buck/strider mini

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Just got my Buck Strider Mini out of the box. What a hefty knife. I like it. I can't wait to put it thru it's paces this weekend. There are plenty tree branches and vines to prune. Will have to sharpen it though, the tip and mid way are not sharp as the rest of the blade.

Lock up is tight with no wobble in any direction. It closes nice with a clink. Blade in right down the center. (cannot figure out why three washers though) It opens ok (needs some breaking in).

Locking lug is rubbing a "raw" spot on the nice bead blasted blade. It appears the bend of the lug is "bowed" and rubbs the blade when closing and opening.This does not upset me though, because I intend to use this knife. I think I could "take off " some of the lug material so the rub is no more. ???

Yes, I think I'm going to like this knife very much
 
As I said I would do, i put the Mini strider to work this week-end.
Well, this is no ordinary Buck for sure. It is so well built, I love it. It stood up to lots of cutting and stayed sharp. I was suprised at how well the edge held up.

This knife will be in my pocket when there is heavy work to do. For more fine work though, I will use a thinner blade.

Question:
Does anyone have tips on sharpening?
Should I use a diamond hone?
 
The thickness of the stock, combined with the fairly broad hollowgrind, makes it pretty tough to reprofile.

I had a bear of a time with DMT diamond hones, followed by Lansky stones.

Albeit it ended up hair-poppingly sharp...

Good luck, and make sure to set aside a lot of time to do it!

-j
 
I recently got my hands on a large Buck Strider drop point and it is truly a hefty folder! I also reprofiled the edge using my Lansky, starting with the coarse stone and working my way towards a fine grit. Took about an hour but now it is very sharp. The ATS34 is even harder to sharpen than Benchmades but worth it.

Regards Jan
 
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