Cool Sharpening Project

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lynus

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I have been viewing this forum for several years absorbing your knowledge but never been inclined to post anything. I really enjoy sharpening and most of what I do is for myself and friends. I got ahold of these that need a ton of work. The have been sharpened in the past and were just destroyed by whoever did it.

I will keep you updated on my progress and your tips/advice are most welcome. The tips are so uneven and thinned out I am going to start there. Then most likely will reset some sort of even angle with an edge pro before moving to freehand.

Knife #1
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Knife #2
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Welcome to the forum Lynus,
I'm looking forward to seeing your handiwork!
Make sure to post pics of the full knife as well.
See ya,
Jason
 
Man those look pitted/old! Keep us posted! and welcome ;)
 
Put a pretty consistent angle on them. Took awhile. I'm not sure what type of steel these blades are. If someone with more experience has an idea just off sight I would be curious as to their opinion. They feel a lot like s30v but my knowledge is really minimal. Any thought on putting an additional bevel on these vs keeping just the one? The owner of these does a lot of backpacking, camping, etc with them. The angle of the current bevel is right at 16 degrees per side on each of them.

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I found out they were made by julius pettersson in Sweden. I've never heard of him. Some form of carbon steel but that doesn't narrow it down much. I found it very difficult to put an even edge on it but that was mostly due to it having such an uneven edge from heel to tip to start with. There is also a noticeable change in the material around 3-5 mm up from the edge. It is much darker.
 
Getting closer. These turned out to hold a really nice edge. Beginning to see signs of a mirror finish. I still have not decided whether to add an additional bevel or not. I think the biggest thing I learned from here is unless your technique is very refined you have to be very patient and go slow. It takes me several days to do this but it's ok because it is enjoyable for me. Most people want great results with 10 min of sharpening and that just isn't possible for me.

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Turning out very nicely - look like real users too. If there is a color shift, is possible the steel is laminated.
 
All finished. In much better shape then when they came in.

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Those are sweet! Great job, and welcome! I was in the same boat for a long time, didn't post but a couple times in as many years.
 
Apparently it is a laminated blade in high-carbon steel:

(from a vendor's site description of Pettersson's hand-forged blades)
"Details:
•Blade length: 100 mm
•Blade width: 21 mm max.
•Blade type: Single bevel
•Overall length: 205 mm
•Tang: Full, rat-tail
•Blade composition: Laminated high carbon steel
•Blade thickness: 3 mm "
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Nice work. :thumbup:


David
 
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