Benchmade pocket sharpener Compatibility?

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ColonelX

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i was thinking of picking up one of the Benchmade pocket sharpeners to add to my maintenance kit and i was wondering which of the BM folders or for that matter other company folders have compatible angles. if im correct the angle on the pocket sharpeners is 60 degrees anyone know which folders come factory edge with a 60 degree angle?
 
Well, all the time items like those sharpeners were used, tested or discussed, ended with the same conclusion, that they destroy a good edge.

How can i get a sharp edge, if the same time, i pull the edge through the "sharpeners blades" , the very edge runs over the cross between the two "sharpeners blades" ? They cut off the edge and leave a coarse saw.:barf:

This system is as old as bad!:thumbdn: Sorry to say this.

Benchmade was good to just atvertise them for "touching up" the edge. I can´t understand why they even advertise them.:confused:

I missed a single information on the rediedge site, of what the sharpners were made of. Old fashoined things were made with Karbide. Newer ones feature ceramics.

I guess the warmed up a fucked up system.:barf:

I i were in need of a field sharpener, to touch up the edge, i would took a small ceramic rod as coarse as i wish. There are plenty to get. Most steel grades are edge holding enough, that i usually don´t have to touch them up "in the field".

If it were for hunting, well a larger ceramic rod in the back pack might be more comfort and not too heavy.

Benchmade varies the edge angles from model to model. Most of the time the edges are ground to 30° included. The 710 was ground at 40° included, years ago, don´t know, if that has changed.

My recommendation is:

Safe the edge and look out for something like this:

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=87
 
ColonelX said:
i was thinking of picking up one of the Benchmade pocket sharpeners to add to my maintenance kit and i was wondering which of the BM folders or for that matter other company folders have compatible angles. if im correct the angle on the pocket sharpeners is 60 degrees anyone know which folders come factory edge with a 60 degree angle?
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None... I hope. That's a very obtuse angle for a blade, esp a folder that's used more often as a slicer. Even 40 degrees is fairly thick for a blade angle these days. Many of the modern steels can easily handle 30 degrees or even smaller.

The thickest angle I'm aware of that comes from the factory that way is the 45 +\- degree angle that Strider uses. Most of my Spydercos come to me very near 30 degrees and the Benchmades that I've bought usually are closer to 40 degrees.

Anyway... I'm with Blop. I don't like pull-through sharpeners at all. For field work, I think most people just carry a small stone or something like a DMT Diafold.
 
It's 60* leaving your blade with a 30*edge...I have one, and use it on my Grip 551S...much to the chagrin of the first responder up there, it actually does a pretty good job...it's sharper now than when it came out of the box, and it was super sharp new...it IS a great "touch-up" when one doesn't have the time or tools necessary to do a legit sharpening...for the price, it does a good job.
 
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