very good
very good
Great thread, I've tried and tried to get good edges with a stone and can't do it. I can get a functional edge but not a razor edge. I have a Spyderco Sharpmaker which is pretty good but I absolutely can't beat the edge I get using a bench grinder with a cloth mop on it and jewellers rouge.
Great tips, everything in my knife drawer is going to be so sharp that the Mrs had better be careful. She's always cutting her finger with blunt notched knives.
On a different note, i have an axe and i know that a grinder is needed to sharpen its thick blade, but would finishing it like this be worthwile or would it just be too brittle for chopping firewood?
You need a more obtuse angle for an axe. But once ground and honed, a polish will help guard against chipping.
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id love to be able to sharpen free hand but can only get good results with scandi grinds and my straight razors.
i ended up buying a guided system. excellent results every time.