Haha I was thinking about you when editing. You've asked on every live stream LOL ill try to do better!

Agreed, I usually decide which stone I'll use, based on the knife's steel. I also sharpen differently to match two other things, How the person cuts, and what is being cut, Unless I am using it to shave, I don't really want a shaving edge on everything I sharpen. I have also found that natural stones give a far superior edge with less work on most steel.

@@thomasgronek6469 ----- Yeah, this BESS sharpness and other tests thing is beginning to puzzle me. I can, with care and time, get 50-60 BESS, but after a few slices of steak or roast, it's no longer that sharp. My puzzle is figuring out what a sustainable sharpness is. HRC 56-58 refreshes a lot more easily than 63. A serrated knife doesn't slice, it saws, so argue smooth v. toothy; and what the knife is used for. I only have one very small Arkansas stone. I do like taking in "guest" kitchen knives for friends (it's "repair" more than "sharpen"). The big change is gratifying, and I get experience with different knives. But when I want to talk about what htey use a knife for, and try to explain what chips are (and that a knife is not a pry bar), they seem to just want it "sharp", like there's only one standard, and used for everything. Edit P.S. Watched the video again for fun, and I should add that I don't at all mind using the 2K Green Brick as my finishing stone. I seem to get a nice polished look (real-world shiny). The only problem is that after stropping on plain leather (no paste or spray), I start thinking the knife is sharp enough - if knives could talk - to kind of want to get sharper still! One of those , 'Hey! I can do this!" things. But 2K is "plenty" sharp enough. I really like that stone. I'm not sure money invested in 10K's is worth it, unless you just really want to see and feel a sub 100-BESS edge (for the few minutes that edge will hold, lol) (or for a knife you use only for gourmet slices or fruit carving, making butterflies out of carrots, swans out of apples, trees out of cucumbers, or whatever).

Haha thanks for watching Elwin!

Looks like 200X magnification. The USB scopes are not expensive, and if you go above 200X getting anything in focus (and enough light) is a problem. Microscopy is a science in and of itself. High end metallurgical scopes will show steel "crystals", but you have to know how to cut and polish the sample to get it flat enough to get a focus on, and the lighting gets down to polarization and using an oil bath to mitigate atmospheric distortion ... it's a lab science.

From experience: there's a "microscope phase" for some people (like me) but eventually you get around to using one less and less, because you already know what's going on, and you can sharpen without one. I found that diamond sprays can "clump" and leave uneven scratch patterns, so I prefer plain leather strops now. Every stone I've used leaves scratch patterns visible under a scope. The Chosera 3K is also very smooth and even. A USB scope is around $100 bucks and will go to 200X.

Used them on elmax I don't think it matters. Japanese folks sharpen knives up to 65 Rockwell with just waterstones I don't think I've ever seen a Japanese chef used a diamond Stone I have one I don't like the scratches they make.

@@bobs6129 ----- I found the same thing with diamond sprays for strops; they scratch and do so unevenly. Add: HRC 63+ takes longer, but I have no problems smoothing the steel on high grits.

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@@Uncle_Red Thank you 🙏🏿..If this works I’m ecstatic

Haha they are pretty exciting!

@@kyle_noseworthy One day I'll get my hands on a 3 inch thick Black Arkansas from Dan's.

I get that, Bob. For people that just need to GET IT DONE, slash and go's are the stone to have.

@@kyle_noseworthy have you tried the Spyderco 306CBN stone? The boron nitride stones?I already have so many stones but this seems to be a good replacement for my current diamond Stones. for me, I don't really like the diamond Stones they really put a hell of a scratch pattern on your knives. Only thing is, the stone is over $100 and I want to make sure it's good first people swear by them they say it it'll handle m390 no problem