A good option for touch without sharpening?

TinyDog

TinyDog

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Guys,

I carry my small CRK everyday. It is always in use but for light tasks. I have touched up once, with a ceramic rod. What do you guys use for light touch up without damage to the blade?

Appreciate the easy method as I do not need full sharpening, nor the time for perfection. I just need my user to cut......

Thanks, TD
 
Spyderco Sharpmaker works perfectly and it's what CRK recommends. You could get away with the base kit or add the ultra fine rods depending on just how sharp and polished you want the edge.
 
Agree with the sharpmaker. You won't damage the blade at all and it's almost impossible to get wrong.
 
Thanks Guys, for the great feedback! I have used the Sharpmaker on other blades in the past as well as a ceramic rod. Seems that I do not have either at this time, a splurge for both will make both sides of the brain happy... But well worth it Thanks :thumbup:
 
I use a spyderco 306, I have a sharp maker but I find with the 306 I can get better results. You will have to practice free hand sharpening. It takes nothing off the blade just a mirror polish and you have more control on the edge. You can use the marker trick to make sure you are hitting the correct angle
 
I use a spyderco 306, I have a sharp maker but I find ether the 306 I can get better results. You will have to practice free hand sharpening.
 
This strop is what i give to customers who regularly bring me a CRK knife for sharpening and/or some TLC, so they can maintain & keep the appearance of their new edge themselves for some time.
I also use them myself.

It's a new & cut-to-size piece of clean MDF coated with a thin layer of 1.0 micron (+/- 14000 grit) mono-diamond compound made by 3M, and i put 4 self-adhesive rubber bumpers (also made by 3M) on the bottom.
These make the strop non-slip plus they elevate the working surface a bit more which makes the strop more convenient to use on a table (more room for your hands)

The placement on rubber feet also provides the user with acoustic feedback: you can actually hear when you're arriving at the very apex during stropping movements as the audible sound changes, which makes the stropping process very easy.
The strop surface can also be cleaned from time to time with a microfiber cloth and some WD40, which will remove all or most of the swarf without removing the diamond particles as these become (partially) embedded in the MDF surface during the stropping proces.

The Nyala used as a prop for the pictures was recently reprofiled (from 35-40 degrees inclusive to an even 30 degrees inclusive) & sharpened (with 15 micron diamond compound on a Paper Wheel) and will be picked up by it's owner somewhere in the coming weeks.

BTW: it's main purpose is to cut oranges, about 5 each day, :mrgreen:



 
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