Benchmade Sharpening

[gurban]

Any tips on sharpening these knives? Specifically blades of s30v and 154cm. What is a good angle to use? Should I use my Sharpmaker or Lansky? Any help would be great.

 

[gull wing]

lots of benchmade fans say they use the sharpmaker

 

[krazichinaman]

+1 for the sharpmaker. I use it on my bm-42A, bm 556/bm558. My buddies bm 555, bm 551. I use the 40 setting to sharpen them. Note if you are sharping the s30V, and it is DULL, you might want to try using a diamond hone first. The brown rods will take you literally HOURS to get it where it needs to be. Other than that, get the dia rods/ UF rods and youll be good to go.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Freehand, DMT bench hones keep the edge on my Mini-Rukus scary sharp. No chipping, no problems.

 

[dalefuller]

I use a Sharpmaker, too. All of my Benchmades are done at 30 degrees inclusive. Works well for me.