@Strigidae I should rephrase that original post. I believe it is a Enzo Trapper 95 in (O1 steel i believe) Scandi ground. If I read correctly the company now goes by "Brisa" https://www.dlttrading.com/enzo-trapper-95-o1-scandi-knife-blade
....what he said... On the ones I make myself now I do the "grey side" rough out and the "green side" smooth out" honestly for a working blade I don't see much difference.
OK cool. I've been adding more compound but it ends up like this. But I won't worry about it then thanks
It came with quite a few small chips, both on the edge and clip point. A couple hours later with the worksharp field sharpener and good to go. Not quite like I'd get with the lansky, still waiting on them to return it but..
This is the third replacement lansky fine stone. It came in a set and their quality has extremely gone down. It not only soaks the oil up, but it's uneven and it's being shaved. Time to look for another system.
You can fix that by melting some vaseline and letting it soak into the stone, then use edge-trailing strokes to keep the edge from gouging the stone, and/or using light pressure.
I'm just going to warranty it again, or just try and get my money back on it. I use light strokes also but the stone is warped and uneven also, like hitting a speed bump with every pass. Finally got the knife done and it's sharp but it's really ugly. And roughly 7 hours to get it done.
So according to lansky, the oil that comes with the sets, and I suppose the oil they sell separately, is just to take up space and/or your money. These are a couple emails I received from them regarding the subpart set they sent, which will be a third replacement. So to tell me it has not been brought to their attention is either a lie or there is no communication within their company. Now, using dry stones could damage an edge so to tell me to do that is unfathomable. The original set I had worked great and no issues. I think they're just trying to make excuses for the crap they send out now. According to their instructional YouTube videos, they use the oil. Pretty sad, especially coming from a business like them. And I never asked for a refund, but the last set (replacement) I got came directly from them.
Ooops found it on FAQ , The edges on all of our knives are applied by hand. We do our best to maintain a 20 degree (per side) edge angle but due to the hand application, they may vary slightly. We suggest using a Spyderco Sharpmaker for general edge maintenance or a flat diamond hone.