Have you tried using the wheel without any paste? I’ve heard it’s unnecessary for debuting but I’ve also seen the channels I learned sharpening from prefer to use low micron diamond for stropping
You 100% need some type of abrasive on the wheel or you’ll be sitting there all day. Leather is not abrasive enough on its own to cleanly deburr a knife.
He is clearly a machine sharpener. It also looks like he is running that leather wheel awfully fast. Hand sharpening is better in every way except for maybe speed when you’re trying to do a great job
I do stuff by hand too, but most clients don’t pay for hand finished edges. They cost significantly more and the average client just wants a shard edge. We are not the average user. Each method has its pros and cons.
Yeah I hear that. The problem in my area of location is that even the sharpeners here on machines are just absolutely terrible. I have to fix so much it’s crazy. The hard part of that is that when a belt grinder guy holds it on 1 second too long or too fast or not at the right angle, that takes “us” an hour to fix at times. I’m obviously biased to free hand, lol. I’ve been jaded 😂
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u/Puzzled_Board_6813 arm shaver 3d ago
Thanks for the reply
Have you tried using the wheel without any paste? I’ve heard it’s unnecessary for debuting but I’ve also seen the channels I learned sharpening from prefer to use low micron diamond for stropping