Am i only the one?

[Easyjack]

Am i the only one that keeps different edges on different knives? While i keep them all razor sharp, for instance my case sodbuster which is my work knife has a toothy edge thats good for rope. While my EO jack in ebony i like to tote when i'm dressed fancy like has a mirror polish edge that comes up toothless under magnification. The purpose for that is that the gents knife is more likely used for fruit or cheese of opening a letter or tape and a smooth edge glides through stuff like that. Anyone else do this? Thoughts on this?

 

[yablanowitz]

I do something similar, sharpening work/utility knives on a coarse diamond hone, polished edges on whittling knives, etc. I usually sharpen the sheepsfoot blade on a stockman at 40°, the main clip blade at 30° and the spey blade at 20° included angles.

 

[knarfeng]

My Buck 300 series knives get sharpened at 30° inclusive on a Sharpmaker because that is pretty close to the angle Buck uses for their "edge 2000" profile. My other traditionals mostly get 40° inclusive.

Hi Gary.

 

[richstag]

For my traditonals I use a translucent arkansas stone and finish with a linen strop.

See here http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Translucent-Arkansas-Question-I-Have-Both-Now if your interested.

The last page has a 100x microscope shot of the edge.

For a whittler I give them the mirror polish treatment with leather and green compound. At 100x all you see is smooth beautiful steel.

 

[thatotherguy]

I even vary my edges on different blades on the same knife. For example, on my Buck 371 I have a toothy edge on the main blade, an almost Scandi edge on the sheepsfoot, and a completely round dull edge on the spey for use as a scraper.