leather has micro silicates and will lightly abrade the metal even without stropping compound. yes, you can get rid of a bur by folding it back and forth but you will get a finer edge that will last longer with a strop. when you break the bur off you can get little flat spots that concentrate force and further flatten or fold the bevel edge around them over. a polished bevel will do less flatening and folding as it cuts and you will get to go longer between sharpenings.

Useful video, thanks for taking the time :)

Thanks for the video. Really useful. I've recently bought a Japanese kawa and I really like that extra thick double-sided stone that you are using. I'm in the UK and although I can buy double-sided stones they are nowhere near as thick as your little compact stone. It feels a lot more hazardous using the thinner stones.

@clivejones7921

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry - I meant Kama

Are you still sharpening your sickle like this? Where did you learn this way? I saw several videos on youtube but only you sharpen like this

@_wormlet

10 ай бұрын

Can you recommend a good video?

@user-ul2iz3rw5b

Ай бұрын

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Is peening an option for these blades?

Why are you sharpening both sides? Surely a single edge with the burr taken off the back at 1000grit is enough?

@hidatoolhardware1141

4 жыл бұрын

This one is beveled on both sides :)