On a recent trip to Smoky Mountain Knife Works, I watched the guy in their sharpening room do some amazing stuff with paper wheels on a bench grinder. He took my Elmax ZT to sharper than its ever been in mere seconds. And I’m talking seriously sharp... not two beautifully polished bevels that never meet to form an actual edge like I’ve seen produced by many Wicked Edge advocates, but actual hair popping, paper shaving, cut through a dangling piece of paracord with one hand type sharp.
Anybody have any experience with this? I’m sure there is a learning curve, as it is done completely freehand. I’m seriously considering picking up a set of these wheels and a dedicated bench grinder/buffer.
Anybody have any experience with this? I’m sure there is a learning curve, as it is done completely freehand. I’m seriously considering picking up a set of these wheels and a dedicated bench grinder/buffer.