Re: January 2010 Knife Giveaway
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:22 am
holy smokes, that's alot of folks 
With regards to your question Mark, I used a magazine and some 600-800-1500 sandpaper. with the right pressure the magazine (I've seen guys do it with a mousepad as well) will "dent" a bit and allow you to get the edge you want. After that I use some leather I had left over from a sheath loaded with some red compound. Same effect (basically stropping, but using that little bit of give leather has to fine tune the edge). I don't trust myself nearly as much with a grinder as Dale does
It's something I've been playing around with. I appreciate that a convex edge is technically the strongest edge you can give a blade, as the most metal is supporting your cutting area. In practice (I have a few other knives I've tried it on) it seems to cut reasonably well for everyday stuff (better at push cutting than slicing, but it does both) and all it takes to get it sharp again is a few passes on the leather or some high grit paper.
With regards to your question Mark, I used a magazine and some 600-800-1500 sandpaper. with the right pressure the magazine (I've seen guys do it with a mousepad as well) will "dent" a bit and allow you to get the edge you want. After that I use some leather I had left over from a sheath loaded with some red compound. Same effect (basically stropping, but using that little bit of give leather has to fine tune the edge). I don't trust myself nearly as much with a grinder as Dale does
It's something I've been playing around with. I appreciate that a convex edge is technically the strongest edge you can give a blade, as the most metal is supporting your cutting area. In practice (I have a few other knives I've tried it on) it seems to cut reasonably well for everyday stuff (better at push cutting than slicing, but it does both) and all it takes to get it sharp again is a few passes on the leather or some high grit paper.
