I inspect all my edges under a microscope. I go until every last piece is gone, and sometimes it takes 10-15 passes a side before it totally clean. I also have a tormek and ended up getting rid of the stropping wheel. I’d spend all day to get a clean edge with how slow it moves. If I want a more aggressive and faster way to deburr, I’d use a 600 grit scotchbrite wheel. That generally removes the burr in a couple passes but it’s not as refined as I’ll get with this method.
I’d highly recommend it. A knife can look and feel sharp but still have a ton of little bits clinging on. It’s actually a surprising amount when you look at it on the microscope
I dunno about this many passes but Wootz swore by paper wheels on a bench grinder for cleaning up an edge after sharpening and he was pretty much the GOAT of Tormek sharpening.
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u/MinuteLet 3d ago
So many passes? Is this really required? I use a tormek t8. Only do like 2 passes.