one thing is for sure...the more i sharpen, the duller it gets!
yep, that's the road it seems I'm always headed down. Since I posted this thread, I have purchased a SnapOn sharpener, the carbide ones. That doesn't seem to be working, could be that I haven't created the SnapOn angle yet though. I'm going to look into the ceramic sharpeners as mentioned earlier and go back to the file. Thanks for all the input. I'll get there eventually.
Unless they are no longer in business. I have all kinds of sets of crap like that and i'll go back to a big file in a vise and then a set of paper wheels on a grinder for 2 blade every last damn time for speed and hair shaving sharp quicker than any other method.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
I use three stones to get mine shaving sharp.Fine India,fine Arkansas and a black surgical stone.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
I really need to dig out some Zwickey and film hitting em with a file and then the wheels as to how fast this is. Vs all this other stuff that I too, used to do, to get them sharper...
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
Just the file, you'll get a toothy, ripped tin can edge in just a few strokes. That's what you want, save the stones and the strops for your scalpels and surgery. Destruction is what you're after here.
That seems to be the same thought process, by use of power tools, as paper wheels on a grinder. Paper wheels used to be 25 bucks a set, put on a 19 buck bench grinder life was great, fast and cheap.....
But then again as noted, a good file, and peel the feather edge off and stuff dies pretty dang quick too.
I use paper wheel to resharpen scalpel blades and replaceable bhead blades for years.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
Just the file, you'll get a toothy, ripped tin can edge in just a few strokes. That's what you want, save the stones and the strops for your scalpels and surgery. Destruction is what you're after here.
Very wrong answer.
Originally Posted by Mannlicher
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
I've killed over 100 animals with a bow. Various bows. Various heads. Quit bowhunting many years ago mostly due to time constraints.
Lets just say while I prefer razor edge, I have no qualms at all hitting it with a file and going. I've NEVER seen a loss from a head that only had a file hit it.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
There are two types of sharp edges. 1. scalpel sharp 2. serrated sharp
I prefer the scalpel sharp. Serrated cuts clot easier, and heal ugly. Scalpel sharp bleeds freely and heals cleanly. Scalpel sharp will penetrate deeper as they cut easier.
rost, Do you use any grinding compound on the paper wheels?