Caring for a Blackhawk Tatang -serrated model

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Any help anyone can give me will greatly help. I don't play video games , so pickin' up the Tatang was not influenced by Modern Warfare 2. I read a very favorable review in a gun mag and think that Blackhawk makes quality stuff. Plusc aesthetically I think it is a great looking blade!

Anyway, it arrives next week and I've been reading a ton of stuff on line. It seems that with repeated chopping the screws in the handle come off--other than tightening them back down---should I use a little LOC-TITE?

Also, what sharpener should I use/could I use that will be moderately priced but good for the blade and serrations????

Lastly--the sheath looks a little janky :jerk it::jerk it::jerk it:, anybody know of a decent sheath maker, could I find a customer "SECURE-X" type?


Thanks for helping out
-E.B. Knucklehead
 
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Not sure what sharpening skills you have but, there are lots to choose from, stones, edge pro, diamonds, sharpmaker might be a good option as it can sharpen your kitchen and other knives well too. Try searching through some of the threads in this subforum and see if anything grabs your interest.

There is a subforum dedicated to sheaths, and pretty much anything else. A "nice" sheath is a relative term, it depends on what you consider nice and how much cash you want to spend.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/820-Sheaths-amp-Such
 
Not familiar with the Tatang myself, so I looked it up. Looks good.

Since it sounds like you aren't real experienced at sharpening, I recommend the Sharpmaker also. Not only will it do a good job, including serrations which other systems don't always, but it is easy to get started with it, and help you learn about sharpening for when you're ready to "graduate" to benchstones. In fact, you can turn the Sharpmaker base over and put the rods in the to grooves there to make a benchstone to practice on.

Sheaths. There's a sticky on the Sheaths & Such forum with a list of our paid sheathmaker members. Good guys to choose among. If you like what any of them show (pics of their work) then you can email them. Or you can go to Wanted: Knifemaker / Craftsman / Related Services. You can post what you want and see if any of our Craftsmen are ready to hook you up.
 
Be sure to take a mill file and radius off those sharp corners on the spine and choil. Out of the box, that knife is painful on the hands.
 
I have found other sharp edges respond well to a ceramic buffing. The Sharpmaker rods are good at this. Just gentle strokes, hardly mar the finish, but remove that "wire edge" effect.
 
Everybody ....thanks. My sharpening skills are pretty basic -just using the whetstones I would find in my Grandfather's tool box. I've only found the joy of buying a "nicer"knife in the past 6 -7 years or so. For the garbage knives I had before the little whetstone was okay.

Thanks for all being so helpful!!!
E.B. Knucklehead
 
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