I managed to dull the blade on my new Manix2 trying to sharpen the already sharp knife. I did purchase the triangular sharpener from Spyderco can this help me return the manix 2 to it's original sharpness? Btw I managed to get a few scratches on the knife whilst sharpening the knife can anything be done about them??
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Can my manix 2 be saved?!
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sounds like you are a bit new to knives? as for sharpening an already sharp knife i would recommend you practice on older knives first before you try one that means or cost alot. The spyderco sharpmaker is a great system and fairly easy to learn. There are alot of youtube vids for it if you want to see someone do use it.
As for the scratches on the knife i would personally leave them. Consider it a badge of honor that you actually use the knife. But in the case you dont like that there is not much you can do unless you want to refinish the whole blade. For me in the past when i used to be bugged more about it i just used sandpaper and polishing compound to shine up the blade. took me a while but eventually it became a mirror polish. another alternative is to use sand paper and try to duplicate the scratch pattern. you can do this by taping the sand paper to a flat surface and running the knife over the paper to get consistent scratch lines...... you will need to place the knife on the flat surface before the paper and push the knife over the paper until the whole knife passes above the paper. If you dont and start the knife over the paper you may get "fish hooks" caused by stopping and starting scratch lines on the blade...... also note you may lose the spyderco logo with either approach.
=) knives are for using not to keep pristine dont feel to bad about it.
As for the scratches on the knife i would personally leave them. Consider it a badge of honor that you actually use the knife. But in the case you dont like that there is not much you can do unless you want to refinish the whole blade. For me in the past when i used to be bugged more about it i just used sandpaper and polishing compound to shine up the blade. took me a while but eventually it became a mirror polish. another alternative is to use sand paper and try to duplicate the scratch pattern. you can do this by taping the sand paper to a flat surface and running the knife over the paper to get consistent scratch lines...... you will need to place the knife on the flat surface before the paper and push the knife over the paper until the whole knife passes above the paper. If you dont and start the knife over the paper you may get "fish hooks" caused by stopping and starting scratch lines on the blade...... also note you may lose the spyderco logo with either approach.
=) knives are for using not to keep pristine dont feel to bad about it.
Watch the DVD that came with the Sharpmaker, you'll have your knife shaving in no time.
As for the scratches on the blade, I'd highly recommend just ignoring them. You'd probably make things worse by trying to polish them out. That being said, if you feel compelled to try it, then go ahead; worst case scenario, the blade gets even more scratched up than it already is.
As for the scratches on the blade, I'd highly recommend just ignoring them. You'd probably make things worse by trying to polish them out. That being said, if you feel compelled to try it, then go ahead; worst case scenario, the blade gets even more scratched up than it already is.
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Send it in the Spyderco and ask them to harden for you...
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Here is an entire section for sharpening, maintaining etc of your knife.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/794-Maintenance-Tinkering-amp-Embellishment
Read the Sticky section. It is a good place to start. Remember. Sharpening is an inherent part of knives and it is a good thing to understand, practice and get a grasp on.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/794-Maintenance-Tinkering-amp-Embellishment
Read the Sticky section. It is a good place to start. Remember. Sharpening is an inherent part of knives and it is a good thing to understand, practice and get a grasp on.
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And a utility knife does not need to be razor sharp at all, else Spyderco would have sold it under "men's grooming tool".
Hair splitting sharp, hair popping sharp, etc. are good for youtube videos, for real life you rarely require that level of sharpness. As for sharpmaker - if you experience pain or fatigue while sharpening, you are not doing it right. Sharpmaker was designed to sharpen knives with minimum fatigue. Enjoy your knives!- Joined
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One thing I found in the early days of my sharpmaker was that I was applying too much pressure.
Definitely practice with cheap knives, you will find the groove
Cheers
Definitely practice with cheap knives, you will find the groove
Cheers
Sharpening is like ANY skill. It takes patience, a LOT of practice and a LOT of mistakes if you truly want to get good at it. I was taught by a Japanese master carpenter over 25yrs ago and I am still perfecting my blade techniques although I think I mastered chisels and flat edge. I too went and sharpened a relatively sharp new Ambitious after minor use but I was pleasantly surprised that I could quickly restore it to 'shaving' sharp. Maybe its the fgb or maybe after years I am finally getting the hang. Hate to be brutal but there really is no other way to get a perfect edge except practice and time-unless you are a sharpener-savant.
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Like others said, I would practice on a SAK that's beat to hell or even buy like a cheap $20 knife to practice on that has similar blade shape. I made the same mistake you did when I first tried to sharpen my Endura 4. It took a lot of practice and patience to get it back to ideal sharpness but it's definitely worth it! It's a good skill to have like being able to change your own car oil. Good luck!
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Before I would use stones - I always try to strop the blade. You can build a strop pretty fast and easy on your own - it also works without compound. You should look around on the "Mainentance, Tinkering ... etc" - subforum here on BFC and you´ll find a ton of good information.
The Sharpmaker is a pretty good system - one of the best. But every stone causes loss of material on the edge/blade. Stroping is pretty good for putting up a good edge on a almost sharp knife...
Just my thought
The Sharpmaker is a pretty good system - one of the best. But every stone causes loss of material on the edge/blade. Stroping is pretty good for putting up a good edge on a almost sharp knife...
Just my thought