"Scope the Edge" project
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Very cool idea Sal, I'd love to follow along and help out in any way I can.
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Please try smarter, not harder… unless this is a Rockwell thing.
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If one of the questions you seek to answer is "Hey let's watch this goofball try and sharpen these then laugh at him as he repeatedly cuts himself." Then I am all in!
Otherwise, I will enthusiastically cheer you fellas on from the sidelines. I'll bring the water (or whiskey). Always learning.
Otherwise, I will enthusiastically cheer you fellas on from the sidelines. I'll bring the water (or whiskey). Always learning.
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I don’t have enough to cut on a regular basis to guarantee that I’d be able to partake in every group experiment, but I’ll gladly volunteer to test theories whenever I can. Count me in!
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Re: "Scope the Edge" project
Sounds very cool. I look forward to the team's various discoveries.
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Sounds AWESOME
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I’ve been known to break, fix, and make new things in the name of curiosity. Especially things with edges. I also enjoy learning from others’ testing.
Certainly super interested to see what comes of this, so I’ll be scoping out this thread for more info!
Certainly super interested to see what comes of this, so I’ll be scoping out this thread for more info!
rex121 is the king of steel, but nature’s teeth have been cutting for hundreds of millions of years and counting :cool:
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Glassing Ghosts and/or Glassers?
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So it goes.
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I’d definitely be interested. In my mind, the biggest obstacle would be ensuring objectivity, repeatability, etc. for certain data points.
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Neat idea for sure.
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It sounds like a great idea. I want to know more.
However, I like sharp knives but sharpening is simply a chore for me to do when needed. I might not be a great fit for your idea, though I do like to take my magnifier and check my edges, time to time.
However, I like sharp knives but sharpening is simply a chore for me to do when needed. I might not be a great fit for your idea, though I do like to take my magnifier and check my edges, time to time.
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Re: "Scope the Edge" project
This sounds very interesting, I would be interested to participate. I don't consider myself a professional, but I do have enough sharpening options and ability to do some real world testing - in particular when it comes to kitchen knives as there I have more experience with sharpening & using. How much of added information or knowledge I can bring would depend on the details of the assignment :)
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This sounds very cool. Not sure it would practical to help from Canada, but I have a good sharpening set-up and chase the ghost for fun every week. I'd be happy to contribute as I can.
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-TR Maker guided sharpening system with water stones from 240 to 8000, and diamonds from 100 to 2000 with blanks/tape and in 2000, 3000 and 6000 and diamond pastes from 1-6 micron.
-Worksharp Ken onion (usually only for axes)
-Spyderco Sharpmaker, double stuff and Spyderco file set
-Three leather strops.
- Jeweler's loupes and a 100X digital microscope to view and photograph bevels
I have 15 Spyderco folders VG10, S30V, LC20ON, XHP, S110V, REX 45, BD30P, N690, AUS8A, and CPM M4 plus a few dozen other blades in various high end steels.
My sharpening set-up includes:
-TR Maker guided sharpening system with water stones from 240 to 8000, and diamonds from 100 to 2000 with blanks/tape and in 2000, 3000 and 6000 and diamond pastes from 1-6 micron.
-Worksharp Ken onion (usually only for axes)
-Spyderco Sharpmaker, double stuff and Spyderco file set
-Three leather strops.
- Jeweler's loupes and a 100X digital microscope to view and photograph bevels
I have 15 Spyderco folders VG10, S30V, LC20ON, XHP, S110V, REX 45, BD30P, N690, AUS8A, and CPM M4 plus a few dozen other blades in various high end steels.
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I'm bandwidth limited in terms of time, but if I can assist using either my equipment or training, I'm happy to help.
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Fixed Blades: Proficient, Magnacut Mule
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Re: "Scope the Edge" project
Bumped for continued interest.
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"The world of edges has a small doorway in, but opens into a cavern that is both wide and deep." -sal
"Ghost hunters scope the edge." -sal
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Sal, any updates?
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This sounds like a very fun project. I am limited on time I am able to commit or else I think this would be an absolute pleasure to participate in.
I hope this goes forward, it has potential to be a very positive for the community I think. I would enjoy reading about not only what is discovered, but also the experience as it goes on.
I hope this goes forward, it has potential to be a very positive for the community I think. I would enjoy reading about not only what is discovered, but also the experience as it goes on.
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This was posted in the Ghost Hunting thread, but I thought I'd post it here for more people to see.
sal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:02 pmI know it's just a crazy idea from my sideways brain. I think we all can agree that the goal is to seek absolute truth as best we can and share that effort and the results. As I said, this is not well thought out and we'll need to help each other to make it work. I see two questions from the onset. Who will be interested in being part of the research team, all part time naturally. The 2nd is to begin a list of the questions that we have that might be an interesting study. As usual, I am open to all thought.
sal
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Ghost hunters scope the edge
I'll volunteer myself to try and make a list of volunteers and possible research topics posted here.ZrowsN1s wrote: I'm adding that to my signature line sal
I'm going to share this post in the 'Scope the edge' thread.
You know I'm interested in participating. Some of the things I'd like to know are questions and topics that I've debated with my fellow forumites since I joined.
What are the advantages/disadvantages of polished vs coarse edges (initial sharpness, quality/smoothness of cut, aggression of cut, loss of initial sharpness, working edge performance, performance in cutting different materials).
Same question for PE vs SE.
I'd love to do some tests that can show the superiority of hawkbills for some tasks.
The performance of different types of stropping. How long can you go between sharpenings? Whats the drop in the performance curve look like after each stropping session?
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"The world of edges has a small doorway in, but opens into a cavern that is both wide and deep." -sal
"The world of edges has a small doorway in, but opens into a cavern that is both wide and deep." -sal
"Ghost hunters scope the edge." -sal
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No one has any ideas for a research topic? I find that hard to believe. You probably just missed sals post.
"...... I see two questions from the onset. Who will be interested in being part of the research team, all part time naturally. The 2nd is to begin a list of the questions that we have that might be an interesting study. As usual, I am open to all thought.
sal"
"...... I see two questions from the onset. Who will be interested in being part of the research team, all part time naturally. The 2nd is to begin a list of the questions that we have that might be an interesting study. As usual, I am open to all thought.
sal"
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"The world of edges has a small doorway in, but opens into a cavern that is both wide and deep." -sal
"The world of edges has a small doorway in, but opens into a cavern that is both wide and deep." -sal
"Ghost hunters scope the edge." -sal
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Hi Matt,
Thanx for the support. I guess we'll see?
sal
Thanx for the support. I guess we'll see?
sal