Ok, I had a crazy (sic) idea as a desperate attempt to fix the edge of my sharpening practice knife (the poor LST which now has a 60 degree edge with uneven grinds). I would run it through a pull through carbide sharpener a few times first to "peel off" enough metal. Then I would sharpen it normally again. Will the carbide help me "reprofile"? (I dont have enough skill to do it normally)
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Crazy Sharpening idea to "fix" edge?
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Welll I suppose you could do it that way but getting someone who makes knives to repair the damage would problably be better. There should be a knifemaker in your end of the country who would do it for you.
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The angle on a pull through carbide sharpener would probably be as wide an angle as you already have. It wouldn't give you the angle you want for reprofiling. It also tends to give you an uneven edge (a little like serrations) if you remove very much material. I would use 80 grit Wet or Dry paper instead.
it does not sound that crazy but you might end up wearing the carbide sharpener down making it useless for any further sharpening. if i was you i would go to home depot and pick up a sharpening stone(carbide 2 sided) for about $12. it will do the job and will hold up better then the pull type carbide sharpener. i picked one up at the home depot by the kings plaza mall in brooklyn not to long ago so thay should still have them. by the way what part of brooklyn are you from?
....justin
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A carbide sharpener will also be very slow compared to a coarse hone. I bought a carbide axe hone a few years ago, it was hyped as amazing fast, being able to quickly restore a badly blunted axe. In reality it is capable of being little beyond a burnisher.
-Cliff
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FWIW, I find reprofiling easier when the knife is held stationary and I move a diamond stick along the edge. I find that when the 'traditional' sharpening setup is flipped upside down - as described above, I can see the actual edge I'm working on and get more consistent results by hand.
Before I got my EdgePro, I turned my Lansky into a min-EdgePro. Never did like the knife clamping thing. Anyhow, I took a think piece of aluminum and clammped that into the Lansky, so that it stuck out to support the blade but not go past the edge of the blade. I used that as a rest for my blade, and just did the flip over thing. I had to cut a slot in the aluminum piece I used to accomodate the screw on the Lansky.
I also clammped the bottom part (the other side with the degree holes) of the Lanksy into my vise to hold it steady. The little diamond hones did a pretty good job of profiling. Then it was just a few minutes to get a good edge.
You could easily rig something like that up and use Eze-Lap 1" x 6" hones or the three piece pocket set from Smokey Mountain Knife Works.
Or prop your hone up at an angle and do the Sharpmaker thing by keeping the blade vertical and pulling it down your now angled hone.
It was fun to tinker.
mike
I also clammped the bottom part (the other side with the degree holes) of the Lanksy into my vise to hold it steady. The little diamond hones did a pretty good job of profiling. Then it was just a few minutes to get a good edge.
You could easily rig something like that up and use Eze-Lap 1" x 6" hones or the three piece pocket set from Smokey Mountain Knife Works.
Or prop your hone up at an angle and do the Sharpmaker thing by keeping the blade vertical and pulling it down your now angled hone.
It was fun to tinker.
mike