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I like to whittle and carve spoons so on a lot of my knives I strop till I drop! That's great. Unfortunately I've lost a lot of knives in my life, including an original Native that was my go-to for wood carving. I didn't bother spending thousands on 10k and 20k stones and above. For that particular...

Stropping is still a bit of a mystery for me. Sometimes it helps me achieve that next level, and sometimes it makes it duller than it was off the stones themselves. I give it a try here or there, but it's really not necessary for me. I'm sure that level of sharpness when achieved with the strop, do...

I wouldn't be actually. I'm fully aware. That's why I'm a stropping minimalist. I just know that 1-3 extremely light passes at a tenth of a micron won't make or break an edge. Fortunately, the principles the videos speak of have more to do with stone work than stropping. 1-3 passes of 1 micron is e...

SteelToez, I am a stropping minimalist myself. I have never looked at a single knife as shaving gear in my life. I seldom go above a 300/400 grit edge. My general goal is big teeth and high aggression, refined to hair whittling sharpness if possible. No matter how gentle your passes are, there is a...

I've tested diamond compound between 45 and 0.5 micron. You'd be surprised how fast even 1 micron polishes off the teeth. I wouldn't be actually. I'm fully aware. That's why I'm a stropping minimalist. I just know that 1-3 extremely light passes at a tenth of a micron won't make or break an edge. F...

I've tested diamond compound between 45 and 0.5 micron. You'd be surprised how fast even 1 micron polishes off the teeth. I wouldn't be actually. I'm fully aware. That's why I'm a stropping minimalist. I just know that 1-3 extremely light passes at a tenth of a micron won't make or break an edge. F...

I never use a strop in my setups. I personally look at my spydercos as tools not shaving gear. Gentle passes along the corner of the stone usually dictates to me with precision where residual burr resides. The wasted time on stropping is better served imo thinning the knife for better push cutting ...

SteelToez, I am a stropping minimalist myself. I have never looked at a single knife as shaving gear in my life. I seldom go above a 300/400 grit edge. My general goal is big teeth and high aggression, refined to hair whittling sharpness if possible. No matter how gentle your passes are, there is an...

No pm2 or Shaman I've owned (all pre-2020) had any lock rock, that I can remember.

The one compression lock I bought recently (2022 Shaman burlap s90v) does have some.

https://youtu.be/_dXFAj2ppcI Figured I would leave this here. Lots of new science on sharpening has been discovered in the past 2 years or so. It would be interesting to hear from others who have experimented with new methods and techniques. https://youtu.be/SCkFYhXrmfY This video also goes over so...

https://youtu.be/_dXFAj2ppcI Figured I would leave this here. Lots of new science on sharpening has been discovered in the past 2 years or so. It would be interesting to hear from others who have experimented with new methods and techniques. https://youtu.be/SCkFYhXrmfY This video also goes over som...

Update on the Ultra Sharp plates. I sharpened my stretch 2 in k390 ultra light pressure through all 3 stones. While the edge is extremely aggressive, the sharpness isn't quite where it should be. More importantly, it has smoothed over the portions of the plate I was using in one use. In one use I ha...

First experience with "Ultra Sharp" Diamond plates, which I ordered by accident while looking for replacement DMT's. Set of 3 comes with 300, 600, and 1200 grit 8x3 plates. Decided to start easy. I had an old Cold Steel Recon 1 in CTS XHP (back when they had a decent heat treat) laying aro...

In my opinion, one can't depict a proper history of the Shaman without talking about whatever influenced Sal's creation of the original Native.

https://www.harborfreight.com/4-sided-diamond-hone-block-92867.html If I'm just sharpening a knife, I'll use the 300 grit side. I stop once the edge cleanly shaves, and I can run my nail down the length of the edge and feel it catch. I avoid edges that feel smooth when I do the fingernail test. If ...

do you strop after a coarse edge or does that ruin the point of it I don't typically. You can strop with these types of edges but you want to only do it 1-2 times per side tops. Polishing the apex too much will ruin the teeth. But polishing a tiny bit can help enhance push cutting without completel...

Thanks for the feedback!

I am not concerned at all with the lock failing.

I recently got a Stretch 2 in k390 and it has substantially more lock rock (front back play) than any model from Golden I've owned (Golden backlock is the only one I have experience with). It's not a big deal, it's just far from rock solid. Is this typical? How do the backlocks compare between the 3...

Mine is quite stiff out of the box, but I won't be adjusting the pivot until I can find my blue loctite. The fit and finish is more or less perfect. Just the slightest big of back and forth lock rock, but not significant. Rock solid side to side. Glad I pulled the trigger.