Sharpening and flexcut knives

[Oyo]

Thank you for your advices!

Claude I really like that cardboard idea, I'm gonna make one and try it! It makes sense that the 'hardness' of the cardboard can also maybe make it easier to keep the same angle during the strop!

DiLeon actually, the first time I didn't thought...

[Oyo]

Thank you Chuck!
I am only carving basswood, so it is quite soft! (even though it looks a bit harder than the specie available in US).
I think I am gonna try on stroping very regularly on the new knife I got and see for how long I can keep it razor sharp. My stroping is probably not very...

[Oyo]

Hello everyone!

I make another topic about carving knife sharpening because like many apparently, I have quite issues with this part of the carving work!
So I use mainly the flexcut knives to carve, I like how they are REALLY sharp when you get them (more than many other knives I...