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- Wed May 04, 2022 3:00 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Sharpening a friend's Messermeister Meridian Elite
- Replies: 10
- Views: 744
Re: Sharpening a friend's Messermeister Meridian Elite
I bought the Shapton Glass travel base in case this ever becomes a "real" opportunity. Many thanks for all the thoughtful and supportive replies!!!
- Wed May 04, 2022 11:55 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Sharpening a friend's Messermeister Meridian Elite
- Replies: 10
- Views: 744
- Tue May 03, 2022 12:34 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Sharpening a friend's Messermeister Meridian Elite
- Replies: 10
- Views: 744
Re: Sharpening a friend's Messermeister Meridian Elite
Thanks everyone!! It is a dished, not close to flat 250/1k King combo. I'll leave that alone if and when I go back by
- Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:20 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Sharpening a friend's Messermeister Meridian Elite
- Replies: 10
- Views: 744
Sharpening a friend's Messermeister Meridian Elite
Hello Again My Friends! In the near-future, I may have the chance to sharpen a dear friend's 8" Messermeister knife. I recently touched it up with a King combo stone she had in a drawer. She lives across the country but I routinely go that way for work. Once in a while, our schedules match and ...
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:14 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: 1k Soaker Recommendation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1065
Re: 1k Soaker Recommendation
Thanks guys. It looks like the Kohetsu is no longer available as I can’t see it on the store or in the out of stock items. I will give the Cerax a try. I forgot how I had seen that a while ago. Seems strange it isn't even listed any more. That's a shame since many people enjoy the Kohetsu 800 &...
- Wed Feb 02, 2022 2:06 pm
- Forum: Knife Recommendations
- Topic: Best stainless steel?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4927
Re: Best stainless steel?
How hard can Ginsan get? Nakagawa is listed around 60 HRC. Do others take it higher? My Harukaze was 62. https://www.chefknivestogo.com/harukaze5.html I only owned it for a short time but it sharpened more like the Aogami Super steel knives I used to have compared to my current Makoto SG2 blades.At...
- Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:26 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Strop Materials and Abrasive Pairings please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 750
Re: Strop Materials and Abrasive Pairings please
Thank you for the comments and information to date. I am sad to say that I have not yet found my roo or denim strops after my move this month. I know I packed them somewhere!
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Found the denim. Figures that I would find the cheapest...
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Found the denim. Figures that I would find the cheapest...
- Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:43 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Strop Materials and Abrasive Pairings please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 750
Strop Materials and Abrasive Pairings please
Hello Friends, I request your comments and advice on strops and compounds. Specifically, I would like assistance in selecting strop materials with each abrasive I have. My current strops, all are 3" x 11" on a CKTG base. Some of these were ourchased as interest/curiosity items. 1x Bovine l...
- Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:35 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Beginner advice
- Replies: 9
- Views: 931
Re: Beginner advice
Joe and Grant are brilliant and helpful. I am deeply thankful for their posts and even direct help with me at times in my past posts. I went round and round on Edge Pro vs freehand. In the end, I wanted a more connected physical experience. I'm an Aerospace Engineer by education and an information t...
- Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:49 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: How to travel with waterstones
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2214
Re: How to travel with waterstones
I once flew with three Shapton Glass stones in my laptop bag (220, 500, and 2000 grits). TSA said it looked like big lithium ion battery packs. I had one in my bag already. To their scanner it looked like four big batteries. The Atoma plate didn't seem to bother them much. Expect some extra security...
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:48 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Chosera 800 vs 1000
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3275
Re: Chosera 800 vs 1000
The 2x progression is very overrated unless you are working toward a mirror finish. It's only then that you really "need" a tight progression. I own a 2x progression of Shapton Glass stones but don't often use them that way. I choose based on the application or knife owner. Traveling to m...
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:40 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Chosera 800 vs 1000
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3275
Re: Chosera 800 vs 1000
I have a fairly complete progression of Shapton Glass: 220, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000. I also use the Shapton base. I have previously used a Shapton Pro 2000. It was a good stone. I simply wanted the Glass series as my splash and go stones so, I sold it. I flatten with CKTG 80 grit along with ...
- Wed May 19, 2021 8:46 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Thanks for preparing me for my first tip repair
- Replies: 1
- Views: 521
Thanks for preparing me for my first tip repair
Hello Everyone, I am so happy with how I managed to recover from my first tip break that I wanted to thank all of you here that helped me with videos, posts, encouragement, and general awesomeness that is so prevalent here on this forum. I made such rapid progress on the initial repair work that I w...
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:51 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Cbn and nanocloth comparison 0.5 poly
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2238
Re: Cbn and nanocloth comparison 0.5 poly
I look forward to our thoughts on them once you receive them.
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:36 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Whats your current progression? What would you like to change?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2815
Re: Whats your current progression? What would you like to change?
Shapton Glass for all: 220 500 1000 2000 (once I am allowed to open my Christmas gift) 4000 (planned) 8000 For now, instead of ending on the 8000, I use 3 micron diamond paste on balsa and then 1 micron paste on balsa. Wanting to do CBN on nanocloth instead if my cats and my car would stop needing ...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:23 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Quick thoughts on Nano Cloth with CBN
- Replies: 2
- Views: 914
Quick thoughts on Nano Cloth with CBN
Hello Everyone, I wanted to share a few thoughts on the nanocloth with CBN that Ken offers. My personal life went into more of a tailspin than I expected at the new year and I've only recently got things righted. I'm in my new apartment and now have an appreciation for shorter knives in cramped plac...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:02 pm
- Forum: Sold Classifieds
- Topic: WTS Matsubara Blue#2 Nashiji Tall Nakiri 175
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4586
Re: WTS Matsubara Blue#2 Nashiji Tall Nakiri 175
Wonderful!! Congratulations to both parties.
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:58 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: The metaphorical fork in the road: Freehand vs Guided System Sharpening
- Replies: 50
- Views: 15559
Re: The metaphorical fork in the road: Freehand vs Guided System Sharpening
And one more thing to consider. Speaking as someone who used the EP for ten years (really just by happenstance) before getting into freehand sharpening , now several years into freehand, I would suggest that the analogy with forging your own steel has its limitations. While people spend a lifetime ...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:06 pm
- Forum: Knife Recommendations
- Topic: Goldilocks 210-230 please
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4528
Re: Goldilocks 210-230 please
After being there like many of I imagine, poor Dan is going thru a mid knife crisis! Do I want a corvette or an suv...hmm just something different in case i am missing out. I'm reminded of the very old movie, I think entitled "Middle Age Crazy" He bought a Porsche 928, if memory serves.
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Whats your current progression? What would you like to change?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2815
Re: Whats your current progression? What would you like to change?
Shapton Glass for all: 220 500 1000 2000 (once I am allowed to open my Christmas gift) 4000 (planned) 8000 For now, instead of ending on the 8000, I use 3 micron diamond paste on balsa and then 1 micron paste on balsa. Wanting to do CBN on nanocloth instead if my cats and my car would stop needing m...