Chipped!!!

Rotte · Jul 7, 2009

I don't know what happened.

I pulled out my EWOK and the sunlight caught a glint off the edge. It was chipped, or maybe just dinged on part of the edge. It was a small ding, less than 1mm, but enough to catch my eye. I don't know about the other knuts here, but I'm constantly checking my edges.

So I run my thumbnail down the edge to be sure that my eyes aren't deceiving me, and sure enough, the edge is dinged. The rest of the edge is razor sharp.

I'm racking my brain to figure out how I dinged the edge--nothing. I can't recall lending the EWOK to anyone, didn't cut any metal...did I drop it?

I hate this. The not knowing how I screwed it up. How can I avoid doing it again? Grrrrrrr....

Anyway, I pull out the big Norton stone and set to grinding it out. Just worked it back and forth until I got a burr and then flipped it over to repeat. Once the ding was worked out, I went to a fine diamond stone and then a strop.

I should probably use a guide for consistent results, but I really like free-hand sharpening: feeling the edge slide over the stone. I feel more connected to the knife.

Anyway, a little stropping later and the EWOK is ready to shave again. This a a great little pocket knife and is a real joy to use. Now I just need to avoid chipping it again.

quietmike · Jul 7, 2009

You should send it to me for safe keeping immediately!

Rotte · Jul 7, 2009

Hmmm...let me think about it....

C Bryant · Jul 8, 2009

Rotte is that a convexed edge? I have been attempting to sharpen the passaround knife to send it off to Mtnfolkmike. It did not need much, but I worked it pretty hard wanted to bring it back to shaving sharp. No luck though. I am close, but just can't seem to get it. I'm still just learning to sharpen convexes but for as easy as folks say it is I'm sure having a tough time of it.

udtjim · Jul 8, 2009

From quite a bit of sharpening, the pass around knife probably needs thinned a little. I got a good edge on it but it could have been better.

JK Knives · Jul 8, 2009

Sorry to hear about the chip, glad it was small enough to sharpen out!

C Bryant · Jul 8, 2009

udtjim said:
From quite a bit of sharpening, the pass around knife probably needs thinned a little. I got a good edge on it but it could have been better.

You got a great edge on there, that thing was more than shaving sharp and remained that way through almost all of the stuff I did with it.

Rotte · Jul 8, 2009

C Bryant said:
Rotte is that a convexed edge?

Yes and no. I convexed it when I got it, but last night I just put a secondary edge on it with a regular stone. Scary sharp right now.

JK -- I swear I wasn't abusing your knife. It was spontaneous edge dinging! (I still mad that I dinged the edge, wish I knew how I did that. )