Thread: Bread Knifing???

Originally Posted by thorxes

Just curious, if you're forced to bread knife, do you pretty much have to hit up a 220 or DMT in order to start setting the bevel again? Or can you start out at the 1k?

gssixgun, I remember you saying in another thread that you can sometimes start setting a bevel at a 45 degree angle, then a 30 then with a few layers of tape, then removing tape as you go along.

I was just wondering what grit stone you use and how much pressure along the way.

I have been using a variation of this for about 1 year I am hoping to catch it on video at the Spokane meet this coming Sunday..
We took pictures of it at the Denver meet in July but they just don't show enough... I use a well worn DMT 325 and Lather/Soapy water...
You can take out a 1/8 in chip in about 15 minutes then be done honing 15 minutes later ...Or thereabouts.. Now this works great for chips, but Frowns and double Frowns (Wowies) I still do a straight down bread knife...

Edit: Just to set the record straight here, (pun intended) if you breadknife correctly you lose absolutely NO more steel than any other technique out there, in fact if you do it right, you lose less...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Or thereabouts.. Now this works great for chips, but Frowns and double Frowns (Wowies) I still do a straight down bread knife...

Yeah, this was the first time I've ever seen the double frown.

Just curious; when you hit up the DMT or 220, how long do you expect to hit this up for before you'll get an edge able to progress up to the 1k? (# of laps, if possible).

Originally Posted by thorxes

Yeah, this was the first time I've ever seen the double frown.

Just curious; when you hit up the DMT or 220, how long do you expect to hit this up for before you'll get an edge able to progress up to the 1k? (# of laps, if possible).

There is no time, it is sharpness progression, you have to understand I do more edge restoration than most people do, I mean that is what people send to me to work on, are "Restoration Razors", so I get more practice at this then most, so I am pretty fast at it...
You are looking for that edge to feel sharp like a knife, then drop it down to spine level, and start honing it like a razor...

I can tell you that when I did the technique I use, at the Denver meet the guys mostly all said the same thing "I didn't realize you could do that, to a razor"

I will really try for a Video this Sunday...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

There is no time, it is sharpness progression, you have to understand I do more edge restoration than most people do, I mean that is what people send to me to work on, are "Restoration Razors", so I get more practice at this then most, so I am pretty fast at it...
You are looking for that edge to feel sharp like a knife, then drop it down to spine level, and start honing it like a razor...

I can tell you that when I did the technique I use, at the Denver meet the guys mostly all said the same thing "I didn't realize you could do that, to a razor"

I will really try for a Video this Sunday...

Fair enough. Thanks for the info.