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In the "for what it's worth" department, I am almost as much a collector of sharpening "stuff" as I am of knives: Spyderco 203/204, DMT Diafolds, Razor Edge Steel, Leather Strops, Tri-Seps, Edgemate etc.
Yesterday I was doing a bit of muttering after trying to get my BAS vorpally sharp along the entire edge. Tried the Spyderco, the DMT diafolds, steeling etc but couldn't get an edge (especially in the sweet spot) which satisfied me.
Well, for a few months I have had a Meyerco Sharpen-It (you can see it in the July, 2000 issue of Tactical Khuk..Knives).
I keep it in my gun bag along with a Gatco Tri-Seps for those quick and dirty fixes which might come up during my work day.
So....I pulled out the Sharpen-It (which is comprised of three tungsten-carbide disks (for the heavier sharpening) which provides a left and right side slot; and also three white (fine) ceramic disks for honing/light sharpening.
I ran the BAS through the tungsten-carbide disks followed by the white ceramic. I used as light a pull as I could (the weight of the khukuri or less on the disks) and followed it up with a light steeling.
The khukuri is now pretty darn sharp. Maybe not enough for light surgery, but fine for amputations and major bodywork.
Honestly, it is quite serviceable.
The fact that you guide the blade upright through the slots makes it easy to keep a uniform bevel on both sides of the khukuri, and easy to follow the contours of the blade.
The Sharpen-It also comes with a rod for sharpening serrations.
This is respectfully offered as another means of sharpening the khukuri while away from home, in the car, or for the sharpening impaired.
Blues
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Live Free or Die
Some Knife Pix
Yesterday I was doing a bit of muttering after trying to get my BAS vorpally sharp along the entire edge. Tried the Spyderco, the DMT diafolds, steeling etc but couldn't get an edge (especially in the sweet spot) which satisfied me.
Well, for a few months I have had a Meyerco Sharpen-It (you can see it in the July, 2000 issue of Tactical Khuk..Knives).
I keep it in my gun bag along with a Gatco Tri-Seps for those quick and dirty fixes which might come up during my work day.
So....I pulled out the Sharpen-It (which is comprised of three tungsten-carbide disks (for the heavier sharpening) which provides a left and right side slot; and also three white (fine) ceramic disks for honing/light sharpening.
I ran the BAS through the tungsten-carbide disks followed by the white ceramic. I used as light a pull as I could (the weight of the khukuri or less on the disks) and followed it up with a light steeling.
The khukuri is now pretty darn sharp. Maybe not enough for light surgery, but fine for amputations and major bodywork.
Honestly, it is quite serviceable.
The fact that you guide the blade upright through the slots makes it easy to keep a uniform bevel on both sides of the khukuri, and easy to follow the contours of the blade.
The Sharpen-It also comes with a rod for sharpening serrations.
This is respectfully offered as another means of sharpening the khukuri while away from home, in the car, or for the sharpening impaired.
Blues
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Live Free or Die
Some Knife Pix
