Benchmade 710 sharpening question

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Adirondackman1

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Serious thoughts about picking up the legendary 710 but have a few worries about sharpenning after reading about others who've struggled with the recurve. I pretty much only use a Sharpmaker on all my knives, will that work out? Cheers!
 
Use the corners and you'll be fine. Same rules apply. Steady hand, low pressure, and make sure you're hitting the actual edge.
 
I would say the sharpmaker is the THE easiest way to sharpen recurves. I think you will be fine. Plus, the 710 doesn't have the craziest recurve.
 
Variants of the 710 have larger and smaller recurves. If using a Sharpmaker, you might want to invest in the triangle diamond stones, which really make a difference.
 
The recurve had to go...

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...so it did. Much better now.
 
There is just no excuse for BenchMade to do this to a blade. It just makes customers mad or causes them to switch manufactures. If you use water stones you can set them on edge, or you can purchase a belt sander with thin belts. Edge pros are not the answer unless you want to reprofile the blade. Recurve blades were designed by manufactures that make low end blades using low end material. There is no excuse for BenchMade to do this to customers!
 
I don't like them, well my dia sharps don't like them. There are so many great knives I just look right past recurves without a second glance.
 
i have no problems sharpening my 710's on the edge-pro. you just have to keep the stone moving along the blade as well or you will flatten the curve in spots. there is a learning... curve... lol
 
OP, a Sharpmaker works great for the 710 using the corners of the stones. Nothing to worry about at all.
 
wfsltt said:
There is just no excuse for BenchMade to do this to a blade. It just makes customers mad or causes them to switch manufactures. If you use water stones you can set them on edge, or you can purchase a belt sander with thin belts. Edge pros are not the answer unless you want to reprofile the blade. Recurve blades were designed by manufactures that make low end blades using low end material. There is no excuse for BenchMade to do this to customers!
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Stop trolling this forum just to bash a blade design that you don't have the skills to sharpen. Low end blades using low end materials? You have no idea what you're talking about.
 
Adirondackman1 said:
Serious thoughts about picking up the legendary 710 but have a few worries about sharpenning after reading about others who've struggled with the recurve. I pretty much only use a Sharpmaker on all my knives, will that work out? Cheers!
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There is forum here, specifically for asking "How To" questions relating to sharpening. It's not impossible, not by a long shot. I do recommend you do some searching and reading through the forum to find your answer, as it is a question that has been asked quite a lot over the years.

wfsltt said:
There is just no excuse for BenchMade to do this to a blade. It just makes customers mad or causes them to switch manufactures. If you use water stones you can set them on edge, or you can purchase a belt sander with thin belts. Edge pros are not the answer unless you want to reprofile the blade. Recurve blades were designed by manufactures that make low end blades using low end material. There is no excuse for BenchMade to do this to customers!
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You packed a bunch of misinformation into a very short post. Just because you don't know how doesn't mean no one else can or has been successful. By the same logic, if you are going to buy a knife that runs $140-150 there should be no excuse for you NOT to be able learn how to properly service your tools when the time comes. In the future, you should indicate that you are speaking only for yourself so people don't get the wrong idea that you are throwing around troll bait regarding certain topics. If you don't have a solid or even reasonable understanding of the topics, don't state things as if they are indeed facts, clarify you are speaking from a position of pure opinion and speculation if you want to be taken a bit more seriously and want to actually learn something.

SOLEIL said:
Stop trolling this forum just to bash a blade design that you don't have the skills to sharpen. Low end blades using low end materials? You have no idea what you're talking about.
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Sounds right to me.
 
As long as we are talking about the legendary 710 -- yes, I've had one a long time! -- good advice in the thread. Use the edge of the sharpmaker stones. But don't use the edge right at the tip, use the flats of the stones for the last inch or half inch.
 
I don't know how dull yours is, but mine was no longer shaving sharp or cutting paper sharp. I managed to get it back to shaving sharp using a ceramic mug.
 
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