Best edge on an ESEE

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KNIFEABILITY

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What do you guys use to sharpen your ESEE knives? I know skills play a huge part but I would like to see what you guys use equipment and grit for home and field. What has put the best edge on your knives?
 
Carbon steels respond best to water stones, diamond stones, and sandpaper. At home its whatever floats your boat but in the field its hard to beat DMT diafolds.
 
Japanese water stone (brand 'king' (?)): 1000 grit, 6000 grit
-> ultra fine (white) ceramic rod from the spyderco sharpener (just the rod - i dont have the sharpener)
-> calf leather
This produces a nice and shiny edge ;)

I dont to that much 'in field sharpening'.. maybe stropping on my belt (leather, too).

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I love the Spyderco Sharpmaker. The angle seems to mate up perfectly with the factory edge.
 
I have several methods and just use what ever is closest. Lately, I have really been enjoying the Sharpmaker. It is just so simple. I usually use sandpaper, a 2 sided DMT diamond stone, or ceramic rods in the field. I sometimes carry a strop in the field but some cardboard loaded with strop butter works just as well.

I tend to get my edges as refined as I can at home. I sharpen them, and then strop to shaving sharp. That way I am walking into the woods with an edge that will last as long as possible. Then, while I am in the woods, I am content to keep a decent working edge so I may not even strop.
 
Good old Norton medium crystolon, and fine india benchstones. Eze-lap sportsmans diamond rod in the bush for touch-ups.
 
I've used the Spyderco Sharpmaker and have gotten great results with my Izula. Gets shaving sharp.

Canis
 
I use the sandpaper and mousepad technique. I have the kit from kniveship free and a couple custom made strops. Works wonders on all my blades
 
Sharpmaker when I'm at home, and I keep one of the folding DMT sharpeners in my pack for maintenance in the field. I've found freehanding the sharpmaker rods tends to work better with my ESEEs than doing it on the stand.
 
I use multiple types of stones and a strop but I have been wanting to get one of the new Fallkniven DC3/4 combo stones. Looks like they'd be great.
 
I have the Lansky Diamond system and it's been a get set up for me. After I'm done with them using that I'll run them over my strop with the grey then the green compound, after I'm done they are shaving sharp. I used to convex my edges and would start with 400 grit sandpaper, then move up to 800, 1200, then 2000. After that I'd run them over my strop and then they're finished.
 
CID25 said:
Sharpmaker when I'm at home, and I keep one of the folding DMT sharpeners in my pack for maintenance in the field. I've found freehanding the sharpmaker rods tends to work better with my ESEEs than doing it on the stand.
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I've found the same thing, and I'm still a bit perplexed about it. For whatever reason, I can't get my Izula as sharp using the stand as I can pretty much any Spyderco folder. At least it's forcing me to get better at freehand sharpening ;)
 
SwimmingBird said:
I've found the same thing, and I'm still a bit perplexed about it. For whatever reason, I can't get my Izula as sharp using the stand as I can pretty much any Spyderco folder. At least it's forcing me to get better at freehand sharpening ;)
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When using the stand and sharpening your Izula are you using 30 or 40 degree setting? I use the 40 degree while rods are in the stand and mine gets shaving sharp.

Canis
 
Wow, tons of great ideas here. When you use sandpaper for a flat grind do you strop it on the paper over a mouse pad or leather leading with the spine or on a hard surface and cut into the paper like stones.?
 
I have a hard time sharpening freehand, a really hard time. I just got a DMT aligner in today and am looking forward to trying it out tonight....

Anyone have any experience with the aligner?
 
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