Thread: Interesting Blog about Edge Development.

Wow

Actually it tells a lot, depending on the information you're looking for

Originally Posted by KenWeir

Wow

Actually it tells a lot, depending on the information you're looking for

Yes one can spin it however they like to support theories, the truth is the info is conjecture based off a few pics from a guy that has no idea how to hone, he has admitted he has very little experience with honing.

I recall much the same argument, 40 years ago, when synthetic stones were trickling in from Japan.

Foreign junk, never equal a good Ark…

Thanks for posting! I have seen this before and he has a lot of interesting photos and blogs and ideas. It supports a lot of "common" knowledge here and as you can see it challenges some too.

Originally Posted by Steel

Thanks for posting! I have seen this before and he has a lot of interesting photos and blogs and ideas. It supports a lot of "common" knowledge here and as you can see it challenges some too.

I'll have to go have a look then.

One thing for certain is that those photos contain a lot of info if they can be interpreted properly. Like anything it can be interpreted many different ways.

You really have to stop and ask yourself if all this info is necessary to achieve shave ready edge? Do you really need more info than a good 10X-20X loupe will give you to that end?

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

One thing for certain is that those photos contain a lot of info if they can be interpreted properly. Like anything it can be interpreted many different ways.

You really have to stop and ask yourself if all this info is necessary to achieve shave ready edge? Do you really need more info than a good 10X-20X loupe will give you to that end?

Bob

Not at all, but it's interesting

Interesting pics and blog-Those pics look like a jagged mountain range or something. I don't know how much it helps the average guy honing at his kitchen table, but it's interesting to see that extreme magnification of a developing edge. Thanks for sharing the link!

Originally Posted by BobH

One thing for certain is that those photos contain a lot of info if they can be interpreted properly. Like anything it can be interpreted many different ways.

You really have to stop and ask yourself if all this info is necessary to achieve shave ready edge? Do you really need more info than a good 10X-20X loupe will give you to that end?
Bob

Sometimes. I actually just went through a bit of an issue the other day. Touched up a Germania Cutlery Works that was shaving A-OK when I set it aside a few months back. Well, it didn't look bad under a 30x loupe, so I touched it up on a Translucent Arkie. Shave improved, but still not really good. Inspection under a 60x magnifier really didn't reveal anything new either. Edges were meeting. No pits/chips/foiled edges. I did another touch up, and never did figure out just what was going on with that thing...but it shaves OK now so, I'll take it I guess?

Originally Posted by Marshal

Sometimes. I actually just went through a bit of an issue the other day. Touched up a Germania Cutlery Works that was shaving A-OK when I set it aside a few months back. Well, it didn't look bad under a 30x loupe, so I touched it up on a Translucent Arkie. Shave improved, but still not really good. Inspection under a 60x magnifier really didn't reveal anything new either. Edges were meeting. No pits/chips/foiled edges. I did another touch up, and never did figure out just what was going on with that thing...but it shaves OK now so, I'll take it I guess?

You seem to be saying that the increased magnification did nothing to help you assess the problem - and that seems to be the point that others are making - if a problem is not obvious at, say, 20 times magnification, then what is 500 magnification going to add?
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