Anyone tried this ??

Brendan

Brendan

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Hi all

Has anybody tried this little sharpening rod.

Gerber Diamond Sharpener

I cannot get the curved section by the cho on my khuk's with the stone and I think this might make it easier.

I tried the lee valley strop Pen sent me and it works a treat but the curved section is a little rough from trying with the stone. The strop gets it but it needs a little help.

Thanks for the strop Pen - I can actually get my khuks quite sharp now.

:)
 
I was going to make a thinner strop with an old belt for the area. Maybe 5mm wide or so. I made one about 12mm but it seems to be too wide still. Also I still need to get some o' that feet oil.
 
I have a nice belt, but none of that foot oil (didn't see it at Home Depot), and no magic pixie dust to sprinkle on it, either.
 
I saw the feet grease at the place where I got my Hooflex but it was "industrial sized". I think you can get the stuff where they sell baseball mitts. I seem to remember Charlie Brown using it in one of the old comic thingies.

Magic pixie dust is available from that shady lookin guy on the corner. You can buy a small bag for about 10 bux. :)

:confused:
 
Wonder how the stuff from the guy on the corner would affect the edge? Would it go dull every time you turned your back just to get another taste?
 
One thing that might work for that curved section by the Cho is a "power strop" sold at places like Woodcraft and Rockler. It is a leather wheel attached to an arbor which chucks into a drill. You attach the drill to your bench, apply some white polishing compound and spin it at 850 - 1000 rpms.

This device makes the edge somewhat convex and is therefore only good for touching up such things as plane irons, but it seems to me this would work great on some tighter curves such as the Cho area. The polishing compound doesn't remove much metal though, so it might take a few minutes if there is alot of sharpening to do.
 
The area near the cho is usually softer with steeper bevels than the rest of the edge. I have used one of the Lansky ceramic sticks that you hold between finger and thumb and it works well for this! Cerahone makes some hybrid ceramic/diamond hones with handles that would work well for this application.
 
Ive been able to find neats foot oil at Wally World. When looking for leather stuff, think shoes. :D
 
"feet oil, feet grease, foot oil"

I thought, what are they talking about? :confused:

Then Fed illuminates the darkness, Neets Foot Oil! Of course, Wal-Mart and any shoe shop has it! :D
 
Try a fine grit sandpaper wrapped around the chakma.

Also, are you sure you want that part of it sharpened? What would you use it for?
 
I use a DMT rod on serations. It would probably work on the inside of a curve, like near the cho.
 
Just wrap whatever grit of sandpaper is appropriate around a good sized dowel, something around broom handle size. Or wrap it around a good-sized half-round file. That area of the blade is soft enough that one could even start with the file if it's really dull. If one want's to spend more $, go to a woodworking store and look for the small rounded stones made for sharpening the inside of gouges--you'll need to watch your fingers, these usually arent real long.

The curved part near the cho is useful for stripping bark from poles or other drawknife-like tasks. With care, one can even do a little woodcarving with this area of the smaller khuks, like 15-inchers.
 
Originally posted by firkin
The curved part near the cho is useful for stripping bark from poles or other drawknife-like tasks. With care, one can even do a little woodcarving with this area of the smaller khuks, like 15-inchers.
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Didn't I say that already? :D ;) :rolleyes:
 
Just thought some ilustrations that might not be Bruise-specific or top-secret could be helpful.

Oh yeah, one can wrap the sandpaper around the dowel backside-out ( :eek: ) and apply compound for the final polishing--at least with the chromium oxide.
 
Ya know, this is probably sacriligious, but I always power through the curve with my low grit diamond stones, either it works out, or the diamond stones change the curve enough so that it works out. I always figure, if I change it now, to something I can consistently sharpen, itll only be a pain to sharpen once. Then again, what do I know.:rolleyes: :p
 
I gots one of those, well, a similar model from Bass Pro Shops. It is prett gritty and bites aggressively, which is why it is a field grade sharpener. The hone aint always pretty, but it is quick and produces a sharp field edge. Just do a few strokes on either side with the chak when you;re done and that should make the edge smoother.

Keith
 
I was cheap when it came to diamond hones. I bought the replacement hones for the DMT tri-thingy. With the fancy holder, I think it was something like $30. Just buying the replacement hones, only costed me about $10? Then again this was a while back, and my memory is kinda fuzzy. Anyways, my coarse, medium, an arkansas stone, and chakmak usually brings me to shaving in about 5 mins, and if Im in a mischievious mood, sometimes I break out the strop. Been experimenting more on restoring old blades with the stones, in the past I was too paranoid and used paper alone. Now Ive been surprised at how well I can re-profile something free hand with a stone.
 
Have and used that exact gerber sharpener on my ghopte.

Ferrous' assessment is pretty much my experience. Would say somewhat "gritty and aggressive" also. As I found myself wishing they had worked a finer grit into this handy little design(Like 1/2 & 1/2 rod?). Works easily into the curve near the cho, which I was thankful for.
Until I come across something better or I become a better sharpener, this works for me as my camping/field sharpener.


Shirley
 
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