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Thanks again! Just got approved for the FB group, so I will look through there as well. I’m guessing that the single-sided scrubbing might give you less of a polished edge, but can definitely help with overall sharpness (and help you even out those uneven spots). Going to set up my Paramilitary 2 today and see what new things I can learn!

Finally had time to go through the videos, thank you so much for taking the time to explain things for me!

– You mentioned scrubbing in the first video, I like to do this in the beginning with the low grits to set the apex. Do you do that for grits higher than 50/80/100? This time around, I used a sharpie for each stone all the way up to 2200 to…[Read more]

This was what I really needed to hear after all the time I put in today, haha! I’m very happy with how sharp the knife is, and that I took the time to make sure the tip/choil end of the knife were finished before moving onto the next stone. I tend to get antsy and just assume it will work itself out later on down the line, but I notice less of a…[Read more]

Thank you very much, Marc! Over the years you’re taught me to be very mindful of my strokes, but as with all things, I’m just hoping to take it to the next level.

I was still very happy with how the edge turned out, but wasn’t sure what grit to go back to/if I need to adjust the stropping angle if I want to “buff” it better.

Going to watch the…[Read more]

Thank you! I sent them an email, and you are completely correct. They are revamping everything and the low angle adapter is back in stock now. Now to decide if I want to upgrade to the new vise sometime — it looks awesome, and solves the issue with the blade play, but it’s always annoying to have to figure out all of my blade positions once…[Read more]

Knowing me, I will probably end up with a bunch of different rods eventually  but 15 just feels a little too big. 14 also seems long, but I’m taking into account the Riser block on the 120. Should give me a lot of options for working with all kinds of blade sizes!

Thank you!!
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Looks like the WE120UP1 is the upgrade that will give me an extra 5° per side + the micro adjustments (similar to the plastic screws you sent my way a while back!). This seems to be more in line with what I’m hoping to achieve– and is the same price as the low angle adapter.</p>
Now to decide if I should…[Read more]

Went to go order the emulsions, and got to thinking whether I could use the low-angle adapter and some longer rods as well? I’m not looking to reprofile edges down to crazy angles — I’d just like to be able to sharpen very small and very tall knives more easily.

I have the current pro pack 1, which has 8″ rods. I was just thinking of getting the…[Read more]

Well, my birthday came and went, and I ended up with the 2/1 emulsions and cow strops, as well as a bonus kangaroo strops! What can I say, she’s a keeper! 🤣

Now I’m left with the crippling decision of what to do with what. I was thinking of ordering the 4u and 0.5u sprays, and then using the cow for 4/2, and the kangaroo for 1/0.5 after our…[Read more]

You strop after every stone progression? If I recall correctly, you keep it at the same angle as the stones and take lots of care to not nick the leather.

After talking with you last time, I realized that I was rushing through things and started examining my bevels with a scope and taking my time to remove all the scratches. That really made a…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>I dont see a “pack” of 1u/2u strops like the other ones, so I’ll probably get them separately. Given that I currently have 5 and 3, would make more sense to get those two vs the cow leather + emulsion bundles of 4/2 or 1/0.5.</p>
 

Is the softer kangaroo leather mostly used for finer grits? It would be fun to try, but…[Read more]

Thank you so much!

I can definitely tell the difference when I work slowly and alternate strokes (while I apply light pressure). At first, I was just kind of quickly doing it with long strokes, which is a very dangerous game to play when it comes to leather!🤣.

If I wanted to try out the emulsions, should I get anothet set of leather strops first? Not sure what…[Read more]

<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;”>Thank you, Marc!</span>

<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;”>I have noticed the pastes to be kind of flaky and tricky to work with, but I assumed that was mostly due to user error. Maybe I should give…[Read more]

Thank you for the clarification. I have to remember that while it looks catastrophic under the microscope, I can barely see it with my naked eye. Maybe I’ll try a couple swipes just to see how the edge changes under the microscope to better understand.

Thank you, Marc! I will read this post and take some notes. The file would probably be…[Read more]

Thank you! I think I’m just going to live with it for now (as its already a skinny paring knife), but filing down the edge makes a lot of sense considering how much I already worked at it and it has only slightly “shrunk”. Wondering if maybe a cheaper handheld file might be a better option (opposed to working down my 800 grit)? If I keep running…[Read more]