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@@vinnym5095 in this case I just matched the bevel angle that was on there already. I show it in more detail in the related movie link if you’re interested. If there was no bevel to match I’d have chosen 25 per side (50 combined) or created a convex grind by hand.

@@iSharpen I use a 1x30 belt sander and I heard a convex grind is best but I did a flat grind since it was more stable holding that angle against the platen. I’ve had a few people from an axe league bring me their axes and I wasn’t sure which angle to sharpen at

@@vinnym5095 Cool! An axe league.

@@iSharpen I sharpened it at 30° per side since it would be abused pretty bad but obviously it wasn’t as sharp as I wanted it to be

Thanks. I really enjoy Paul’s videos. Can’t say i remember him discussing axes. It’d be interesting to hear what he has to say. I think I’ll do my next one by hand or on the belt sander I think. I was shocked at the damage to my (old and useless) wheel. I wonder if they get soft in the middle.

@@rhinejuice it is pretty severe. Must admit. But while I’ve got old useless wheels lying around (got 6 of them), I may as well use them up. It’s fun to get nice sharp bevels on an axe. But I’ve also got good results by hand using the tools you mentioned. Plus, I thought it might interest a few others. I wonder if these wheels get “soft” at these small diameters?

Thanks for your feedback. I'm not sure. There's a guy selling them on eBay but they're quite expensive. I'm negotiating to buy a whole large lot of them to make into strops or sell as is but I'm still negotiating with the government department of wildlife to see if I can buyy ready tanned leather and sell it. I think I can. Stay tuned.

@@iSharpen Ok we will wait your strops then 😀

Not only that, they gouge the crap out of the wheels. I use old wheels always. Check the main video and you'll see how much just this one axe took out of the wheel.

@@AlexanderHeindl_ thanks Alex, those pins are long ago squished into non existence. The base is cracked and re-glued and the screw have been stripped, redrilled and rescrewed. The hole is elongated. It’s like an old friend I just can’t replace. I’ve grown emotionally attached to it now. Plus I love how it upsets the puritans who fuss over aligned honing but only get 170 scores. I freehand hone on that old dog and regularly score 70s. It’d break my heart to replace it. 😂

@@iSharpen Ok, that's funny. These marks of "love" you only get when you spend a lot of time together. I also sometimes tell my costumers, that it doesn't have to be an exact science. Most knive owners don't want to use a microscope but are happy if it looks nice to the eye. If the results are what you desired and they have a great time using it then should be a satisfactory result. I would lose my sanity if i'd break my head over every kitchen knive i've sharpened.

@@AlexanderHeindl_ I agree. 100%. I don’t even think angles are that important. 30-ish is fine with me.

Good to hear.

@@leehurst172 it’s a mystery.

@@rickcrane3943 thank you. I use diamond plates. Look for my movie on it called “ingenious Tormek hack”

@@iSharpen do you use SJ-250 japanese wetstone for the majority of your work?

@@rickcrane3943 nope, I use the amazing SG-250 for the majority of my work. I find the SJ to be largely useless. I abuse it to make serrated knives razor sharp or to show off a mirror edge when I’m bored. It’s been my worst Tormek investment.

@@CommieSlayer2024 lol. Fair comment. I’ll try less.

I've never heard that word "degrating". What does it mean? As for whether or not it's "sharpening", it's making the knife sharper than it was so I'm good with calling it "sharpening".

I tell ya, this has been one of the mots fascinating technical journeys of my life. When I first floated the idea of a KZfaq channel with one of my friends we both agreed "who on earth would want to watch knife sharpening?" I digress, I want you to try this tip (knife on knife) and post back here if you were able to improve any of your knives. I was able to instantly improve the sharpness on many of my cheap kitchen knives but would love to hear about how others went. Thanks for your comment.

@@BIGRAB9 cool!

@@robertdewalt8711 28

@@iSharpen , 14 degrees per side for 28 degrees overall or 28 degrees per side for 56 degrees overall?

@@robertdewalt8711 14 dps (28 total).

@@alexolivarez732 yes. Once they’ve “lost their edge a bit”

@iSharpen so these knives are still technically sharp and you just get them back to where they should be? I guess my main question would be, why not use a strop with some 6-2 micron diamond paste compound?

@@alexolivarez732 this is advice I give to my customers as I hand them back their sharp knives. It’s not sharpening advice to knife nerds like us. It’s a quick solution for normal people on how to tune up their knives between visits. I also do it in my kitchen before using a sharpened knife every few times.

@iSharpen okay now I understand. Thank you so much. It's cool how you picked up on I'm a knife nerd too. Lol

Yeah? How'd he guess? Everyone knows about 69DiamondPastesLOL​@@alexolivarez732

@@joedmac78 fear and caution are closely related.

@@alexramos3694 yeah I know. I watched the release video the day it was released. Lost interest half way through. Not a fan. Seems like a really long way to go about doing what the WM-200 does in three seconds. I consider it de-evolution. Just like the new knife jig. Not a fan of that either. I think Tormek is acting a bit desperate and just making new products for no good reason. I’m also pretty sure I’m the only one on earth with that opinion. I wish I didn’t have it.

@@MesserOpa yeah, but back those days they might have used good steel anyway. They seem quite popular. I don’t think they get very heavy use.

@@MesserOpa yeah, it depends how rough I am with the grading plates and how many blue steel Japanese knives I do. after 7 wheels it’ll be interesting to see. I’ll keep you all informed because I’ve been asked quite a few times. But even at just 300 knives x $15 it’s a profitable enterprise. Not the most profitable but it pays the rent. I have lots of time to fill. I can do 50-100 knives a day when I’m in a roll. Need to work on my marketing. I refuse to pay for Facebook or Google ads because they’re such a bloody rip off. Facebook specifically makes it extremely complicated (I’m sure) so people blame themselves when the ads don’t perform. I’ve never had a successful Facebook ad ever. Plus they suck. They’re one of the worst companies on earth.

@@iSharpen Time spent doing what you like is time spent well, so... I never liked marketing either and Big G and F... you said it. Best is mouth to mouth anyway. Boy, up to 100 knives a day. That's a lot.

@@MesserOpa I did 52 in about 6 hours one day with breaks. 100 would be a big day but not impossible. I’ve done plenty of tough 12 hour days in my life. Some me in the desert as a welder. Being at home I could spend all my waking hours and have time for plenty of breaks.

@@iSharpen Yes, working from home is a huge advantage. 52 is a very good achievement for one day. I would be happy with that, even with less.

@@MesserOpa so would I and I am but if you allow room for big things they sometimes happen.

(Australian dollars) that’s equal to about USD$10 which is the going rate for precision slow speed sharpening. The belt sanding guys charge less because they zoom through with a few passes. They don’t seem to care that much with precision.

Depends how you look at it I guess. It only takes me 28 knives to pay the wheel off so it's all profit from here. Yeah, Japanese knives really take a toll plus I'm on the 80 grit quite often adjusting the grit. At this rate I might average 6 knives per mm. With 50mm left (at 195 it gets tricky to do low handle ones although higher handle (chef knives, cleavers...etc) can be done at as low as 180. So if a wheel can be used until 185 that's 65mm @ 6 knives per mm = 390 knives per wheel at $15 = ? minus $425 for the wheel. Plus, some (I'd estimate 30% are charged at $20. It works for me. But we'll see how many actual knives I get for the whole wheel. This is the first time I'm actually counting them for real.

@@SnufflySpy 100% true. I’ve asked him to comment on this video. He’s a bit shy. But yeah, he’s real.

@@iSharpenYeah I’m the guy that owns the knive. Been here multiple times for months now. Experiments been progressing really well and I feel this knife could finally do the job properly. Hopefully it’ll last long enough so I don’t have to see Baz every now and then 😄

Told ya!... ;-)

@@Canada-_ we’ve been experimenting with angles to determine what’s not only the sharpest but also which angle lasts longer. 28° is what this one settled down at.

@@scottydudley5700 go to my home page on KZfaq by clicking on my icon. Look for the part where I say “I’m Baz, I sharpen things…” and click on it, it’ll reveal a section. At the bottom of that is my email. It might be hidden by a captcha form. Edit: you'll need to do tat on a computer. They've removed it from mobile/cell phone access for some reason. That's youtube for ya, always progressing into regression.

Also, if you do some basic sleuthing and snooping I’m sure anyone can find me on the general Internet. I’m also on WhatsApp.

@@pauldixon6654 thanks Paul. I love doing this and I love sharing my process. As for the new angle finder I’ll paste what I’ve written below in response and as I’ve expressed many times. I’m not a fan. “ I think it’s a waste of money and will take 50 times longer to do what the WM-200 can do in 3 seconds. Unnecessarily complicated and redundant. It will make me lose money when I’m busy by slowing me down for no benefit. It’s an expensive and totally unnecessary trinket in my view. 😉” Sometimes progress isn’t.

@@iSharpen thanks for your thoughts Baz. its not until you get feedback that makes one think. Really can see the passion when you succeed. Good film well presented. Keep up the good work Baz.

@@pauldixon6654 appreciate the feedback and encouragement Paul.

@@alexramos3694 yes I have. I think it’s a waste of money and will take 50 times longer to do what the WM-200 can do in 3 seconds. Unnecessarily complicated and redundant. It will make me lose money when I’m busy by slowing me down for no benefit. It’s an expensive trinket in my view. 😉

I've recently purchased one. So easy to use. Great for setting consistent bevels. Angle Master is good and has its benefits ie. built in angle gauges. Guess it's a matter of preference.

Thanks Robert, I'm guessing you found the answer in the video but the rough green belt is 60 grit and the smooth one is a very worn 120 grit.

My dog made me do it.

Hi Patrick, yes. I’ve mentioned it a few times before but you’d have to dig around in the comments to find it so I don’t mind explaining again as I know it helps people. Firstly, it’s messy. Secondly it’s expensive, third of all it’s coarser than green chrome oxide and doesn’t refine the edge as much as I like and lastly it doesn’t last as long as chrome oxide. From what I can tell, my edges are among the sharpest Tormek results online and I get them by using chrome oxide. One bar lasts over a year or more. I did a short video on a comparison between Autosol, Tormek paste and chrome oxide. I’ll go and get you the link and paste it here…pun intended…😂

Watch this… kzfaq.infoUJb5tpf7DTc

@@iSharpen thank you kind sir? Very good info!!!

@@tsclly2377 interesting.

Oh that is pure gold! I literally laughed out loud. Bless him. lol classic. Thanks for sharing. 🤣

@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 yeah, I’ve used marker too but I can do it by eye now. I trust my engineering eye. If it looks right, it probably is. Love chroming up those spines. Client was very happy.

Well done sir. I was a bit surprised at how few passes you needed to reset the bevel. Beautiful job on the spine. Polishing was a fine touch. Hope to find your email soon. Thanks

@@scottydudley5700 Same here.

@@scottydudley5700 thanks Scott. I do travel quite slow from what I’ve seen online. I saw one guy recently swinging the knife around like it was on fire and he was panicking! I used to a welder so I have a nice steady hand from tens of thousands of welds. Perhaps that’s why. I’m also pressing quite hard. My email is listed in my “about” section. I encourage fellow sharpeners to contact me anytime. I look forward to your email.

G'day Rick! Welcome aboard. Green strop is a thin kangaroo skin (not tail, just body skin) coated with months and months of chrome oxide (green) 8,000 grit abrasive compound. It's the same thing I use on my Tormek honing wheel. Are you a sharpener? Tell me about your rig.

@iSharpen as an old timer, once said there's only one thing more dangerous than a sharp knife, a blunt knife. So i just sharpen my personal knives. I couldn't talk the wife into a tormek, so I ended up with a chinese knock-off from Hare and Forbes. Maybe I will get the real deal into the future. Have recently purchased some of the tormek jigs. Look forward to viewing more of your vids.

@@rickcrane3943 thanks for sharing. look for a used machine. They pop up from time to time. I’m still using my used machine. It’s the one in all the videos you see.

Don't know about that but I'm getting better every day. Appreciate your support sanga.