Best way to sharpen this?

[dinozzo]

Hey guys, whats the best way to keep that knife(boker subclaw) sharp, i usually stick to stropping for my other blades, but with this knife its kinda hard to do on a piece of leather on a board. I have more leather thats not being used, what would you guys recommend?

 

[jsj72]

Looks like a job for the sharpmaker or a variant of it.

 

[jmckaig]

Edge Pro!! If you want it flippin scary sharp!

 

[Jason B.]

Diamond oval, the strop will still work you just use the edge and follow the curve.

 

[knarfeng]

You can use a Sharpmaker if you only use the corners instead of both corners and flats.

I have a hawkbill bladed electrician's knife that I do that for.

 

[stitchawl]

You have several choices; any round ceramic or diamond rods, the corners of a Sharpmaker, or, if you prefer stropping, rub a length of paracord or leather boot lace with your favorite compound and strop away! This last option works great for knives with sharp recurves!

Stitchawl

 

[lachy]

Hey, im new to the knife scene. What is stropping? Thanks. Oh and nice knife .

 

[chococrazy]

Hey, im new to the knife scene. What is stropping? Thanks. Oh and nice knife .

Stropping means to finish up and polish the edge helping to remove the burr on the edge. Usually on leather with compounds this is how we get mirror polishes on our edges and squeeze out that last bit of sharpness out of the edge.

 

[matt009au]

I find the spyderco slip stone works well for hawk bill edges.

 

[dinozzo]

or, if you prefer stropping, rub a length of paracord or leather boot lace with your favorite compound and strop away! This last option works great for knives with sharp recurves!

alright im gonna try this tomorrow, ive never heard of using paracord, thanks for the tip:thumbup:

 

[jiggyfly16]

how about using the corner of your benchstone? it works fine for me.

 

[Jason B.]

The one I keep forgetting about and probably the best tool for the job.............. spyderco pro files