Knife sharpening, when are you "finished"?

[DisplacedCaper]

My first year sharpening my own knives, I've searched and there are ALOT of threads on the best knives, and a few on stones and methods. But what I'm curious about is - when are you satisfied with the edge? Do you have a test?


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[north american hunter]

Cleanly shaves hair off arm or leg, sometimes cutting/splitting a single hair.

[Coiloil37]

They need to smoothly pop hair off my arm with almost no pressure. I also don't take mine past 600 grit as I prefer a toothy edge for everything I cut.

[MAC]

Wife knows hunting season is coming up when my arms and legs get bald spots. It has to shave hair. Knives and Broadheads.
I have never been good with a stone, I cheat with a Lansky sharpener.
But I get there.

MAC

[amosfella]

Honestly, I use wet/dry sandpaper and a strop with black, and a strop with green compound.

I like a convex edge better than a flat edge...

[DisplacedCaper]

Thanks everyone, sounds like that's what I'll go for!


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[Knotter]

Originally Posted by amosfella

Honestly, I use wet/dry sandpaper and a strop with black, and a strop with green compound.

I like a convex edge better than a flat edge...

my fave also. My woodworking chisels have this style of bevel and they could be used to shave. I prefer the multiple grits of sandpaper and strop method to a high polish. once you learn how its fast. I've dropped a nice stone on the garage floor and it changed how i think about sharpening with expensive rocks.

Seems goofy but the back of my hunting belt has a few spots where the compound seemed to stay and I use it in the field to retouch. iv seen a few eyebrows go up when I undo my belt and strop the blade.