Chinook II sharpening

[knife_nut73]

Anyone else have trouble with the last bit of the chinook blade, about half an inch from the tip? I use a sharpmaker and the rest of the blade is shaving sharp but I can't seem to get that half inch in line with the rest of it. I used the sharpmaker, stropped it its just that last half inch.

 

[Jason B.]

Use a permanent marker and coat the edge, make a pass down the rods and see where your grinding. The key is to not follow the curve with a turning motion but by raising the handle.

 

[Josh K]

Use a permanent marker and coat the edge, make a pass down the rods and see where your grinding. The key is to not follow the curve with a turning motion but by raising the handle.

+1 on that.

I couldn't get the edge right either, so I changed it up a bit. You almost have to pull the knife in a curve, moving your elbow and wrist.

 

[Jason B.]

I don't have a sharpmaker so I can't show you on that. I am stropping the knife in the video but the same technique applies with all blades and sharpeners. The knife I am stropping has a similar up-sweep to the blade and you will notice that it looks like I am not hitting the right angle with that motion, but I am. I start choil to tip and then tip to choil just to show the motions. Hope this helps.


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