Thread: How sharp do you like it?

You had to get the dishes dirty first right? in the sink? fill it with water? Same obviously goes for progression lol I just left that part out as I thought it was obvious.

And the analogies are just a means to look at a perspective from a different angle... for some it could take 100 before they got the "picture"

A goat could be a cow... in the eyes of someone with poor vision.

AND YES - in fact if I took a roasted Yerba-mate and brewed it for a really long time it would bitter as hell just like coffee .

You can make all the analogies you want...in the end your razor is still dull

Originally Posted by LikesBBS

You had to get the dishes dirty first right? in the sink? fill it with water? Same obviously goes for progression lol I just left that part out as I thought it was obvious.

And the analogies are just a means to look at a perspective from a different angle... for some it could take 100 before they got the "picture"

A goat could be a cow... in the eyes of someone with poor vision.

AND YES - in fact if I took a roasted Yerba-mate and brewed it for a really long time it would bitter as hell just like coffee .

But there's a bit of a trade off between a goat and a cow. Size wise. But they both give milk. Ok, I'll shut up. Sorry.

OK, here's my last attempt. It involves an artist's rendering, so God help you all as I don't have an artistic bone in my body.



So this is my impression of looking at the edge side on as it were. What I am saying is that if that horizontal length at the top (meant to represent the width of the edge) is too wide, then the razor is not sharp. Now if you took a 16K finishing hone to that edge as represented in the picture, all you would do is smooth out the sides (the angled vertical wobbly black smudges). You'd have a smooth but dull razor edge.

James.

Another analogy...it's like polishing a turd...in the end, well it's still a turd

Just a sec. Here's one I thought of last. A steak knife. You know the ones with the raggedy edge? I know right! You wouldn't want to shave with it would you? But they ARE sharp. Not smooth though...

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Another analogy...it's like polishing a turd...in the end, well it's still a turd

I really really want to say 'prove it' but I won't :-) Ok I'm going now. Bye.

Is it quicker to Minneapolis or by bus?

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Just a sec. Here's one I thought of last. A steak knife. You know the ones with the raggedy edge? I know right! You wouldn't want to shave with it would you? But they ARE sharp. Not smooth though...

I polished a serrated edge with a 7 step progression up to 14,000 grit. It was very sharp, and quite smooth (at a scale smaller than the length of each scallop in the blade).

Shave with it? No way!
Pass any sharpness "test" I have ever heard of (HHT, push cut toilet paper, etc)? Yes

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Another analogy...it's like polishing a turd...in the end, well it's still a turd

If you polished that turd down to it's components than no - it has now turned from a composition of units to a singular piece.

Like say that 1 piece of corn that never digested.

Now , in the eyes of someone looking at that piece of corn, it is not a turd...but a piece of corn. It may have come from that turd, but it is not - in fact - by itself, the turd.

Sorry if I grossed anyone out.