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Clay, I’m guessing you’ve watched some of Cliff’s sharpening videos. It would be interesting to see the angle read outs as he sharpens/thins/ apexes etc. He most certainly can get a knife sharp.

Some guesses as I don’t go for mirror. Stones aren’t broken in and some proud diamonds did it. Contamination from previous stone debris. Not enough strokes with next finer stone when starting the progression. That’s where  magnifified viewing comes into play when going to finer grits.

A lot of the guys change direction of strokes (heal to tip, t…[Read more]

Johnny, FWIW, the degree marks on the bar are only approximations and are ~ accurate for only one size of blade. An angle cube is needed for more precise measurements.

I moisten the diamond plate, apply bar keepers friend, scrub with a finger nail brush, rinse, stand upright to dry.

Nice job.

FWIW, here’s tuffy’s YouTube channel.

https://m.youtube.com/user/gravediggermax

I think Tom’s nailed it.

I would think taping the blade would help. Also being careful when wiping the blade and making sure the stones are flat against the blade and not rotated when moving them on/off of the blade during sharpening.

When I’m concerned with cosmetics, I tape the blade. I will also tape over pivot areas in general to keep debris out.

Clay, thank you for leaving condolences on behalf of yourself and the forum, on Mark’s memorial page. In writing this, I’m very conscious of my use of commas.

Mark, yeah . . .knew him only through the forum. . . Knowledgeable, kind, helpful, willing, passionate about knives . . . Curious about commas. The whole being greater than the sum of the…[Read more]

Currently, I like micro bevels. I use the WE to get my knives into “shape”, then put it away (don’t have a dedicated spot to keep it set up) and use the spyderco sharp maker for touch ups. Other than my kitchen knives, my pocket knives have it pretty easy so this works well for me.

Thanks, I think that will be helpful.

Gone now, good deal.

I would guess that you are fighting scratches from at least the 80 grit, it’s very coarse, and will leave deep scratches, especially if you apexed with it. As you go up in finer grits, you need to make sure you’ve removed the scratches from the previous coarser grit.

I don’t go for mirror polishes anymore. For me it seems too time consu…[Read more]

Only see a blank square.

Have seen Clay post it is not a good idea for the diamond stones.