09-08-2017, 06:36 PM
Ken,
The Irwins are very good for the price, I agree, and have some myself. It makes sense to me that you can go from 80 to stropping and get those results, the Tormek strop is very effective (though I never use it on chisels, as it rounds the backs, which makes most chisels unusable for many woodworking applications). As a clarification, I also don't microbevel on the Tormek, only do that on stones. It sounds like the Tormek results match the results from stones as far as sharpness, so that's a nice confirmation of my benchmark (i.e., 100 and I'm done).Just need to figure out how to get that on a knife...
The Irwins are very good for the price, I agree, and have some myself. It makes sense to me that you can go from 80 to stropping and get those results, the Tormek strop is very effective (though I never use it on chisels, as it rounds the backs, which makes most chisels unusable for many woodworking applications). As a clarification, I also don't microbevel on the Tormek, only do that on stones. It sounds like the Tormek results match the results from stones as far as sharpness, so that's a nice confirmation of my benchmark (i.e., 100 and I'm done).Just need to figure out how to get that on a knife...