Am I asking to much of my RAT???

If you had your knife as it sits now and a Spyderco Sharpmaker, I think you would be cussing it to. It is not very aggressive and with a dull knife with a thick edge you could sit for a day straight before getting anywhere. That said, it is great for keeping a sharp knife really sharp. But if the edge bevel is more obtuse than the pre set angles of the Sharpmaker then you have to remove a lot of metal until you hit the edge.

You sound like sharpening is not a relaxing activity and you just want the end result of a sharp knife. For that power tools work good. Try reading up on paper wheels in the maintenance section. They are quick and can get your knives really sharp. Probably the sharpest thing the average knife user has come across. You can use the wheels to set the edge angle and get it sharp. Then you can use the Sharpmaker or cheaper ceramic V crock sticks to keep it sharp, or even a strop if you are willing to touch it up often.

I would show you some things but I'm a couple hours away. If you ever go around the big bend area I could meet you at my river house and bring all my sharpening equipment including paper wheels, edge pro, ceramic crock sticks, and diamond loaded strops. I also have a sand paper setup but haven't had good luck with it. I'm also in the process of making a home made jig so I have many different methods to try. Let me know if you ever go a little more south and east.
 
eccvets said:
I sorta always assumed the military sharpened all of their soldier's knifes and loaded/made all their bullets as well as provided all their guns, especially when putting them in a combat situation. What do you actually get when you join the military? do you still get bayonets at least?
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no. Not really.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
If you had your knife as it sits now and a Spyderco Sharpmaker, I think you would be cussing it to. It is not very aggressive and with a dull knife with a thick edge you could sit for a day straight before getting anywhere. That said, it is great for keeping a sharp knife really sharp. But if the edge bevel is more obtuse than the pre set angles of the Sharpmaker then you have to remove a lot of metal until you hit the edge.
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Goes a lot faster with the diamond rods. It will still take a while, but I think that would be a worthy purchase. It's going to be a lot cheaper and easier than most of the other really simple to use sharpening systems, and is a good way to build up skill.

I'd start with the Sharpmaker and the diamond rods, which I think will be necessary. Then maybe graduate to paper wheels and other things. Worked great for me, and it's much less expensive, even with the diamond rods, than the Edge Pro or Wicked Edge systems.
 
I have been wanting a sharpmaker for a while. I always liked there knives. I emailed rich. Just waiting to hear back. I still would like to learn how to use a bench stone. The nice thing about the sharpmaker is that its small enough to pack Pj deployments. But I would still like to find a small enough one to put on my kit.

On that note aside from a fire steel. What else do. You guys carry on your sheaths namely stones
 
I have been wanting a sharpmaker for a while. I always liked there knives. I emailed rich. Just waiting to hear back. I still would like to learn how to use a bench stone. The nice thing about the sharpmaker is that its small enough to pack Pj deployments. But I would still like to find a small enough one to put on my kit.

On that note aside from a fire steel. What else do. You guys carry on your sheaths namely stones
 
Richard's a good guy, always willing to help. If anyone can put a scary edge on a knife, he can.

And as for your knife, 1095 is a fine carbon steel blade. So unless the heat treat is WAY off, which I doubt, it's just a question of good technique and practice. Personally, I would pick up a cheap but decent folder, like a Byrd, and hone my skills with that. It's much easier to learn on a short blade.

I'll tell you what, PM me and I'll send you a Byrd to practice with and it's a quality folder, not like the cheapies you find at your hardware stores or Walmart.
 
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