I am a mobile detailer in Tampa. I've used that product for the final stage of paint leveling, or removing air bliss and orange peel, for years. Never thought to use it as strop. My father was an operator (5th SF Green Beret in Vietnam) and always taught me to find things in my environment as tools. All my sharpening stones have come from tile and stone shops in the bay area for free. The ceramic disks you put in the bottom of a vehicles cup holder are excellent for edge touch up.
@reviewsofthings10 жыл бұрын
Picked this up at AutoZone today for $7.50. Pulled out some dulled Benchmade knives that have 154CM steel. This thing brought back their edge and now they are hair-splitting... about 25 strokes per side. Also used it on some Spyderco S30V blades, but it took a little bit longer to get results. Really liking this stuff. You could even throw a piece of it in your backpack so that you always have a reliable way to re-sharpen. Thanks for sharing this!
@mistersmith3986 Жыл бұрын
This sounds great. I know for a fact that sharpening 154 ain't no daisy 🌼
@kevinAuman16 жыл бұрын
Brother, I have learned and applied so much edge knowledge to my knife sharpening/honing/stropping technique from your vids and taken my blades to an entirely new level.... Thank you from an Iraq vet with no arm-leg hair left to test on lmao
@billnewman12608 жыл бұрын
This works! I watched the video, immediately went to Advance Auto and bought the 3M Trizact sandpaper. I only thought my RAT II had a razor sharp edge before. This method has taken "sharp" to the next level. Plus, the bevel is nearly mirror. A little stropping with green compound on leather, and I can see myself in the edge.
@jamescooper26189 жыл бұрын
Really impressed how he is push cutting through the receipt paper! People say "big deal, its only paper" but push cutting through something with no stiffness is very difficult.
@ActionHero299 жыл бұрын
James Cooper indeed, and receipt paper is pretty thin..
@peetsnort6 жыл бұрын
James Cooper i agree see my video on super sharp 10 dollars knife standing paper cut
@robertbefford41905 жыл бұрын
Im going to try it thank you
@theone6144 жыл бұрын
In my experience reciept paper is ez to cut.
@68MIKEILIKE18 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe it. I bought this stuff in a pack consisting of 3000, 5000, and 7000 grit. I ran my kinives over it at 20 strokes per side on each grit and then ran them a couple of times over a piece of glass. My knives are now sharper than they would be with any sharpening system that I have used. They are like razor blades. Thankyou for the idea.
@Xandrosi8 жыл бұрын
+michael meredith Curious if you are wetting the paper before use as 3M suggests? Very interested in the pack you discussed. Where can I find this please? 7000 grit would be fantastic for fine wood chisels!
@68MIKEILIKE18 жыл бұрын
I bought it on Amazon UK.
@lovejesusu38 жыл бұрын
I can't find 7000 grid on their website
@LouBalestriere8 жыл бұрын
+michael meredith How did you run your knives, toward blade or spine? Also, it's tough to find 7k do you think stopping at 5K will give same results as shown in video? Does this replace the need to bring your knives to stones? Even if you kill the edge? Finally, do you think it'll work for my straight edge razors? I can't see myself not going back to my stones to set bevel/hone.
@68MIKEILIKE18 жыл бұрын
5000 will definately give you comparable results, ie, a razor edge. I ran the blades toward the spine. Hope this helps.
@davidmathews21242 жыл бұрын
OMR. That would be the perfect thing to use for convex blades…with the foam backing. I just checked it on Amazon and ordered a sheet. $9! One of the reviews there commented that he used it for a strop and it worked incredibly well. Good find. Thanks.
@robertcallahan10468 жыл бұрын
Just tried this and am quite pleased. Does give a nice burnished edge and really improved the cutting ability of the knife. Went from pretty dull to pretty sharp in about 10 passes. Great idea. Thanks for sharing!
@billzee-tg8hh8 жыл бұрын
I have tried this and am now a believer. thank you for sharing this
@cassanoa Жыл бұрын
this is excellent - i saw another tuber that bases his whole sharpening system on different grits of sand paper - it works great and not to expensive - yours is like a sandpaper strop
@5118eman7 жыл бұрын
I just got that sandpaper & you were not kidding that stuff really works thanx...
@SunClaw10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great information. I already used it and got great results on my Dozier folding hunter. I will try on all my other knives.
@ScottsUtubeWorld9 жыл бұрын
Great idea! I've been using one of those sandpaper handles because it has foam where you attach the sandpaper (I have a lot of convex blades). It works great with the sticky backed sandpaper. But this would be extremely light, and wouldn't take up much room in the backpack... so I just ordered it from Amazon.
@SmiTTyy-sh8nc6 жыл бұрын
This is the best tip I've seen in a long time.... Thanks for sharing this great information 👍
@TylerLL211210 жыл бұрын
I been doing this for years.I love it and it works great for my convex edges.
@DeanO11 жыл бұрын
I love it when new sharpening ideas are presented John, very cool!
@WeaversofEternity11 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff! I've been stropping on a piece of 2500 grit sandpaper that I stuck to the back of my wooden strop. Works quite well, but I'll have to try this material out too! Thanks for the share man.
@midninteranger43154 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, always looking for new and improved ways
@JC-km2io6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing with us your amazing discovery. What people don't understand when they ask about getting a convex edge is that your method is used only after your blade has ALREADY been sharpened to a degree. This method takes your blade's sharpness to a higher level. This method is not meant to sharpen a dull blade, but to make sharper an already sharp knife. By doing so, you'll never have to worry about convex edges.
@mynineridesshotgun11 жыл бұрын
Good stuff John. I came across one of these about a year ago while at the auto parts store looking for high grit sandpaper when convexing my BK2. It's great for stropping as you demonstrated. -Chris
@vanlurton606810 жыл бұрын
I went out and bought some to try it out. It works. I used it to finish my Izula II which was pretty dull when I got it. Now it's a razor. Thanks for the tip!
@aznpos53111 жыл бұрын
I started using this about a year age and it works great! I've since moved on to proper strops but it's definitely a great solution if you don't have a strop.
@vdub581811 жыл бұрын
Going to have to try this. I've used these 3k pads for a while now for my last step before buffing my car with rubbing compound. Didnt even think of using it as a strop! Good stuff John
@Keith1983_9 жыл бұрын
i've always been into knives but just kind of discovered and realized the ''high end'' and actually ''collecting'' so maintenance and sharpening is or has become important thanks i like your videos , i pick up a lot and I'm headed to auto zone right after i type this to get my first strop lol and I'm looking into the edge pro apex 4 , thanks for sharing
@annapeterson58978 жыл бұрын
This is unreal. I've been using Japanese waterstones. The cool part is there is an Advance Auto within walking distance.
@mistersmith3986 Жыл бұрын
GOOD NEWS:Any sharpining surface with boyency will cause your edge to become convexed after a certain amount of usage. Thanx for the video my Bladed Brother 👍 ⚔️ ✝️ 🇺🇲
@EliAngwin9 жыл бұрын
The 3000g sanding foam is meant to be used wet. Paper on a good flat surface also works very well.
@ecaff95157 жыл бұрын
Very helpful information. Thank you for sharing this new stropping find...Keep up the excellent work....
@jdisdetermined2 жыл бұрын
Someone else found my secret! 😱🤐🤫 Knew exactly what this was the second I glanced at it. I do detailing and paint correction, so I use Trizac almost daily. Weird to see my knife hobby collide with my work randomly. You can get all the way from 1000 up to 10k grit pads as well for a beautiful mirror and a stupid sharp edge for very little money. Very small, light and portable system too. Finish by stropping with any gentle metal polish, even like Mother’s or Flitz, (doesn’t have to be that crazy expensive diamond paste) and you have a flawless Rockstead level mirror. I always wet sand so I always use these with a bit of water, instead of dry. They cut smoother and more consistent and it prolongs their life a bit too.
@learner5090 Жыл бұрын
So, what grit would you recommend to ReSharper a Japanese knife
@jdisdetermined Жыл бұрын
@@learner5090 Depends on how dull the edge is to start. If it just snags a bit but mostly still slices paper, go with something like 1500. If it’s worse than that, start with 600 grit and work up from there.
@gavingaming1235 жыл бұрын
Definitely going to try this out ! Thanks for sharing. All the best from Scotland. Garry
@Dabobeans10 жыл бұрын
Great video. Love your channels.
@mistersmith39867 жыл бұрын
This would be great for convex knives. I'm getting some. Thanks!
@poppopscarvinshop8 жыл бұрын
I use the 5000 "grit" just like a strop, it is Awesome! Thanks Much
@mndlessdrwer8 жыл бұрын
This works really well for zero grinds or other convex grinds, since it is essentially using a soft or flexible platen for the abrasive medium.I've grown exceptionally fond of such grinds for my kitchen cutlery, as it has slightly better edge retention.
@JustRobHere11 жыл бұрын
I've been using automotive wet/dry sandpaper - 2000 and above - to finish with good results. I make sure it's on a smooth hard surface.
@chipdouglas3511 жыл бұрын
I need to get myself some of those - thanks for sharing !
@Johnny2Bladez11 жыл бұрын
I found this sanding pad a while ago it makes a great strop, I got amazing results after stopping on the pad then stropping on the knives plus stop block :)
@JC-fj7oo4 жыл бұрын
I used to use these to polish my straight razors and one day I got the idea to strop on one. It's a 3k and 5k strop for a couple bucks. And they last forever. Throw one in a kitchen drawer and strop your chef knife instead of using a steel. It's easier and better.
@mmorrison1512 жыл бұрын
Bought it, tried it, and its insane how good it works.
@wessonliam74235 жыл бұрын
I've been using double sided tape stuck to a ruler with sheets of 1K,2K,3K grit sandpaper. Double sided tap gives the sponginess to compensate for any angle inconsistencies that result from not being a robot. Guess it is time for an upgrade. (that's if I can find it in local stores)
@davestelling Жыл бұрын
Yours is a very good system - the rulers w/ double-sided tape...
@skwwtkk9 жыл бұрын
any hand sharpening method will produce either a beveled or convex edge, the cutting edge of a hollow ground blade is either convex or bevelled depending on how you finish it. the trick to this method is to lightly feather the blade over the paper as you strop to minimize the convexing effect caused by the foam backing. when the final edge has a slight convexing it will maintain its edge longer compared to a beveled edge ( cross sectional shape of a curve is inherently stronger) If a bevel edge is a great concern go to a dental supplier and get a glass mixing slab and glue 3000 grit paper to it. For a pocket knife this foam backed paper is more than adequate if done properly.
@rickodonnell22434 жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@dodgedart4sho11 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I sell commercially for advance auto here in ATL and we carry that. I think its mainly for wet finishing paint. Good vid bro!
@MrMZaccone8 жыл бұрын
It's not "burnished" it's polished. Two different things. Burnishing compresses surface grain using a harder material, polishing only reduces the surface grain to optical or semi optical quality.
@Mrsingingdude18 жыл бұрын
Not trying to rain but burnishing is the plastic deformation of the edge and comes form objects with similar hardness. When the strop loads with steel dust, it no longer abrades the edge but burnishes the edge against the steel dust
@MrMZaccone8 жыл бұрын
Mrsingingdude1 You're correct that burnishing is plastic deformation but plastic deformation requires pressure, more pressure than you get from a strop. It also requires not material of "similar" hardness but significantly greater hardness. It essentially requires the local contact stress to exceeds the yield strength of the material to be burnished. Examples of burnishing tools include polished butcher's steels and the burnishing needles used by Japanese sword polishers. What you have when the strop loads with steel dust is neither polishing nor burnishing but some sort of silly arm-waving bullshit. A strop should be cleaned and reloaded with compound regularly.
@Mrsingingdude18 жыл бұрын
+Edmond Dantez their are actually multiple ways of burnishing an edge. The point being that once this strop loads, it will cease to actually abrade the steel. at that point your burnishing your edge. You dont always need the contact stress to exceed the yield strength to burnish, thats just when the real damage occurs. Since it's been brought up, however, the thickness of the steel at the edge is usually anywhere between .5 to 1 micron thick. at such a relatively low thickness, it's incredibly easy to exceed the yield strength of your edge.
@MrMZaccone8 жыл бұрын
Mrsingingdude1 Yes, there are multiple ways to burnish an edge, I named two. Yes, once the strop loads it will cease to abrade the steel but unless you can guarantee that the surface of the old particles on the loaded strop are harder than the new piece on which you're working, it won't do anything else either and we're back to hand waving bullshit. In addition, if those particles are harder, you can't know how they separated from the original piece and therefore, can't guarantee their size and now you're fucking up the polish of your current work. There are only two ways to go as far as I'm concerned. 1. Clean strop, fresh compound. 2. A flat, highly polished, hard surface on which to burnish. Sorry to split hairs but that's kinda the point.
@Mrsingingdude18 жыл бұрын
+Edmond Dantez exactly. I stopped using strops years ago when I realized there's nothing I can do with a strop that I couldn't do with a stone. Point being that a strop is not as good for your edge as a stone
@dt908913 жыл бұрын
Best pre strop material ever. Especially after a spyderco sharp maker device
@jooky511 жыл бұрын
Good stuff. I've been using the 3M automotive sandpaper with a mouse pad--this eliminates the need for the mouse pad! I finish with a traditional leather strop and doing an initial strop with the sandpaper first has allowed me to go from 50 strokes per side on the leather strop to 10-20 strokes per side.
@PrimatePrime5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'm looking forward to getting 3000 to 5000 grade and trying this on my Knives.
@jdavis88211 жыл бұрын
What I consider decently sharp is the ability to cut paper and have some bite. I've never once had an edge from the factory that wasn't over buffed to the point that I could slide it across my skin with considerable force.
@BRTactical11 жыл бұрын
Here, in Brazil, its very common to sharp knives with this kindle of material. We don't acess to great sharpening products if we don't buy them for outside our country.
@pennfootball7111 жыл бұрын
I am so happy to see this breakthrough and also happy to hear an honest opinion at the piss poor edge a "standard" Chris Reeve knife comes.
@roy742011 жыл бұрын
I love this stuff I use it to polish the washers and to polish the liners.
@c-mediagroup83118 жыл бұрын
Great find!!!! Thank you for the tip.
@Xandrosi8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing this!
@jamesaritchie29 жыл бұрын
I've been using sandpaper for honing and field sharpening knives for many years. I like the wet/dry sandpaper, You can start with this, and then work up to, I think, 10,000 grit polishing paper, though I've never gone past 8,000.
@dodgedart4sho11 жыл бұрын
Going to get some tomorrow while at work, thanks for sharing JD.
@nosaj0311 жыл бұрын
Its excellent stuff and Ive been using this for a while. Ive been messing around with the high grit papers for a while and have gotten excellent results.
@wegder7 жыл бұрын
I found some of this 3000 and 5000 grit on clearance and it is very good for polishing and it works well as a strop if you are careful with your pressure.
@brwcty5911 жыл бұрын
Hey John...Nice catch! Will definitely get some of this in the next day or three and give it a try. Sounds like a great solution for field sharpening/touchups!
@gorodph11 жыл бұрын
I really like my Trizact belts for sharpening larger knives and axes on my small low speed belt sander. Never tried this product but your results are pretty impressive. I am not very skilled at freehand sharpening though. I prefer my WEPS... Great video from you as always.
@specopsbrat51309 жыл бұрын
3M also makes 4000 and 5000 grit TRIZACT pads. It's a hell of alot cheaper than that 5 micron green diamond dust compound from Wicked Edge for better results. Napa auto parts is the cheapest I've found. Auto Zone, Pep Boys, are a rip off at like $8 for one 3000 grit foam sheet.
@ratagris217 жыл бұрын
Great video and find. Thanks for the information and tips.
@monikaheyman5158 жыл бұрын
nice job cuts like lightsabre
@eddy25619 жыл бұрын
jdavis882 knows his shit!!
@abeltripoli91328 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion. I will definately give this a try on my knives!
@jdavis88211 жыл бұрын
It will work with anything. That's why I showed that it had the ability to cut S110V. If it can cut S110V then it can cut just about any steel you run across.
@mikethenascarfan10 жыл бұрын
I used this stuff on my Dozier- it's quite good, but it will remove you coating inevitable- it will also convex your edge. It's pretty abbrasive compared to a regular strop
@PoundSighEL11 жыл бұрын
Just ordered some on amazon. Can't wait to try it out
@DougHinVA9 жыл бұрын
Very useful tip.... and the stropping foam would last forever!
@jdavis88211 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely if you'd like to convex the edge you can go ahead and apply a fair amount of pressure. Even though I'm not applying pressure it's still micro-convexing the edge, but you wouldn't notice it unless you looked at it under magnification.
@FlipFlopsQ9 жыл бұрын
You're my go-to-guy now concerning knives!
@joe-qt6gg4 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid. Thank you for the technique
@shogekimura10 жыл бұрын
you apologize way too much man you're videos are great much better than the content on tons of other channels
@1allspub11 жыл бұрын
Very cool... will have to get myself some of that. Thanks for the headsup.
@simonize25111 жыл бұрын
I have owned 6 Sebenza's through the years and still have 3 right now & I haven't had one that didn't need at the very least some stropping to straighten their uneven burr. Out of the box they cut good for 5 minutes till you wear off that burr.
@717sport9 жыл бұрын
YES !! Fine grit sand paper is a secret that is coming to its own. BUT, It requires PATIENCE!!. If you have patience, you will not believe the edge when finished.
@CoonassJedi11 жыл бұрын
S110V kind of makes D2 look like childs play in regards to sharpening.
@grayghost2967 жыл бұрын
if you like that you should look in to what wood carvers have been using for years I have a few my favorite is a jack knife strop has sandpaper on one blade leather on other you would love it.
@NicholasAarons9 жыл бұрын
Cool Stuff Dude. 3M Make The Most Amazing Stuff. Keep up the great work. Nick.
@BilgePump8 жыл бұрын
That is some pretty impressive shit though.
@planecrazyish4 жыл бұрын
This is really great info! I will try this for sure, thanks buddy.
@phrankus20099 жыл бұрын
I cannot fathom how 24 people could thumbs-down this vid ... Thanks for the awesome tip. THUMBS UP ! ... (Saved to knife research playlist) ... I *AM* glad to know about this product because I own a TOPS BoB Fieldcraft Knife AND a CONDOR BASIC-5" BUSHCRAFT knife, BOTH of which are "SCAND-VEX" grinds and I am always looking for better methods of FIELD sharpening and maintenance. ... I am VERY glad to know about this product as it TOTALLY APPLIES to MY exact needs and applications
@DavidLowry19 жыл бұрын
phrankus2009 Because, believe it or not, jdavis does not know everything that he thinks he does. Dude's a straight jackass.
@phrankus20099 жыл бұрын
***** Well ... This is the first time that I came across any of his vids (related to another vid ... sidebar) ... I never did sub him ... I *AM* glad to know about this product because I own a TOPS BoB Fieldcraft Knife AND a CONDOR BASIC-5" BUSHCRAFT knife, BOTH of which are "SCAND-VEX" grinds and I am always looking for better methods of FIELD sharpening and maintenance. ... I am VERY glad to know about this product as it TOTALLY APPLIES to MY exact needs and applications ... (ASSHOLE OR NOT).
@bryanr.32419 жыл бұрын
+- Davey The Van Dweller - Dam , didn't know that , I unsubscribed. I hate scammers. Glad I never even looked at his webpage.
@floppinfish5 жыл бұрын
So weird this is in my reccomend tab. I just bought this stuff at Walmart. Along with some auto metal polishing compound. Got a razor sharp mirror edge on my Mora garberg carbon. I'm really impressed.
@jdavis8825 жыл бұрын
Haha weird. Maybe it’s a coincidence....or maybe google really is monitoring all of us. I’ve had stuff like that happen more than a few times. Anyway, glad to hear it worked out well!
@indivent11 жыл бұрын
Cool. You could also glue it to an old wicked edge strop or sharpmaker rod.
@nathenwallis923411 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up man!. I bet it will work great on convex edges
@racerx3211 жыл бұрын
Very cool, can't wait to pick one up, I also use a 12000 grit strop paste, for a finisher,, thanks :-)
@jaymurphy91277 жыл бұрын
thanx for the tip ! I'm gonna try it!
@pgn4911 жыл бұрын
This thing is amazing. Thanks for finding it.
@markp123456711 жыл бұрын
Thats a great tip John thank you for sharing Ill definitely give it a go
@asfaltpiloot10 жыл бұрын
Looks similar to the mousepad with sandpaper trick.
@KenRadManRaddon7 жыл бұрын
so did it work to restore that persons headlight?
@MrNiceKnife11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, will have to try it out on my strider...
@girliedog9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the excellant tip.
@bryanr.32419 жыл бұрын
I will strop my Scandi grind puukko often. If you don't let a knife get dull , stropping is all you will have to do. At least that is what I was taught by a professional knife sharpener. Unless of course you damage an edge.
@jdavis88211 жыл бұрын
I know that burnishing is plastic deformation, essentially smearing of the steel. What I meant is that this sandpaper both cuts the steel, and also has "grab" and pull which I can only imagine is burnishing the edge to some degree which is one reason the edge is so clean straight off the paper. I could be wrong of course, it's happened once before. Haha
@robertbefford41905 жыл бұрын
Im going to try it thank you
@Mingebagz19 жыл бұрын
You answered my question about these pads and I didn't even know you were going to in this video, you got my subscribe!
@mikedifeo834411 жыл бұрын
Good vid. Thanks for the info. I am going to get one of those pads and try it out. I use a mouse pad under my 3K grit sand paper. Looks like this is a similar idea. I can't afford stones, so I use snd paper an leather strop tp finish sharpening. This sounds real interesting.
@TheCauscg11 жыл бұрын
Fair enough John. I've had different experiences. Knives can always be sharper, but I find the factory edge on just about any knife (except Strider) suit my purposes well. If not, that's what the wicked edge is for.
@gmaent18 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your discovery.
@VeritasEtAequitas8 жыл бұрын
I thought everyone knew this and the mouse pad trick for convexing.