 😛

[Jack Montrose]

13 deg. Yikes, now I wonder if you can hold the edge after each use. I guess if you are only cutting tomatoes it should be ok, watch out for bones if you cut meat (chicken etc.) :ohmy:

[Jack Montrose]

Yep, you caught the bug…. :side:

[Jack Montrose]

I have a miyabi and like it alot, it holds a sharp edge well. However it does not get any sharper nor hold an edge any longer than my Shun knives. It’s all about your preference in brand. 16 deg. makes for a very sharp cutting edge on any of the Japanese brands, my Yoshihiro damascus is very sharp also. B)

[Jack Montrose]

No, I haven’t tried it yet. I was thinking it would be a major task because of the secondary grind so, I really didn’t want to take it down to 16 deg. I might try taking the scratches down a bit by using wet dry on the secondary grind. The only thing I’m woried about is ruining the nice look. Then again I might just live with the scratches, they are only cosmetic and I am very satisfied with the sharpness. 😛

[Jack Montrose]

Thanks Leo, but the secondary bevel is hollow ground so, I don’t think I could get a low enough angle to remove the scratches. However, since you made the recomendation, I will try a 16 deg. angel and see how it does. I’ll post the results in a couple of days. 🙂

[Jack Montrose]

Here are the scratches I was referring to;

Still not a great picture, I had to use a small travel camera.

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[Jack Montrose]

I like the scratched look of the larger bevel also. However the ugly scratches are where the large bevel meets the smaller knife edge. My camera battery went dead and the backup battery is toast so, the pictures are not good enough to see the scratches. I ordered new batteries so when they come in I’ll add a couple of close ups and you will see right away. :pinch:

[Jack Montrose]

Yes, Darrell it is an old Frost Cutlery, I’ve had it forever. I’m not sure what the original angle was but, it was very steep which made the edge pretty dull. The primary edge is shallow but it took forever to re-profile. The secondary bevel is very large and is what has the scratches from the 50/80 stones. I’m not kidding about the hair popping edge, it’s really too sharp for a Bowie but I like it. 😉

[Jack Montrose]

Strop covers??? :woohoo:

[Jack Montrose]

Welcome, make shure you read, a good start is the wiki on this web site. You will love it when it arrives. Like pointed out above, your stones will have a breakin period (maybe 5 to 10 knives). Keep us up to date on your progress. 🙂

[Jack Montrose]

Thanks Tuffy, I couldn’t for the life of me figure it out. Makes sense now. 😆

[Jack Montrose]

Hey Tuffy, whats the blue painters tape for on your base for? I havn’t seen that before. 🙁

[Jack Montrose]

Wow, Iv’e heard sharks have sand paper skin, I guess this is proof if that blade was ruined that quickly. Sounds to me like you knew what to do to fix it up, great job 🙂 . If you are going to do alot of reprofile jobs you should get the 50/80 stones, I have only used mine once but, boy howdy do they work. Just be ready to spend a little time removing the deep scratches and sawtooth edge (still worth it). Keep up the good work, its nice to here that people are making a little money having so much fun 😆

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