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Hello Ken,

my favourite method of checking for burrs is the "Q-tip test". Hold the knife with the blade horizontal and the side where the burr is expected to be facing up. Then let a Q-tip glide along the edge. If there is a burr, the Q-tip will be held by the burr (see photo). If there is no burr, the Q-tip will drop. This is also useful for checking for burrs after honing.

Regards, Drilon

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Hello friends,

lately I've been seeing more and more advertisements for titanium cutting boards. They are easy to clean, antibacterial and do not damage the cutting edge because titanium is softer than steel.

I have my doubts about that. My search in the forum has not got me any further. Does anyone have any positive or negative experiences with these titanium chopping boards?

Greetings from Germany
Drilon

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Hi Skärparn,
do you sharpen by moving the knife back and forth? It seems to be the problem of the middle overgrinding.

Always sharpen from the handle to the tip.

Regards,
Drilon

There is a device offered: https://schleifjunkies.de/produkt/vorrichtung-zum-exakten-messer-der-schaerfe-mit-dem-edge-on-up-bess-tester/

Regards,
Drilon

Is it really so important that the angle is very precise? I think it is important to get the same angle from grinding to grinding to avoid unnecessary material waist. For the use of the knife it makes no difference if the angle is 14, 15 or 16 degrees.

Do you always sharpen in one direction from the heel to the tip or do you sharpen back and forth? Sharpening in two directions would over-grind the middle part of the knife.

There is a post by "tomerus" on October 10, 2017 with very helpful comments. It's worth reading, even though it's not specific to T1.

Regards,
Drilon

I purchased one felt wheel in December 2022 and one in March 2023. Price was US$ 75 plus US$ 25 air shipping plus import duties. The wheels arrived two or three weeks after prepayment.

Only use solutions of diamonds in alcohol as water based solutions will change the properties of the felt.

I like these wheels and I get good results!

Regards,
Drilon

THe felt wheel Vadim (RIP) used was produced by the chinese company Ningbo Purui Polishing Company.

https://www.puruipolishing.com/product/10-inch-rock-hard-felt-wheel/

Regards,
Drilon

A super solution. Will try it the next days!

Drilon

Again.

In YouTube " Demonstrating Tormek's Centering Knife Jigs KJ-45 & KJ-140 | Part 16 " at 5:50 min. the reason for unequal bevels is explained very good.

Drilon

Hello Merlin,
for a start I would watch in YouTube "Common Tormek mistakes in knife sharpening" by Knife Grinders Australia and the "Tormek Live Sharpening Classes".

Have fun!
Drilon

There is a description in the forum explaining the problem with the SVM jigs:
https://forum.tormek.com/index.php?topic=2962.0

My SVM-45 jigs have an offset of 1,25 mm, ideal for knives of 2,5 mm thickness at the clamping area.

Tanti saluti dalla Germania
Drilon

The buffer Vadim (RIP) uses in his YouTube video "Our new setup for Commercial Sharpening - 22 knives per hour" is a Bernardo DS200S with 2850 rpm.

https://schleifjunkies.de/produkt-kategorie/raeder/
offers a rough and a smooth leather wheel.

Regards,
Drilon