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Post by carbon on Feb 27, 2023 0:23:00 GMT
My C/S hand and a half was due a resharpening so I thought I'd do a thread on the fixture I made and how it is used. I don't have posting pics here down pat so I will split this into three or so posts to make it easier. Please bear with me.
I have been sharpening knives many years, but swords are, of course, an entirely different animal. I wanted a way to get an even edge along the entire length of both sides of the blade and this is what I came up with.
The fixture consists of a slotted, adjustable guide board sandwiched between two base plates. The base plates are layered with magnetic tape to hold the sword in place. I made a couple of jigs up to set the edge distance from the center and two sword specific spacers to keep the sword from moving while being sharpened. Pics should make this a bit clearer.
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Post by carbon on Feb 27, 2023 0:32:42 GMT
Next I use a couple of digital angle meters to set up the guide bar, zeroing one at each end of the sword. I then use each meter to set the angle using the stone holder from my KNS sharpener.
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Post by carbon on Feb 27, 2023 0:41:13 GMT
I then use the stone holder like you would on any other guided system, first setting the bevel on one side of the edge, then flipping it to the other side of the fixture and repeating the process. The same is then done to the other edge. The process is repeated with progressively finer grits until the desired edge is achieved. In this case I stopped with a 600 grit diamond stone. I then use a strop to finish off the edge.
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Post by carbon on Feb 27, 2023 0:52:02 GMT
The fixture, like pretty much any other sharpening system has it's pros and cons.
Pros: It produces a very even edge along the entire length of the blade. The bevel can be set for pretty much any desired angle. It's easily repeatable. Once the guide bar is set I mark it the entire length with a pencil. That way it can be reset in a couple of minutes.
Cons: It doesn't produce the more desirable "appleseed" edge. It is fiddly and time consuming to initially set up for differnet swords.
It doesn't work well with swords with a lenticular cross section, but I'm working on that one.
Oh, and it does get the edge quite sharp.
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