From 95c2879094a9c59d795ac9ed594ae3590634eb4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zleyyij <75810274+zleyyij@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 18:46:35 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-11-01 18:46:35 --- personal/sharpening/Stropping.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/personal/sharpening/Stropping.md b/personal/sharpening/Stropping.md index 6d4a083..67730fb 100644 --- a/personal/sharpening/Stropping.md +++ b/personal/sharpening/Stropping.md @@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ Chromium Oxide (green, waxy substance) is probably the most common stropping com ## Mono-diamond Mono crystalline diamond stropping compound comes in a wide variety of grit sizes, ranging from 0.1 micron, all the way up past 20 micron. + +| Compound size | Result | +| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | +| 0.25 micron | After 10 laps on a bovine leather strop, it did not sufficiently remove the bur. With 100 laps, it got closer, but a noticeable bur was still present. 0.25 micron appears to remove material very slowly, almost too slowly, but it produces a fine finish. | +| 0.5 micron | After 10 laps on bovine leather, significantly more abrasion occurred than with the 0.25 micron compound. No significant change in edge geometry was noted compared to use of the 0.25 micron stropping compound. | +| | | +| 10 micron | When stropping with 10 micron compound, it was noted that the entire bevel began to convex, and significant removal rate occured. | \ No newline at end of file