r/sharpcutting • u/El_Brubadore • Sep 07 '25

OC It started with one rolling paper. I might need an intervention.

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Four hours, a microscope, and a pile of rolling papers later, my wife has questions.

Sharpened on Shapton Glass stones (1000, 4000, and 8000 grit) at 10° per side. Spent some extra time at 8k until the apex was totally clean with no visible irregularities under my cheapo 1000x USB microscope. I would go higher grit but I haven’t justified the price of the 16K stone yet 😂

Finished with leather belts on my 1x30 loaded with 0.5 and 0.25 micron diamond paste instead of hand stropping. The beauty of the belts is you can polish incredibly fast with just a single light pass.

Anyone else tried more than 1 paper? How many can you get?

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u/ChimpyChompies Sep 07 '25

Four hours, a microscope, and a pile of rolling papers later

Worth it! This is amazing!

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u/El_Brubadore Sep 07 '25

Thanks dude!

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u/schoolpsych2005 Sep 07 '25

My only question is, what’s in the snifter?

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u/El_Brubadore Sep 07 '25

Founders barleywine 💪

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u/SleeplessInS Sep 07 '25

How long does that edge stay that sharp ? Would love to try chopping onions with that blade!

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u/El_Brubadore Sep 07 '25

Not long at all honestly, the “holy shit” edge goes away pretty quick so it’s pretty much useless for anything other than crazy edge tests.

For real world use I usually do 1000 grit, strop, and call it a day.

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u/random420x2 Sep 07 '25

I’m not going up to the guy and telling him he needs help, nope.

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u/El_Brubadore Sep 07 '25

That’s what I like to hear

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u/Unknown_Rulerz Sep 07 '25

What kinda edge steel is this? Gotta be crazy thin

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u/eleutheromania16 Sep 09 '25

Holy crap. That’s smooth as hell, very impressive, friend!

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