Tinyfish

I saw the upgrade on the forum and I liked the idea of having the ability to dial in the exact number.

I’m sure it does Richard. I tighten the mono as much as I can with in reason.  I am just using this as a rough gauge to get a number for when the knife is dull and compare it to the when I’m done sharpening.

I am going to try Sprider wire/bradied fishing line for my next sharpness tests.

Now that is a great idea! What a great way to test how the sharpening is going without having to remove the knife from the vice…now I wish I knew alittle somthing about computers lol.

But seriously if you can come up with somthing like that I’m sure other people would be interested. I wish my little scale could hold the readout or I was smart…[Read more]

FYI: The BESS test filament looks and feels like a stiff “Spider Wire” fishing line.[/quote]

Hi Marc. The Bess is 1000% better then my setup. I just wanted an idea of how my knife would be pre and post sharpening. You do have to keep your eye on the scale readout or else you miss it.

I would have bought the Bess system but being in Canada wit…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>I did buy a 10x-30x handhelp magnifyig glass with light to help me see whats going on with the edge.</p>
That is quite the transformation from before and after on your cousin’s knife. You have done an excellent job on that edge, I hope to get there one day.

I did just purchase some expensive to me name brand Japanese…[Read more]

Thank you again for the welcome.

I figured this is going to last a long time so “buy once, cry once”

Thanks for the welcome Airscapes.

That thread was what confused me because the sharpening grit progression from the knowledge base says one thing and then that thread said different for when to use the 1200/1600.