04-10-2017, 06:57 PM
Rupert, agrees with grepper -
"Everyone starting out in sharpening runs across compounds and emulsions and it’s easy to be enticed into thinking they are in some way necessary, or may even be that special sauce needed to get that elusive perfect edge".
"As far as I can tell they are just another form of abrasive and useful in some circumstances. Not some special sauce, but just another tool in the box. Nothing more, nothing less".
Knowing how to "read the edge" and having a "moving abrasive" (at hand) are to me what helps one to become a good sharpener..
"Everyone starting out in sharpening runs across compounds and emulsions and it’s easy to be enticed into thinking they are in some way necessary, or may even be that special sauce needed to get that elusive perfect edge".
"As far as I can tell they are just another form of abrasive and useful in some circumstances. Not some special sauce, but just another tool in the box. Nothing more, nothing less".
Knowing how to "read the edge" and having a "moving abrasive" (at hand) are to me what helps one to become a good sharpener..