Ken,

Thank you so much for your input! I too really appreciate an owner of his business who gets involved in the furthering of his products... rock on Clay! And I also want to thank everyone else who has contributed (especially Tom)... all the info posted has been very helpful.

So Ken, where would one get this "kangaroo leather" for the WEPS paddles? And what about the nanocloth? I am very interested in looking into that... please post a website if Clay is good w/ it =) Thanks

razoredgeknives wrote:


For now, you can contact me directly - (ksskss at earthlink dot net). In time, if Clay likes it, you can get it from him directly.

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Ken

KenSchwartz wrote:


You'd have to send me some samples

Nice input Ken, thanks for joining in! With this particular study, I wasn't really concerned with the edge, just the surface of the bevel so we could identify the effects of each strop. I need a higher magnification scope to see the effects below 1 micron, so I've got one on order. Hopefully that make a nice improvement in our visualization of what we're doing. For the next study, I want to eliminate more variables. I'd like to stick with the stock Wicked Edge line-up through the .5 micron top grain cow leather strops. From there, I think it would be very instructive to go to the nano-cloth with the finer abrasives. BTW, in the last progression, poor quality compounds were never a question, I only get mine from the best sources

I'll send you some samples in the next box I send out to you - very soon Both nanocloth and Kangaroo.

I'll be pleased to watch the results you get.

It's a real treat to see you striving to push the limits of your device with your own product evaluations. Kudos to you!

And of course, my compliments to your good taste in compounds

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Ken

Ken,

Now you are on this forum and have posted already some very revealing insights, do you have any idea about the cause of the unexpected results reported on by Tom in the start of this thread? The diamond compounds (particularly the 14 micron) were much less abrasive than expected.

wickededge wrote:


I'll post the photographs. It won't be immediate, since I am going to France (no, not Thiers ) tomorrow.

mark76 wrote:

Lucky you! Hope you have a great trip.

Mark! Going to France and missing Thiers! Mon Dieu! Sacre bleu! Where will you go and will you be looking for another French knife? Have a wonderful trip my friend!

Cheers
Leo

wickededge wrote:


Clay,
If you have time one day, I would love to see a photo of that setup. I am just having a bit of trouble visualizing it. I have tried to mark the blade with a sharpie, two lines, one on either side of where the scope should go. It is still pretty hard to get back to the identical positions as you have.

Phil

PhilipPasteur wrote:


Hey Phil,

I'll get a picture of it tomorrow at the office.