Nose to the Benchstone

[pmcgee]

Well ... pretty close-up at least ...

A razor guy comparing sharpening media and results:

I think those guys know more about using stones dry/wet/with slurry ... or I'm just not reading in the right fora ...

Zowada Custom Knives - Stone Surfaces

Zowada Custom Knives - Razor Bevels

Zowada Custom Knives - Razor Edges

[Robson Valley]

Thanks for the links. Great photographs. Given that he's fooling with razors, those people tend to consider "stropping" on a leather as a step beyond "honing." There doesn't need to be much support metal behind a razor edge, given the intended task. Can I bash one of his razors into a wood block with a 30oz mallet for 90 minutes? Given the task, my 9/15 Pfeil gouge has better survivorship!

I still don't enjoy the sharpening process. I'm trying. Very trying, some posts, yes? I am very curious to discover what the carved wood surface looks like with my tools that I have sharpened/honed. . . . what ever. One of the softer hardwoods here is birch (Betula sp.). I like it. My gouges leave the most amazing glass-glossy tracks in the wood.

That pleases me = the result.