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Re: Goodbye, Cliff Stamp, a man in a billion - 1 year ago

I have it bookmarked and will join, Jason.

by Wolfgang - The Wood Shed

Re: Goodbye, Cliff Stamp, a man in a billion - 1 year ago

Due to life and things getting priority over others I only just got the news. Cliff taught me more than anyone else, and not just about knives and sharpening but about attitude towards all factors involved in this hobby and the people involved, and the standards or lack thereof for many manufacturers. He was a wealth of information I never met him personally but that doesn’t matter. He wil

by Wolfgang - The Wood Shed

Re: What Is Your EDC Edge Angle? - 2 years ago

I used to fuss over getting exact angles but now I don’t bother. The micro bevel is between 12°-17° ps. I just adjust it as need be and I have no real way of determining the exact degrees anyway. I’ve found the compass method and the phone level app method to be a bit sloppy but the compass seems the more accurate of the two. If it will pushcut newsprint then it’s fine. I take the apex to 5 or

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Make Your Knife Ugly So It Will Cut Pretty - 2 years ago

I was almost “offended” when he said that “no one uses this method” as those of us here know this is simply not true. Many have been advocating this for years but aside from those who can think for themselves it’s fallen on deaf ears. I learnt this from Cliff’s videos and I’ve been doing it for years. Granted, Cliff’s method is far better (Plateau) and gives longevity to the steel but the b

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Are Super Abrasives Needed For High Sharpness With Medium Carbide Volume Steels? - 3 years ago

Semi related, or at least got me thinking: I sharpened 52100 on #600 and #1200 atoma diamond plates the other day, not what I’d normally use but it was very quick and produced a great edge. I finished it off on the Spyderco ultra fine and then done a few passes on 5 micron diamond paste on newsprint. I’m very pleased with the results: it would sever a beard hair, true 90 newsprint, and sti

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Sharpening Possibly Damaged Steel - 3 years ago

Quotejasonstone20 After playing around with sharpening my carbon steel Mora Classic 2/0, I am pretty sure either the steel was damaged or it has a messed up heat treatment. I have been noticing some things damaged or poorly heat treated steel does not like: Pressure Oil Stones Ceramic Stones Stropping Burrs Things that work for damaged/poorly heat treated steel: Resin bond clay Japanese

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Why Are You Stropping? - 3 years ago

For me it was always just to polish the blade a bit and just to give the apex a bit more keenness. Now I simply polish blades with wet & dry, waterstone powders, and diamond pastes which I find does a far better job. I still like to refine the apex that I have already created and see what more I can get from it. I rarely create a burr on any knife but when I do it’s usually a “good one”

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Avoiding Freehand Convexing - 3 years ago

This is a problem I’ve noticed to be worse when holding the stone rather than using it on a table. Over two to three bevel shapings it becomes very pronounced and then you need to correct it by removing the centre of the bevel and then blending back to convex/near flat or whatever you are using. One solution, while still using a stone in hand, is to turn the blade 30°+/– (Japanese Style) to th

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Favorite Stropping Compounds & Mediums - 3 years ago

Jason, Indeed, when I found out about the THK stuff I was hesitant due to the very low cost of it. However, I considered that it is Hong Kong made and sold as a non-knife product and this at least accounts for a large proportion of the cost factor. I asked a couple of people and they were pleased with it; one guy I know of has been using it for 7 years and said he liked it quite a bit...I’

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Lubricants For Knife Pivots - 3 years ago

Grease and oils have the tendency to end up where you don’t want them so I would avoid any toxic products.

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Favorite Stropping Compounds & Mediums - 3 years ago

Jason, This thread you linked me gave me some ideas, ( ) in reference to steel drake and higher micron compounds. I was thinking of higher micron pastes after stones myself. The highest I was able to take it was 6 microns as that’s the largest I currently have in a paste. I was intending to buy another 7x 20 gram set of THK pastes in higher microns (7- 30 or something similar) but kind of

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Favorite Stropping Compounds & Mediums - 3 years ago

Jason, Firstly, Thanks for the compliment. I’m new to putting myself out there and opening up to Mr. Anybody’s “expert” criticism in the world on YouTube (thus I don’t talk in videos) so compliments are a welcome relief. (Constructive criticism is always welcome, most especially by members on this forum) The purpose of my channel is just to share with other folk like us. Running near zero g

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Favorite Stropping Compounds & Mediums - 3 years ago

Jason, by aggression I define it as being able to slice anything I need to cut with little effort. Things such as: string, rope, plastic, hard crusty bread, small twigs/branches on a tree, hessian sacks, tomatoes, most organic materials in general and various other things I can’t recall off hand. It needs to be able to cut with minimal force or the material being cut being stretched or having giv

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Favorite Stropping Compounds & Mediums - 3 years ago

Jason, Yes, I’ve previously tried all those things you listed in your reply to me and I still find aggression to be either okay initially but not last or just unacceptable. After reading your post last night I tried some stropping on a blade that had the same day been sharpened. 52100 Manix 2 with a convex bevel- “Bevel was previously shaped on Atoma #600 & #1200 and cleaned up an

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Lubricants For Knife Pivots - 3 years ago

For pivots: I just use simple baby oil (mineral oil). It works extremely well, is non toxic and dirt cheap. To apply it I’ve filled a syringe with it and attached a needle so I can apply minute amounts where needed. For rust: I generally don’t oil my knives unless I see rust starting or plan to store them for a long time without use; but then I may just increase the polish to a mirror to help

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Favorite Stropping Compounds & Mediums - 3 years ago

Regarding the diamond pastes. I was able to get a nice true mirror polish on the whole knife from spine to apex on an A2 blade in a reasonably short amount of time. Blade was satin to begin with so I started with wet & dry #600 up to well worn #1200 and then started at 6 micron and took it down to 0.25 micron. Pastes were DMT and THK. I applied a small amount to little folded squares of newsp

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Rough Rooster Knife Sharpening Lower End Knife Steels - 3 years ago

JSCT, Yes, and when Cliff has shown “sub par” steels to outperform even the latest “super duper” steel by a simple change in geometry it must really make one consider the reality of steels vs the myth of marketing of the steels. These types of videos should be enlightening, not marketing clothed in experiment. When showing cliffs results to some folk they go into a state of cognitive di

by Wolfgang - Things to read in Denver when you're dead.

Re: Rough Rooster Knife Sharpening Lower End Knife Steels - 3 years ago

Yes, it all seems to be a popularity contest rather than a scientific exploration for the most part. What bothers me the most is the “results” line up almost exactly with the marketing. They also seem to want to make money from it rather than gain real knowledge. After considering this, it seems to me that these guys are polluting the reality of knife steels rather than cleaning it up to be in li

by Wolfgang - Things to read in Denver when you're dead.

Re: Rough Rooster Knife Sharpening Lower End Knife Steels - 3 years ago

Quotejasonstone20 JSCT, It does look like Pete has done some research lately, he is recommending Cliff's cutting tests at the end of his recent videos. Last year some time I posted a message to one of his videos telling him his testing conditions are far from optimal, there’s far too much error, and recommended he visit this site. He replied and stated he knew it wasn’t optimal, especially in

by Wolfgang - Things to read in Denver when you're dead.

Re: Recommended Reading - 3 years ago

I highly recommend this short read: Sir John Glubb - The Fate of Empires It’s also available freely in PDF in the public domain.

by Wolfgang - The Wood Shed

Re: Sharpening Tips, Troubleshooting and Q & A. - 3 years ago

Stefan, I have no experience with ZDP-189 but much experience with the following two stones. The 6k King is a very soft and a bit muddy stone and it does a great polish. I’m not sure what is the difference between the regular King 6k and the “King 6k Gold Stone”, if any, but the later is much larger than the regular 6k (about Chosera size) and seems like it might be a bit of a “premium” ve

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Re: Insane sharpening video ( daiso japan deba fish knife) - 3 years ago

Since watching the first Kiwami video I’ve been hooked. video:

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Naniwa 5000 grit stone; loads like lightning - 3 years ago

ognennyy Just FYI about the stones. I have the Chosera and Shapton sets and they work great with convex bevels...as they should. I have some BRKT’s in A2 and one in CPM154. I have the Naniwa superstone 10k and it does load fast, feels like a solid block of soft plastic or hard glue and needs a thin slurry and regular nagura cleaning while using it. That said, it’s a great stone for polishing.

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Japanese Style Vs. Western Style Sharpening - 3 years ago

For folders I like small pocket diamond stones (along the lines of a DC4 size and shape) done with Cliffs plateau method. Finish at about Spyderco UF bench stone or CC4 with few edge leading pps. For kitchen knives, if cheap ones, just a quick scrub on a double sided Atoma 600/1200 will do. Maybe a few edge leading pps on the Spyderco UF stone to finish. Plateau method. If decent/good knives

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Re: Insane sharpening video ( daiso japan deba fish knife) - 4 years ago

This is great, thanks. I love unusual sharpening.

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Knife Sharpness Degrading In Storage? - 4 years ago

I’ve observed this myself and thought corrosion was to blame.

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Measurement of Sharpness or Parlor Trick - 4 years ago

Quotejasonstone20 I found this interesting, as the two brands of cigarette paper I use (Tops, thicker and OCB hemp, thinner) are more difficult to cut lengthwise. Could it be the grain difference or simply the paper material, or both; or even something else I have no idea about??? Possibly. Quotehumphreyblowdart I think the depth of the scratch pattern imparted by the different types of

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Razor edge sharpening stones - 4 years ago

Not telling you what Abrasives they use is like a clothing store not telling you whether the item is genuine or imitation leather. It makes no sense.

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Measurement of Sharpness or Parlor Trick - 4 years ago

Quotejasonstone20 Quotewootzblade Filleting paper was first demonstrated by Sal Glesser in his Spyderco Sharpmaker video. You are right, it can completely substitute shaving forearm as requires minimum the same sharpness as for "shaving forearm against the skin with the grain of hair". Paper slicing tests in the Chart show us variations of sharpness within the working edge range, an

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's

Re: Measurement of Sharpness or Parlor Trick - 4 years ago

Yes, I understand that part of it regarding the bevel but what surprised me was the poor apex (maybe not so poor after all) that was able to whittle the hair. On the one hand we see razor folks sharpening to #12000 and above to demonstrate this test and on the other I achieved it off a crystolon and butchers steel (weeks after using the Norton). I suppose I just wasn’t expecting it and that is

by Wolfgang - TuneUp's