campanion sharpening question

[jim2424]

I have one of the new Camillus campanions. I was wondering what is the best angle to sharpen it, and what angle does camillus put on them. I saw somewhere that the angle was around 30 to 35 degrees, is this correct or not.

 

[Kodiak PA]

Good question Jim....I am wondering the same thing.

Will,
Should I just use my Sharpmaker and sharpen it on the 40 degree angle or the 30 degree back bevel?

Thanks,

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~Greg Mete~
Kodiak Alaska
JKM-Chai

 

[Cliff Stamp]

If you want to leave it at a NIB angle, color the edge with a marker and use that as a guide. However for optimum results it depends on what you are doing with it and how much force you are applying during use. Generally I lower the angle a little each time on all my knives until they get damaged too much during use, I then back off and make it a little more obtuse, result, optimal angle achieved.

-Cliff

 

[Will Fennell]

Gentlemen,
Jim and Gregg, thanks for being customers,...and Cliff, thanks for stepping in with good advice, because you are 'spot on'!

Jim,
We hand sharpen all of our knives, and BK&T is no exception. Our target sharpening angle on the CAMPANION is 35 degrees. But of course there is the ever present chance of human error. I measured the 'user' CAMPANION I have here at the house and it is about 33 degrees. As Cliff decribed, if you wan to match whatever your knife's bevel is....mark the edge with a magic marker, and sharpen until it goes away

Gregg,
In my case with a 33 degree bevel, since I had no edge damage that needed 'rebuilding', I sharpened my CAMPAION on the 40 degree set of holes on my SHARPMAKER, using it mainly to 're-align the edge', and had it shaving and cleanly slicing newsprint in just a few minutes.

Cliff,
Great advice. Folks need to take a few minutes to understand how this whole 'edge-geometry' thing works, and then they can sharpen their knives better to suit their needs.

Thanks for the interest guys!

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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com

 

[jim2424]

Thanks for the help. I was looking for an approximate angle to use. My present sharpening system only goes to a 25 degree angle. Thanks to you all.