New Edition In Stock, Thanks For Your Patience! The Sharpening Logbook is More Than Just Documenting The Sharpening Logbook is designed for people who want to take their sharpening to the next level. If you’ve sharpened before, you know that every new edge presents a new opportunity to learn. The Sharpening Logbook gives you a way to organize what you’ve learned and document your results. By documenting each time you sharpen, you can look at previous records and appreciate your progress, but most importantly, learn from your prior successes and mistakes. This logbook will help you track your progress and deepen your understanding of what works best during your sharpening sessions. Over time, the pages will become a record of your sharpening experience: the angles you’ve tested, the stones and systems you’ve used, the knives you’ve revived, and the satisfaction that comes from getting every edge just right. And remember, you’re not doing this alone. As a Sharpening Supplies customer, you have Lifetime Product Support, which means we’re always available to help you troubleshoot, learn, and improve. We’ve got decades of experience testing the sharpeners we sell, and we’re constantly creating new videos, guides, and articles to share what we’ve learned. Our Sharpening Experts are here to help you stay sharp. Literally and figuratively. The Logbook Pages: 52 (43 log pages, plus bonus information) Size: 4” x 6” Cover: Cardstock with letterpress printing Bonus Content Two pages of the logbook feature charts of angles and grits. These charts address some of the most common questions we receive. These charts are useful for beginners but also help advanced sharpeners gain a greater understanding of common sharpening questions. How To Use Start by writing the knife make or model, along with the steel type, Rockwell Hardness, or other key characteristics if you know them. Recording the date will help you understand how long the edge lasted. You’ll be able to look back and see what works, and what changes you’ve made along the way. List the sharpeners and grits you used. Keeping a record of your grit progression makes it easier to repeat good results and refine your process. We’ve put recommendations for sharpening angles in front of the logbook to help you decide what angle to use. Recording before and after edge descriptions or faults can help you document the progress you've made on the edge. Use the sharpness scale to rank your edge on the sharpness spectrum. Use O for for the knife's sharpness before sharpening and X to record the sharpness when finished. If you have an Edge-On-Up Sharpness Tester, record your BESS score to provide more quantifiable results. Use the Notes section for observations, lessons learned, or reminders for next time. New Edition! Our first version sold out quickly. With the first version, we received a lot of very positive feedback and helpful suggestions. Updates to the New Version More area for notes: This can be the most important area to document the details sharpening a tricky blade. Added Steel Type: This optional entry can be important if the blade steel is known. Before and After Edge Description: This crucial detail captures the subjective quality of the edge. More Intuitive Sharpness Scale: The new version is more intuitive and takes up less space, saving room for additional notes and edge descriptions. Larger Fonts Throughout: The notebook is pocket sized, but that doesn't mean the font should be small. The larger text is easier on the eyes. Moved Angle and Grits Chart to Front: We moved this helpful information to the front, it was previously treated like an appendix and often got missed.
