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Advanced Sharpening Notes
Just finished hand sharpening some of our knives that have been out in the "sand" made from the CPM S-30V steel.
Two things, first I use WD-40 on the long Norton Fine India stone clamped onto the bench top, this has previously been stated on this forum but it's very important to note this part:
Stop during sharpening to use more WD-40 to clean the abraded particles out of the stone. This is to keep the stone cutting at the best possible "rate of removal".
While we have some WD-40 on the stone, I observed I was watching the little "wave" of the WD moving along just forward of the edge that was in contact with the stone.
Yes I said that correctly, "observed I was watching".
This is how I tell what part of the curved edge is in contact with the stone and let's me know when to stop at the tip so I don't over sharpen or "round off" the point of the blade.
Last edited by Bill Harsey; 07-07-2006 at 11:57.
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