12-30-2017, 10:19 AM
This thread gets a "top five" nomination for the year in our opinion because its just so damn smart. Smart and open minded people reexamining the very basics of their art. We think that this examination of edge sharpening temperatures is really important and perhaps more important than we realize. There is little doubt that something is going on with steel edges during the sharpening process and some of the general fact and theory discussed here support that. We just don't know yet how it may apply, specifically, to cutting edges and to what degree. Does this have effect with only some sharpening techniques or all? Does it manifest with only some steels or all and to what degree? There will be only one way to get to the bottom of this and that is through experimentation and careful testing. Then we'll find out if it is something or nothing or something in between something and nothing.
Every once in a while, in every scientific pursuit and art form, something comes along that makes people reconsider commonly accepted process and procedure. This could be one of those times and thank you to the participants of this thread for making that a possibility.
Every once in a while, in every scientific pursuit and art form, something comes along that makes people reconsider commonly accepted process and procedure. This could be one of those times and thank you to the participants of this thread for making that a possibility.