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Post by juster on Apr 30, 2019 7:00:35 GMT
Here I am using a vice to hold the sword, a piece of wood parallel to the sword, and some sharpening system stones which you can get on EBay. Since it is an XY vice, I can move the sword to change the angle by turning the wheel. With an ordinary vice you would move the wood and clamp it down in the right place. You would clamp it even with the XY vice anyway.
If you are used to Ruixpin/Lansky/Edge Pro knife sharpeners it should be easy enough. You can sharpen axes that don't fit in the Edge Pro. The advantage here is that the stone moves at a fixed relationship to the edge, rather than the circular arc of the Edge Pro. The vice is very secure, and you can sharpen 10" at a time. Turning the sword around is easy, and you can use an app to measure angles. This gives you repeatable angles of any size, and graduated stones/diamond/leather.
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Post by juster on Apr 30, 2019 7:13:38 GMT
The "Adjust angle" wheel moves the sword sideways, thus changing the angle with precise control. There are other ways of changing the angle if you have a simpler vice. .
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Post by juster on Apr 30, 2019 7:30:39 GMT
This would work too. About 50 USD plus shipping. The thing I have is a "Cross Slide Vise " apparently.
You could get a little $15 vise to work by moving it in relation to the wood strip.
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Apr 30, 2019 8:22:28 GMT
Thanks for sharing, I have considered doing something like this but didn't have a clear plan. I have used a lansky on a knife with finer, more factory-looking results than my 1x30 sander. True shaving sharpness.
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Post by crl2 on May 8, 2019 20:37:42 GMT
This is interesting. I have often wondered about using a Lansky for swords. Have you considered making a video of your technique?
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Post by juster on May 13, 2019 5:52:24 GMT
This is interesting. I have often wondered about using a Lansky for swords. Have you considered making a video of your technique? I just ordered an out-of-print Windlass Chioggia Sword, which I expect to be unsharpened. I could document that as a project. Anyway, if you have a vice and a strip of wood, you could probably set up a 30° angle and sharpen all your new swords to that. You would keep the edge at a constant height for all swords.
If you only want 12" of edge sharpened it shouldn't take long if you are used to the Lansky for knives.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on May 13, 2019 21:36:34 GMT
Heh, I have a "Wicked Edge' system, works kind of like this, but for both sides at once. And OMG have I gotten things waaayyyyy too sharp. Incidental contact inspires bleeding.
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Post by juster on May 13, 2019 22:45:34 GMT
Heh, I have a "Wicked Edge' system, works kind of like this, but for both sides at once. And OMG have I gotten things waaayyyyy too sharp. Incidental contact inspires bleeding. I was thinking about that, you could have the vice jaws centered, and a wooden strip on either side.
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Post by crl2 on May 13, 2019 23:15:44 GMT
I'm going to hit the hardware store tomorrow and see what I can figure up.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on May 13, 2019 23:23:10 GMT
if you look how the systems control the stone angle, really you are only limited by your ingenuity.
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