Trevor Riendeau
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Trevor Riendeau replied to the topic Preventing Micro chips while sharpening in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years, 9 months ago
So I tried the techniques in the video that you sent and I will say that the quality of consistency is way better. The edge did appear to be sharper and more uniform. I did order new stones for the coarse grit and 400/600 previously. I noticed that the 400 grit stones were not normal. Normal meaning one of the 400 grit stones had a very deep rough…[Read more]
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Trevor Riendeau replied to the topic Preventing Micro chips while sharpening in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years, 9 months ago
- My model is the we130.
- I have mostly WE diamond stones. I have 100-3000 grit diamond stones. I do have ceramic, leather strops, and diamond pastes, but I haven’t used them yet. My coarse set for the file knife was 50/80, 100/200, 400/600, and 800/1000 grit diamond stones. I normally do not use 50/80 grit, but I had to re-profile the knife a…
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Trevor Riendeau started the topic Preventing Micro chips while sharpening in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years, 9 months ago
I’m new to sharpening and have only been doing it steady now for about a year or so. I have been sharpening numerous knives and can never seem to get a razor sharp edge. Every final edge that I seem to end up with always has micro-chips in the bevel. I was wondering if maybe I’m not cleaning the stones enough? Kind of hard to diagnose som…[Read more]
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