CRKT Best Sharpenining Tool

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Julio Marrero

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I just purchased my first EDC which is something I’ve always wanted to do. I chose the CRKT M16-14ZLEK. So far I love it but the blade just isn’t as sharp as I would like it to be. It’s by no means dull, it just needs to be sharpened.

I was looking at some videos and saw that CRKT has a tool called the Veff Sharp and it looks like it can really get the job done but unfortunately it’s discontinued and I can’t find it available anywhere, used or new.

So I’m open to suggestions on a different tool but here is some criteria. First, I’d like something fairly inexpensive because I won’t be using it a ton. Second, it needs to be beginner friendly. And third, something I can use for both the chisel grind and the serrations, much like the Veff Sharp tool I mentioned earlier. Thanks in advance.
 
Hi Julio, welcome to the forums. A few questions to help narrow things down.

1. Are you in the US? Not sure what is available outside the US and what shipping will run.
2. Price range? You said inexpensive but that means different things to different people. The Veff was around $25-39. $25-35 reasonable? More or less?
3. Does it need to be handheld or pocket friendly? Or is this something you can leave at home?
 
I'm not claiming any great abilities in the sharpening field, but I ma very happy with my Spyderco SharpMaker. Easy to use, great results, whats not to like? THere are plenty of great tutorials on YouTube, make sure you watch a few different ones to get, eg tips on caring for the tip. The only problem with it i that it is slow at reprofiling, but if you get the BCN rods, that will help a lot. Cheers, and let us know what you go with.
 
gazz98 said:
Hi Julio, welcome to the forums. A few questions to help narrow things down.


1. Are you in the US? Not sure what is available outside the US and what shipping will run.

2. Price range? You said inexpensive but that means different things to different people. The Veff was around $25-39. $25-35 reasonable? More or less?

3. Does it need to be handheld or pocket friendly? Or is this something you can leave at home?
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  1. I am in the US
  2. I Don’t want to spend more than $20 - $50
  3. It doesn’t have to be handheld but that would be an added benefit to me

Thanks for any suggestions.
 
numbersman said:
I'm not claiming any great abilities in the sharpening field, but I ma very happy with my Spyderco SharpMaker. Easy to use, great results, whats not to like? THere are plenty of great tutorials on YouTube, make sure you watch a few different ones to get, eg tips on caring for the tip. The only problem with it i that it is slow at reprofiling, but if you get the BCN rods, that will help a lot. Cheers, and let us know what you go with.
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I’m definitely considering the SharpMaker but I wasn’t sure if it was able to sharpen serrations since my blade is a combination tanto. Thoughts?
 
you can do serrations with the triangle rods on the sharpmaker - just use the edges instead of the flat portion
 
l1ranger said:
you can do serrations with the triangle rods on the sharpmaker - just use the edges instead of the flat portion
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Ok great. The SharpMaker is looking like it may be the one then. And this is probably a foolish question but how difficult would it be to keep the same angle on my chisel grind? Would the SharpMaker work well for that?
 
Julio Marrero said:
Ok great. The SharpMaker is looking like it may be the one then. And this is probably a foolish question but how difficult would it be to keep the same angle on my chisel grind? Would the SharpMaker work well for that?
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If the bevel is not 15 or 20 degrees you'll have to match the bevel angle with the sharpening rod either handheld or by making an adjustment with the rod set in the Sharpmaker base.

Either way, it can definitely be done and it's not difficult once you understand the principles involved.
 
As Daniel said above, I was going to suggest the Lansky Standard Sharpening System LKC03 (about $30)+ Lansky Pedestal Mount $5 + Gatco Tri seps Diamond serration sharpener $10
$45 fits your budget and the Gatco can serve as a basic in the field sharpener if needed too.
I didn't consider the Sharpmaker due to the budget.

Here is the Lansky in action.
 
Sharpmaker is great for edge maintenance. I use mine all the time. I would not recommend it for any heavy work though.
 
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