Experimenting with Work Sharp WSKTS and straights

[Seraphim]

Convexing of the edge is not a problem, it is desirable.

[Kentos]

Convexing of the edge is not a problem, it is desirable.

You hanging pasted strop user you...:)

[paco664]

where did you buy it?
how much did it cost?

[Kentos]

70.00 on Amazon.

[Doc226]

Not sure I'd use it for honing, but for restorations it might be great.

[tomjr]

interesting!

[jeness]

There are a lot of ways to sharp, this is a way too. I wouldn't sharpen my straights this way, because it wastes a lot of steel, but I am sure it can be done, and it can be done much faster than with stones. I sharpen only cheaper knives on a belt sander, while it would work, I never did it with a straight.

[cb91710]

Any issues with excessive heat damaging the temper?

[honed]

Any issues with excessive heat damaging the temper?

Not if you know what you are doing.
We are talking 2-4 seconds of contact per pass on a knife.
Probably even less on a razor.


As for the convexing issue, like I stated, I don't preferr that myself, but it mustn't be a bad thing.
Like we have talked about before, the dished hones of our forefathers did always create a convex edge & they were fine with that.

[ps49556n]

Heat can quickly become an issue if you aren't careful but as honed mentioned, if you are sharpening a straight on this, you should know of the heat danger.

jeness- I thought the same thing about excessive steel removal but I can assure you this is not the case, as long as you use common sense. I first started a straight razor using a high grit, I think 6000, and worked down from there, then back up. I use a 1200 grit belt to set bevels and it works very well and now that I am confortable, it literally takes >30 seconds to set a anew bevel.

I still plan on using hand systems in addition to the work sharp. I am very pleased that I am able to achieve these great results using this product. I personally love the practice of sharpening all types of blades and enjoy trying different methods and systems.

And yes, I have been trying this thing out with restores...works very well for certain areas but is not very effective in the hollowed portion.

[dmalcolm]

ps49556n
I have been looking at these on Amazon. Unless I missed something the finest grit is 6000. You mentioned an even finer grit (12,000). What is your source? I am not a straight shaver, but I do like a sharp knife and I have a couple of Buck's with very hard steel that this would be useful on.

[alitkty]

Looks dangerous to me.

[Wid]

I just ended up ordering one of these. Not for razors, although it might come in handy at time some time.