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Ive always liked a lower grit sharpening. 600 grit followed by some 1000 grit strops. The materials i cut at work dont cut well with a high grit. I need that "bite" some steels appear to keep that bite with a pretty high grit finish but most super steels ive tried just dont for me. Scienceofsharp has some interesting articles on sharpening. He said something about how lower grit finishes are really just not fully removing the burr, but at a microscipic level, ist that always the case? I dunno, i think thats why alot of people like their simple steels, they actually like cutting with that burr. Maybe thats why my edges dont last very long. For me, nitro v is like the perfect steel, takes that crispy bite and when its gone, a few quick strops and its right back. With some steels, it seems like the edge gets too glassy and loses that crispy edge for me. Do you experience this?

Buy a tripod. Unwatchable.

Where did you get the Lava Flow scales?

you didn't show the hrdest part pulling back on spring to fit blade on

Thank you so much for this video. I just got my kit in today and I learned so much from watching you. I don’t know if I will ever get a mirror finish like yours but that is so cool. Thank you and God Bless!

Not gonna lie, i know this video is over 2 years old, but this video single handedly made me not buy gunny slide/glide. It is way worse after you out it on than before you did.

Very well shown. I need those L brackets you have to center the blade holders. Do U have the file? I looked and they are out of stock right now so I continue to wait for them to come back in.

You didn't really do anything right but the results look ok.

Where’d you get those awesome scales from the one with the spyder logo around the screws

You look like your mom drank while pregnant

Imagine listening to a guy giving sharpening tips WITHOUT a bandaid on his finger :)

Quick question man did you get your tattoos on your head because you want it to or have you been to prison

I’m looking at the edge far more than knife. I love putting mirror edges on my knives

Gorgeous edge! Putting a mirror edge on my new knives is my favourite part of the hobby!

Sweet edge Sean!

My only concern is with a dremel, though quicker u can remove to much material from the washers. I prefer to do by hand on a very flat surface like u did to finish. I also use semichrome polish but whatevers clever. U can also polish the inside of scale where the washers ride. Also upgraded washers make a huge diff.

Just bought the L clamps does it make the knife stick out to far for the rod

You sir are one smart dude this works so good

Could you give an update on how the ball cage is holding up? I have seen some reviews that these cause a lot of issues.

So all I have to do is zero my cube on a flat sure then put it on the angle rod?

Let's skip the BS. First off, yeah, after you position the knife you need either strong hands or pliers to tighten the clamp enough to the knife doesn't move. Next, unless you're anal retentive the actual angle as in use of an angle finder is absolutely USELESS. What matters is the angle of the blade RELATIVE to the angle of the stone. If you set to 18 degrees on the scale it doesn't matter if its exactly 18 degrees as long as it is the SAME. I've done hundreds of sharpenings and haven't changed my sharpener in a couple years. Generally I only use two angles anyway, one for thick blades and one for normal/thin blades. Next up, if you follow the video and position the knife in the clamp as shown the bevel with be a different height near the tip. Why? Because as the blade tapers the angle changes and gets steeper. Almost unnoticeable on thinner knives. If you want to avoid this use a marker and straight edge to draw a line from point to heel of the edge and put this parallel to the clamp jaws.A As to not marking up your blade, mask with painter's tape. No matter how careful I am, how often I blow or wipe the blade, I still end up with small scratches from displaced diamond. Its pretty easy to just tape a couple millimeters above the edge bevel alnd any slips, dust etc is no longer an issue. And for God's sake, use the black marker on the bevel to be sure you are just sharpening, not reprofiling to a slightly new bevel angle. Even if you've don the particular knife many times before, a couple millimeters deeper in the clamp jaws and the angle will be slightly different. A couple light passes with your finest stone will show you if you've matched the angle correctly by just removing the marker from the entire bevel, from heel to point. Last up, if you are spending 5 minutes or more on a side and its not a super hard steel (Rex45, S90v S110v etc), you're doing something wrong. Chances are you started with too fine a stone. Go back to a courser stone and work up and you'll save time in the long run. Starting at 300 is fine if you are touching up an edge, not if you are not exactly matching the existing bevel.

What stones works best for maxamet

Thanks

Where you been, man?

thanks for saving me 30 bucks....thats awful

When do you start looking for the burr?

I've used feather baldes for a while and I got EXTREMELY sensitive skin. And i can definitely say they are not as sharp as they claim to be. I bleed like a pig when I shave with them

This is tempting but it does seems like diamond particles could embed in the coating over time and contribute to scratching. Do you think it’s better to use fresh tape or something each time so you know it’s fresh and can’t scratch?

I have the aus10a version clip point do you have any idea what sharpening angle it came with because when i got mine it wasnt that sharp so i just honed it on the ceramic thing on my worksharp field sharpener and had it just a smidge down from the 20 degree line its sharp now but just wanted to know if i did ok if im close to the factory sharpening angle

Did they fix all this shit since ?

When you keep putting the sharpie back on after each grit what is it for?

Wow man… this thing is incredible. I really love the hardware color choice as well.

Nice!

Does anyone know the name and brand of that beautiful blade???

how do i get carta scales or any custom scales? nice job!!

Buyer beware - you will pay for items at this company, they won't ship them and they won't respond to your inquiries. You've been warned.

Yes I have both DLC and stone wash. Thinking 🤔🤔 about the Black micarta one available now!

You from/in Bmore?

Definitely one of the best.

Are the scales real carbon fiber or that cheap peel-ply on G-10? It's hard to tell.

How much for sharpenings??

lol best mirror edges on TH-cam hands down. Is it infinite stropping or do you use the polishing paste + ceramic stone still?

Bro that edge is INSANE. 🤯

Absolutely beautiful! Great job!!🥰💯🔪❤

Super crispy as always! I haven't been in my sharpening mode in a bit, just been buying & collecting lately, bout time I break out the worksharp & put some descent edges on these thangs.

Great looking edge! I have an m-48 but i have no idea how to clamp it properly, i can't hit the wide tip bevel properly. Any advice?

i get a plastic film tape that is really small for model cars. and i get tape off the edge of the Ricasso. its a real pain in the ass, but if you sharpen knives that are worth over 600 bones then i feel its worth it. i will cut them to size with a razor blade and use a microscope and monitor to apply the tape. great video brother. I started using gunny juice because of your vids.

You have a link for the double sided stones... thanks my friend. I did just subscribe

I have that benchmade and also love it it's real flicky

you could chop Goodfellas jailhouse garlic with that beast. Nice work.