shaving sharp frustration!

[marty66]

hiya,been busy using the thread on the wet&dry sharpening kit.ive always used oilstones for years. ive used knives in my job harvesting watercress and salad crops etc always getting a useable edge. can someone guide me a little as ive always been dead keen on this topic but ive never EVER achieved shaving sharp what am i doing wrong? anyones advice greatly valued !!

cheers!

 

[NatG]

exactly whattechnique are you using to sharpen your knives? what knives are they. There are a milion and one ways to achieve a really sharp edge, a little mor einfor on what you're doing now will help people give you better advice

 

[dwardo]

A strop should sort you out Old leather belt is what i use..

 

[marty66]

hi NatG, im using a mora clipper cs and a mora 780 laminated blade freehand on wet&dry grits 240-400-600-1500 i use scandi grinds cos its easy to maintain the bevel. perhaps im on too much of a mission to get it right! would still luv to though.

 

[robin wood]

Try reading this see if it helps http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29512&highlight=mora+sharp

 

[marty66]

thanks robin thats brilliant!

cheers!

 

[rg598]

You should be able to get any 1095 or harder to shave. Make sure that when using the blade you have it at the correct angle to the skin. With a multiple bevel Knife the angle will be greater than you first expect.