http://youtu.be/VJZ_pfA2bGA
Got the sword yesterday. Polished the edge further and gave it a test today. It surprised me and exceeded my expectation.
Cuts very smooth, how did you sharpen it, at an angle or flat?
| Hector A. wrote: |
| Cuts very smooth, how did you sharpen it, at an angle or flat? |
At an angle, following the original edge's final angle. I used DMT coarse, then moved to DMT fine, then extra fine, and then a very high grit out-of-production natural translucent arkansas stone. Then I de-burr the edge with steeling technique with a hex key. That's how I did it.
| Lancelot Chan wrote: |
| http://youtu.be/VJZ_pfA2bGA
Got the sword yesterday. Polished the edge further and gave it a test today. It surprised me and exceeded my expectation. |
Yes that does seem to cut rather well: Good technique probably helps but you seemed pleased and maybe a bit surprised by how little effort it took and how it would cut things in half even when the cutting medium was just siting there offering very limited resistance for the edge to work with.
| Lancelot Chan wrote: | ||
At an angle, following the original edge's final angle. I used DMT coarse, then moved to DMT fine, then extra fine, and then a very high grit out-of-production natural translucent arkansas stone. Then I de-burr the edge with steeling technique with a hex key. That's how I did it. |
Yes i know which one, that's 2000 grit ( Arkansas S.), i'm always interested in all matter of techniques to improve sharpening, could you describe this Hex Key technique?
I use hard plastique or soft wood to deburr after my 2k grit belt and just before stropping.
Do you even strop bro? ( do you even lift joke :P)
Very nice, that looks like a very good cutting blade.
Yup, I used to cut with good swords, but this one surpassed them. :) I was awed by how little resistance felt when doing those more difficult cuts. Some of the cuts, the last two, had never succeeded before with my other sword. So wow!
This sword is also my first sword to ever exceed 60 HRC.
This sword is also my first sword to ever exceed 60 HRC.
| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | ||
Yes that does seem to cut rather well: Good technique probably helps but you seemed pleased and maybe a bit surprised by how little effort it took and how it would cut things in half even when the cutting medium was just siting there offering very limited resistance for the edge to work with. |
I don't strop after steeling.
http://www.chadwrites.com/steeling-your-knife-2/
I just use a hex key for allen nut, and selectively used the corners for a more forceful push, or the flat surface for a gentle push, to help push the burr back online. During the motion, the weak burr will get removed and the rest of the edge will be online very good.
http://www.chadwrites.com/steeling-your-knife-2/
I just use a hex key for allen nut, and selectively used the corners for a more forceful push, or the flat surface for a gentle push, to help push the burr back online. During the motion, the weak burr will get removed and the rest of the edge will be online very good.
| Hector A. wrote: | ||||
Yes i know which one, that's 2000 grit ( Arkansas S.), i'm always interested in all matter of techniques to improve sharpening, could you describe this Hex Key technique? I use hard plastique or soft wood to deburr after my 2k grit belt and just before stropping. Do you even strop bro? ( do you even lift joke :P) |
Yup. I'll do more cutting test with it. Some leg cutting hopefully.
| Ian Hutchison wrote: |
| Very nice, that looks like a very good cutting blade. |
| Lancelot Chan wrote: |
| http://youtu.be/YjDPaKWECno
Testing more difficult cuts with the sword. |
Very nice, those cuts were clean through which can be difficult with an unsupported target.
Can you take some pictures of the sword and post them here?
| Ian Hutchison wrote: | ||
Very nice, those cuts were clean through which can be difficult with an unsupported target. Can you take some pictures of the sword and post them here? |
Here you are. The top one was my Tinker-made DS. The bottom one was the John Lundemo-made DS. The darkening of the bronze fittings do fade away and left an antique bronze appearance along time. Very cool.
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