Ribstabsheart
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Second set of strops? in the forum Stropping 1 week, 4 days ago
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]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Second set of strops? in the forum Stropping 1 week, 4 days ago
<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]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Second set of strops? in the forum Stropping 1 week, 5 days ago
Thank you so much!
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Second set of strops? in the forum Stropping 1 week, 5 days ago
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]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Second set of strops? in the forum Stropping 1 week, 5 days ago
<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]
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Ribstabsheart started the topic Second set of strops? in the forum Stropping 1 week, 5 days ago
Hello!
I was wondering which type of strop to try next — I have all the basic diamond stones from 60 – 1500, and the basic 5/3.5 micron strops that came with my WE kit. I know there’s different materials and compounds to use, and was wondering which would be the best one to try out next (if you could just pick one.. for now!). Not sure about the…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months ago
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]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months ago
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]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months ago
Spent a good amount of time getting familiar with my WE, and got the 1500/2200 grit stones yesterday. Still breaking them in (the one knife I used them on didn’t seem much different), so I’m withholding judgement on those for now 🙂 Overall, spending lots of time learning the different strokes, inspecting my work with a microscope, and being more…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months ago
I know I’ve already said it a hundred times, but thank you once again! I felt like I was going crazy noticing a slight variation between the sides, and your explanation makes it all make much more sense. I put that knife aside to wait for your response, and noticed about a 1-degree difference when working on another, smaller blade. I’m sure that…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months ago
Makes a lot of sense, thank you! My scope is similar, but seems to be “fixed” instead of able to zoom, so I may have to get another.
What is an indication you might need to angle the tip of the knife upwards/downwards? I’m working on a large chef knife currently, and the positioning of each side seems different. I can move the blade forward and…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months ago
Thank you! I spent a good amount of time working on a few more of those steak knives, and took time to look at the edge to better understand what I feel. My scope can’t get much closer than that, but I have a pair of magnification goggles that I tried using and that let me get a little closer. It’s a little perilous putting my face so close to the…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you for the tips! Going to try out a few different ways to find the sweet spot when it comes to those bigger knives. I’ll send you a PM as well!
Went back to the basic steak knives I started with when I got my WE and tried to apply some of your tips. Started with 400 grit to get the burr going (since I already sharpened it once at…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you kindly! There’s so much good information here, need to keep digging for gold 🙂
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you so much for the offer! Having a way to securely lock the arms into place beyond the notches would be very handy; once I figure out how to PM I will do just that. Sounds like it just helps it “grip” from both sides? I’m definitely still working out how to find the sweet spot but am getting a little better at finding it with every knife…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart replied to the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months, 1 week ago
Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to respond in such detail! I really appreciate it, and will do my best to go over everything and learn as much as possible 🙂
It is a relief to hear I’m not stuck with the depth key holes or the individual notches on the WE120. I didn’t know that I could go outside of the 30-degree notch and still keep…[Read more]
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Ribstabsheart started the topic Angles not wide / large enough? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 9 months, 1 week ago
Hey all!
<p style=”text-align: left;”>I got a WE Pro Pack 2 with all the basic bells and whistles, and sharpened every knife in the kitchen as instructed 😀. I’m still learning how to get the perfect angle, but am starting to get a feel for things and have been pretty successful getting a good working edge on most things. Watched pretty much every…[Read more] -
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