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Oct 12, 2023 - 09:05 PM
Q - Hi, I have 2 questions:
1.- How often should I clean my Venev Beta Centaur? (I am using Nagura Breeze Semi-natural stone for cleaning). Should it be after sharpening each knife? Or every 2 or 3 knives?
2.- I bought the Venev Orion 1500 to follow the Beta Centauri progression which ends at 1200. But the Orion feels rougher than the Centauri 1200 grit. So maybe I made a mistake to pick up the Orion 1500?
A -
1.- You don't have to clean them very regularly unless you like them clean aesthetically. They will perform well with a fair amount of metal swarf on them. They will lose a tiny bit of aggressiveness after a few knives but they will continue cutting and working well. After numerous knives you can refresh them with your nagura stone.
2 - Some of the finer grit diamond stones tend to randomly suffer from what is called diamond agglomeration. The diamonds sometimes clump together and form bigger "blobs" during manufacturing. It's just one of those limitations of working with finer diamond particles that the manufacturers struggles with
It might help to take a carpet / utility razor blade and scrape it over the top surface after you've conditioned them thoroughly with your nagura. This will likely chip off the surface agglomeration of bigger diamond blobs and make it better. Realistically, you don't really need to go beyond a Venev F400 for a screaming sharp hair whittling edge. Beyond that, it's more to get a good looking mirror edge. Slightly coarser edges work better on EDC knives, FYI.
1.- How often should I clean my Venev Beta Centaur? (I am using Nagura Breeze Semi-natural stone for cleaning). Should it be after sharpening each knife? Or every 2 or 3 knives?
2.- I bought the Venev Orion 1500 to follow the Beta Centauri progression which ends at 1200. But the Orion feels rougher than the Centauri 1200 grit. So maybe I made a mistake to pick up the Orion 1500?
A -
1.- You don't have to clean them very regularly unless you like them clean aesthetically. They will perform well with a fair amount of metal swarf on them. They will lose a tiny bit of aggressiveness after a few knives but they will continue cutting and working well. After numerous knives you can refresh them with your nagura stone.
2 - Some of the finer grit diamond stones tend to randomly suffer from what is called diamond agglomeration. The diamonds sometimes clump together and form bigger "blobs" during manufacturing. It's just one of those limitations of working with finer diamond particles that the manufacturers struggles with
It might help to take a carpet / utility razor blade and scrape it over the top surface after you've conditioned them thoroughly with your nagura. This will likely chip off the surface agglomeration of bigger diamond blobs and make it better. Realistically, you don't really need to go beyond a Venev F400 for a screaming sharp hair whittling edge. Beyond that, it's more to get a good looking mirror edge. Slightly coarser edges work better on EDC knives, FYI.
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