Esee edges and sharpening advice

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  1. nathan shepherd

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    There are some really experts on sharpening on this forum (I'm not one of them!) so let's share our knowledge and have sharper knives as a result. Oh and photos of edges are cool as well as long as it's starts a "my knife is shaper than yours" bragging match.

    Here are two knifes. One I reprofiled and the other I didn't.

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    Yes! Good thread @nathan shepherd ,i suck at sharpening and could use advices from you,bravo and c.kent.
     
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    15° per side works fine and dandy on 'em.
     
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    Is this the "HI-ZULA" video @91bravo ??? Haha,lovin it,thanx.
     
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    Yes sir it is! The ESEE Eyezula!
     
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    Still one of the best stropping videos out there.
     
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    Great video, Bravo!

    I suck at sharpening, but I have a set of DMT diafolds that work decent on my smaller blades, even for me. I've never owned a strop - maybe I need to contact @Flex to get one and start practicing.
     
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    That flex strop sure help a lot
     
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    I'm gonna bring my old edge work here as well...[​IMG]

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    Re-profiled vs factory

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    My monster strop. On the other side is the green compound. I forgot to throw Flexxx's paddle strop in there with the white and bare leather.

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    The strop will make a massive difference. There is probably nothing wrong with what you are doing with the stones but the edge will need refining after using them. Black compound on a good leather strop will get that edge scary sharp in a couple of minutes.
     
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    The edge I've got on my Izula at the moment.

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    Well, my knife is sharpen than yours :p

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    Practice, practice, practice.

    Now don't ever stop.
     
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    Bravo I thought I did a hell of a sharpening job until I started seeing your pics on the old forum! I've always used DMT stones and the back of a leather belt to strop. You convinced me I need to get a real strop and some compound!

    I did pickup a lansky double ceramic stick set in the wooden box that looks like a one-hitter dugout. It works great for touch ups, but will round off your blade point if your not careful.
     
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    91Bravo...Are you getting that mirror finish from stopping?

     
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    Yes sir I am! Stropping is the last phase in my sharpening process. A bare horsehide strop to be exact!
     
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    It looks like you've got long forward moving strokes on there, what were you using? Maybe that's just oil?
     
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