Threw my 940 on the WEPS for it s first touch-up and found both bevels are pretty much dead on 20 dps from the factory, pretty impressive for a production knife even in the $150-$200 range.
I think the bevels could be dropped a bit and still hold up just fine, but I wanted to get some well respected input before it goes into surgery :evil:
I’m thinking 17 dps would be sweeeeeeet!
Ok… I think I’m just going to go for it.
Hopefully 17 dps is safe.
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[quote quote=“KnifeKnerdAtX” post=22544]Ok… I think I’m just going to go for it.
Hopefully 17 dps is safe.
:unsure:[/quote]
I’d feel very comfortable taking it to 17 dps. In the worst case scenario, you might find that the edge isn’t as durable as you’d like so you’dd add a micro-bevel at some higher angle. Even then you win because you’ve thinned the shoulders a little and made it a more efficient cutter.
Mine is at 17, it was also near dead on. That being said. I have seen several wonky ass knives clearly sharpened on a machine set up by a cross eyed neanderthal checked by a blind mechanical school drop out.
Ok, it’s settled then. 17 dps it is!
Thank you kindly, gentlemen!
I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own
[quote quote=“razoredgeknives” post=22556]I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own[/quote]
I’m assuming you add a micro-bevel the majority of the time?
[quote quote=“KnifeKnerdAtX” post=22600][quote quote=“razoredgeknives” post=22556]I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own[/quote]
I’m assuming you add a micro-bevel the majority of the time?[/quote]
Nope! Regrind and straight 15 dps… I like the edge thin most of the time at about .005" thick at that angle.
[quote quote=“razoredgeknives” post=22601][quote quote=“KnifeKnerdAtX” post=22600][quote quote=“razoredgeknives” post=22556]I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own[/quote]
I’m assuming you add a micro-bevel the majority of the time?[/quote]
Nope! Regrind and straight 15 dps… I like the edge thin most of the time at about .005" thick at that angle.[/quote]
Gotcha! I’m off work today so finishing up the 940 with the newly made balsa strops is all I have on the agenda. Keep y’all posted.
superior knifeNah man, pick up one of these instead,
that is too funny! haha
that is too funny! haha[/quote]
Man, that right there is friggin HILARIOUS…Just one more reason why we love the guys over at BladeHQ.
Oh. And by the way. I WANT ONE!
On this knife I went with 15. I’ll do this with a lot of knives, see how they hold up, then either strop back to sharpness or decide if I need a microbevel.
I think it can depend also what you’re going to be using the knife for. The 940 for me is kind of a tweener knife even though it has a longer blade. I’m not going to reach for it when it comes for heavy cardboard work or other heavy use so for me it’s more of a mail opener, package opener, average EDC use, etc knife. In that case, 15 dps shouldn’t be an issue.
I haven’t used Benchmade S30V that hard, but Spyderco S30V at 15 dps has been fairly impressive to me and easy to bring back to hair popping sharpness with the strops. Again, I don’t baton trees or cut through car doors, but do a lot of whittling and heavy cardboard work and is just my 2 cents.
Here’s a quick pic of my 940 reprofiled at 17dps. Thanks for all the contribution!
~Steven
Balsa report? Im guessing you liked it with the 5/3.5u pastes?
Thinking same sorta thing to keep it flat as long as possible…Great job on a great knife!
Very nice job!
Nicely done mate. It looks awesome.
In part because of this thread i wore my 940 today. I took my daily photo and put ut here and there.
I ended up leaving a face book group today over my benchmade 940. The manager demanded I retake the photo with out the 940. It was a group open to all traditional knives.
Apparently the 940 need not apply. You know blade, handle ,lock. With 300 knives, I am not going to sift through what forum I post a picture on based on what pen I have, gun ,or knives in the photo.
So beware some facebook groups don’t like 940’s
Nice Steven!
[quote quote=“CliffCurry” post=22663]Balsa report? Im guessing you liked it with the 5/3.5u pastes?
Thinking same sorta thing to keep it flat as long as possible…Great job on a great knife![/quote]
Dude, words can’t explain how they make me feel as I near the end if sharpening a knife… I keep re-mounting the 940 for random yet " necessary" reasons just to have an excuse to use them all over again…
Thank YOU, Josh! Your perspective, approach, and your ability to successfully transcend them in such a way that makes sense on video is pretty much priceless.