06-24-2018, 01:14 PM
I completely agree Mr. Bud. IMHO, for all intents and practical real-world purposes unless the edge is grossly overhead by incredibly poor sharpening practices it really doesn't matter what method is used to get the edge sharp. As far as we have seen, any difference between blades sharpened with different methods/equipment is negligible at best. Other than the choice between polished/toothy, a ground 150 edge is a 150 edge regardless of the method used to create it.
For knives, we are really only concerned about a usable sharpness sharpness range of, say, 600 maximum or preferably less. We have seen from Mr. Mike's SET testing that within that range, a RHC 56 blade performs similarly to a RHC 60 edge. Both roll about the same with the same amount of use, and both end up about equally dull.
It seems to me the great equalizer is the relatively narrow apex width range of a useful edge. It really doesn't matter if the sharpener approaches the edge armed with ancient Chinese wisdom, specially imported, super expensive custom hemp wheels, or recites secret incantations whilst sprinkling magic Zen dust, once an edge is that thin it's gunna roll and get dull.
That is a good thing I guess. Imagine how dull life would be without a chance to do some sharpening every so often!
For knives, we are really only concerned about a usable sharpness sharpness range of, say, 600 maximum or preferably less. We have seen from Mr. Mike's SET testing that within that range, a RHC 56 blade performs similarly to a RHC 60 edge. Both roll about the same with the same amount of use, and both end up about equally dull.
It seems to me the great equalizer is the relatively narrow apex width range of a useful edge. It really doesn't matter if the sharpener approaches the edge armed with ancient Chinese wisdom, specially imported, super expensive custom hemp wheels, or recites secret incantations whilst sprinkling magic Zen dust, once an edge is that thin it's gunna roll and get dull.
That is a good thing I guess. Imagine how dull life would be without a chance to do some sharpening every so often!