Blade sharpening...WOW

[drew13]

Interested to hear from you guys what magnification you find is necessary to see the burr. Would like to get a jewelers loupe or magnifying glass or something but not sure how much mag I need!

 

[Gator]

I just bought a Work Sharp Pro with the adjustable angle and now this thread has me wondering if it leaves the microgrooves in the wrong direction since I slide the stone up and across the blade versus truly perpendicular to it. I can't freehand and hold an angle so I've looked briefly at solutions and I see a couple but see flaws with all of them (sort of a pick your poison scenario)

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[SNIPERBBB]

Interested to hear from you guys what magnification you find is necessary to see the burr. Would like to get a jewelers loupe or magnifying glass or something but not sure how much mag I need!

Really need an SEM

The Honing Progression

Following the bevel set on the Chosera 1k, the razor was honed on Shapton glass stones; 2k, 4k, 8k and 16k. At each step in the progression, SEM imaging was performed. The side-view ima…

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[SNIPERBBB]

I've noticed playing around with multiple different sandpaper grits going from 80 to 10k, and diamond stones from 120 grit to 3k, the point of rapidly diminishing returns happens at 3k. I've noticed no difference after that. Stopping is by far the most important step. Even 300 grit is wicked sharp after being stropped

Look at link I posted from Science of Sharp, it says that at 4k grit, edge geometry of the knife is no longer effected

 

[drew13]

Really need an SEM

The Honing Progression

Following the bevel set on the Chosera 1k, the razor was honed on Shapton glass stones; 2k, 4k, 8k and 16k. At each step in the progression, SEM imaging was performed. The side-view ima…

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Those pics are insane!

 

[Allegheny Tom]

That report says the same thing I'm saying which you agreed with. The reaction your talking about will take place regardless how sharp the blade was. Amounts of the agents produced would be less with a cleaner cut vs the ragged.

Okay, sorry if I misunderstood your point. I still prefer the way Ashby's explains the process of the clotting cascade.