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You are correct on your first two assumptions. S90V is supposed to be a stainless variety and I haven't experienced anything to the contrary and I've been carrying my S90V Mili for for quite some time. I have found that a good crisp edge requires either a med SIC or med Diamond stone to acquire. A c...

I agree with the others. Take the old steel down with the diamonds to get to the new steel. Create your new bevel with the diamonds then go thru your progression of ceramics finishing with increasingly lighter strokes. DON'T forget to strop and remove that wire edge. DON'T forget to gently create a ...

Hiya Sal,

Any news on the progress of this project? Rec'd the proto yet (pics?)?

Looking forward to anything you can share with us ...

Regards,

NJ

+1 superglue idea, use the thicker gel which will level itself in the cracks, inject with needle like tip to prevent overflow if possible.

NJ

I've been able to recondition my stones using 325 grit Silicon Carbide wet dry sandpaper or Coarse grit diamond stones with great success. Lay the sand paper flat on a FLAT surface and gently rub the hones on the sandpaper verically top to bottom. Do all but the last 1/2-1" of the hones that fit in ...

Contrary to what you've already heard, the ZDP SE Endura is a terrific choice. It's a hand held chain saw for a cutter! Holds an edge like there's no tomorrow and is very easy to maintain an edge on either the Sharpmaker or the 701 profile stones (I have both but my choice is the profiles for ease a...

I have a bit of this steel that I'm beginning to make a knife from and I've heard a few different stories about it's full hardened state and sharpening it. What RC did you have it treated to? Anything you can share would be appreciated. Joe Sorry for the delay following up with you Joe. Don't have ...

Couple of ways you might want to try that I've used with success ... use a dremel tool with the cloth buffing wheel or the fiber polishing tip (do not use a drill/grinder and a buffing wheel, the buffing wheel can grab the blade and throw it uncontrollably in unpredictable directions). Melt some of ...

Why not give that baby a quick stropping? Most knives only need that to get their edges really "spooky sharp"?

NJ

"Ahh, thanks. I have a feeling that sharpening S125V is gonna make sharpening ZDP feel something like sharpening VG-10 . " :eek: If we see this steel on this model or any other (i.e. another sprint run rumored in the Military maybe ...?) then, honest to god folks, if you're comfortable sharpening w...

You are wise to be careful about applying too much pressure to the diamond rods. As Yab's advised, just try to use the blades weight when using the diamond rods. When you are finished, scrub with scotchbrite pads without water, shoot it with some compressed air to blow away the metal debris and give...

There was a big thread about S90V at Bladeforums some months ago. The less trivial stuff in it were: 440V(aka s60v) was replaced by 420V(aka s90v) in 2002 or so due to its edge-holding superiority. Knife manufacturers rejected S90V due to its wear resistance(paradoxical, no?) and its tendency to we...

I've lapped these stones very easily with a standard FINE DMT diamond bench stone. The lapping stone must be perfectly flat. Check yours with a steel straight edge/rule. Spyderco's bench stones are pretty close tolerance wise but many of them have saw blade marks on the surface which would prevent y...

It's a pity we cannot know the grits for the ceramic stones. I'm looking for a 4000-8000 grit stone to use on my new straight razors, and without a grit guide I'll have to buy another product, like a Norton 4000/8000 combination hone. http://www.nortonstonesstore.com/Store/images/uploads/4000_8000_...

Sal, I'd hoped to offer comparitive info for Carpes use. Most of the sharpening public doesn't care about much more than than whether or not the stone is Fine, Medium, etc. but there are others of us that have taken it a tad further and have desired more info. That's where the grid info came from. NJ

Sal, a few years ago I compared a new DMT fine stone to the medium and fine ceramics from a Sharpmaker using both the resulting sharpness and scratch pattern to estimate the relative "grits". Knowing the DMT was 25 micron the ceramics were set to be 11.5-13.5 and 5.5-7.5 respectively. Since I poste...

Those are the relative micron sizes for the respective grits. Most of the japanese stones are measured in microns as well as many manufacturers (Nortons website does the same thing) which give you additional comparison information product to product, manufacturer to manufacturer. Sorry if I confused...

They are very nice! I have the UF and use it prior to progressing to my 8000 grit waterstone for the final mirror finish. FYI ... Spyderco benchstone grits Med 12-14 u 800-900 grit Fine 7-9 u 2000-3000 grit UF 3-4 u 4000-6000 grit DMT Benchstone Grits XXC 120 u 120 grit XC 60 u 220 grit C 45 u 325 g...

I've never been much of a SE kinda guy but recently added a couple to my rotation and now there's no looking back. With that in mind, with the added work hardening advantage that the H1 serrations have, the salt series is the first of several choices you could make ... contrary to Deacons opinion, t...

The easiest way to use these hones is to use them like a chefs steel. You'll be able to put a blistering edge on in no time flat with this method .

NJ