JEWELERS LOUPES & KNIVES

[@Magoot2456]

Hey NK, because of this video I bought a little handheld microscope to sharpen my knives. Sharpened a buddies knife from work and he told me that is the sharpest knife he has ever felt! Thanks for the pointer!!! Keep up the awesome videos :)

[@mrblauer1]

They are really useful. But, I never thought about using them to check my stropping. It looks to me like I have over stropped some of my blades. There is always so much to learn. Thanks for the information.

[@pinarppanrapir9489]

Kinda old video, but I gotta say... Those cheapo 30x and 60x combo loupes really helped me check if my knife tip was rounded or not. At the naked eye and even by feel it felt pointy, but looking at 60x you could see the tip was chipped! I guess by being so thin at there, even a chiped tip can cut. Some less than featherlight passes on a strop, going maybe 2 on each side, then checking the tip with the loupe, slowly sneaking up on it helped me get to a pointy tip even at 60x.

[@thiago.assumpcao]

I got a 50-100x microscope for 26 dollars. It really helps. I'm trying to get good hair whittling. Managed to pass the test but microscope showed a destroyed edge, probably a foil edge partially broken. Sharpening stone images are also quite interesting. Several unexpected findings.

[@rhino5419]

Hello. You are a perfectionist. I wouldn't mind if my edges were half that good. Lol. You probably know already but loupe is just the french word for magnifying glass. All the best.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah but it sounds so good, and edges dont have to be perfect just sharp

[@OneMinuteKnifeReview]

Oh that manix2 xl edge is beautiful

[@NeevesKnives]

Thanks

[@t.michaelbodine4341]

Very cool video. I have a magnifying lamp but I don't have one of these yet. Good call though. I'll get one.

[@randyf.9188]

Good examples, thanks for showing us.

[@OneMinuteKnifeReview]

Thank you so much for sharing sharpening knowledge with everyone! Good advise, all of it

[@NeevesKnives]

Thanks bud

[@MrEric0822]

Great stuff! I have a hard time telling the difference between an overstropped edge vs. an edge with remaining burr. Both look like a thin sliver of a line to me.

[@SQLKC]

I would say kind of new to rod the sharping but I got the work sharp precision adjust system. I 3D printed extra rods for using 3M lapping film and got the jewelers loop. My question is my edge is soooo polished I see zero scratches , it is blindly bright when you look at it with the loop. I guess it is the age old question, I THINK I have a very sharp knife but until I see someone else confirm mine is way sharper than theirs. I guess it is bragging rights like who has the fastest car, hottest girl.....

[@rickkerans8485]

That was very informative. Definitely need to get one of those to check the edge. Really appreciate the information as to what I would see both good and bad.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yes you do see the bad and sometimes it looks good from the naked eye, which is fine, but atleast you can see the problem if theres one

[@jacknemo8021]

Under 50 bucks and you can attach a usb microscope to your laptop. 40x to 1000x power. I use it to examine my fountain pen nibs for baby's bottom as well as knife edges.

[@jasonlarsen7747]

Dropping knowledge bombs. Thanks bro

[@doofy28]

You have to call him Mr. Neeves when he is instructing.

[@doofy28]

I use the Optivisor and a headlamp.

[@NeevesKnives]

There ya go, i used to have the ones that go over your fave like what a watch repair guy wears

[@kirkveesaert9595]

Very good !

[@lenzielenski3276]

Those are really high magnification, to the point they are really very hard to use. I prefer photography loupes which generally run from 4x to 8x. With these you get much greater eye relief (your eye doesn't have to be nearly touching the loupe to focus). I have a 4x Schneider, a 5x Pentax, and 8x Nikon and a 10x Bausch and Lomb which is a jeweler's loupe. These can be pricey, or at least more so than the jeweler's loupes, but are infinitely easier to use and if you happen to be a photographer, so much the better. . The 5x is 2" in diameter and sits next to my sharpening setup.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah ive personally had many different kinds through the years, not just for knives but for other things like stones exc.. But these are pretty easy to use the one more that the other, maybe not balancing between the camera but just to look through, the one i dont have to hold up to my eye, just a certain distance from the object, but im sure theres many better options especially when trying to film or get a picture

[@chriswolf7169]

Ooooh mmaan, me with a jewlers loop😬😂I would be in trouble 🤣😂awsome edges tho without a doubt, flawless 👌 🔥🔥🔥🔥luvit brother 👊👊🔥🔥thats it, gettn me a jewelers loop🤗

[@NeevesKnives]

It does help a whole lot, especially identifying the problems

[@NeevesKnives]

Read the comment under yours 👍

[@sixkings7831]

I love how you put out so much content . Being new to sharpening I can’t get enough . On my edge I have that line because of two different angles ( I just learned from your video) I’m confused about the angle number . If I want to get closer to edge /Apex should the number go lower on angle cube? Ty

[@NeevesKnives]

No the angle would be higher, so the higher the angle % the closer to the tip your sharpening, the lower the angle the bigger the bevel will be, and the farther from the tip of the edge you will start to sharpen, your job is to hold that angle until it gets down to the tip of the edge, so the more straight up and down your holding the angle the higher the % and the closer to the tip of edge your sharpening, then the more you lay the knife down at an angle the lower the % and the bigger the bevel you will make. Hopefully that answered your question if not let me know

[@nickmartino2839]

Hey bud.... let me ask you...if one was to finish up with a Arkansas stone but primarily strop to keep things working daily.. over time the leather is going to polish the scratches out?I mean right that's how my brain is telling me it happens? Thanks for all the sharpening videos...... maybe do another on stropping...

[@NeevesKnives]

It will definitely bring some scratches out especially close to the tip of the edge, but it would take a lot of stropping to get rid of all the scratches, unless you are doing a stropping progression, meaning starting with a course strop then medium and finishing with a really fine stropping compound

[@russcagle6965]

Great information sir! ✌️

[@NeevesKnives]

Thanks Russ just got the knife back thanks bud

[@russcagle6965]

@@NeevesKnives Nice! I fixed the clip for you. I really enjoyed it. Thanks again sir! ✌️

[@NeevesKnives]

@@russcagle6965 awesome! Thank you!

[@brandonwayne2343]

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[@carbonitegamorrean8368]

I'm pretty sure now - that - you are better than i was B4 the health hit me(GD depressing). I was fkn great, like seriously, but I saw some shit in this vid showing 3X better maybe,, I will have to find some of my tools to peep at and see. XxOoxXOo

[@ItsAnAddiction]

This is a good fuckin' video!, I love people like this!, ya know like people with a craft, a tremendous unseen skill that everyone uses but never really thinks of, bro your really good at fuckin' putting an edge on blades, and I'm pretty sure this video just made my mind up on having you maybe put some edges on my blades, in fact it did!, lmk what you think and if its something your into doing I'd be honored honestly, your really fuckin' good, look at me i keep saying it. Hmu or dm me or I can dm you if you're interested cause I'm loving this video, I want angled scratch patterns on my shits too.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah just shoot me a message on ig and we will set something up id be more than happy to.

[@ItsAnAddiction]

@@NeevesKnives no doubt, will do, I'll hit you up in a lil bit, gotta go do a couple things then I'll be back at the crib, I'll hit you up then. Looking forward to it. Thanks bro bro ttys