Fugly = Functional but ugly !
Knives are so much fun , and what I find equally interesting is that some people only care about how something looks like and how it feels and not how it performs . Me , Im the other way around . How it performs comes first , how it feels comes second and how it looks ? Well , If I dont like the way it loos I dont buy it . So looks is not really an issue .
Performance : Oh yeah ! This is where I judge a knife . And edge holding is the proof of the pudding . ( The pudding is either good or bad - never mind the excuses ) .
The point !
There has to be a starting point ( Right ? )
So if your going to play the edge game , there simply has to be a starting point . Do you start with the finest , shiniest , most polished edge and work your way down ? Or do you start rough and work your way up ?
Being the practical person I like to think I am , Im going to start from the bottom and work my way up . So the roughest edge to start and then slowly refine it till something or nothing happens . ( Time consuming ) .
So far : I am finding that bad steel wants a rough edge for edge retention . I am doubling my retention or almost doubling it . So why put a fine edge on bad steel if it gets you nothing ? ( Thats why I cut rope - to find out stuff )
The goal here is to take 3 knives , start rough , and work my way to a mirror finish and see / document the results .
R3 Remington - TwoSun - and a 3rd ...
Obviously this is not a scientific test , but simply a quest to acquire first hand knowledge . Hopefully information that wont be trolled to death !
Yes , I have little interest in opinion . I like test data and facts . Unfortunately I dont have 50K worth of test equipment , so I will just have to do the best I can . Dont want to know , then please feel free to ignore me . ( I don't mind ) .
Differential sharpening ! - Anyone onto this ? ( Interesting stuff if edge retention rules your world )
Edges - The good the bad and the fugly
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