Belt Sander Question

[Jmurman]

I am using a belt sander for my sharpening. On the knives that have a fairly thick tip, I am taking too much metal off of the sides.

Do you "open up" the angle when you near the tip? or should I ask, How can I get the tip area sharp without taking too much metal off the sides?

thanks.

 

[thombrogan]

Assuming you sharpen edge-trailing.

As you follow the belly from ricasso to tip, move the knife's handle upwards and away from the sander. Takes practice.

 

[Jmurman]

Assuming you sharpen edge-trailing.

As you follow the belly from ricasso to tip, move the knife's handle upwards and away from the sander. Takes practice.

Yes it does and I've been practicing...most have turned out well, but today I took the very tip off of my Kabar. I'm ok with that , I've wanted to take the slight curve off of the top false edge and make it a real edge.