crkt lightfoot m1-13k

[cheeseknife]

Help!!!

Anyone have one of these? I'm newish to knives and am little puzzled by the edge... it sort of tapers from a V at the tip to a one-sided edge at the belly of the blade.

How should I go about sharpening this sort of edge? the tools I'm using are a medium stone and an ez-lap diamond extra fine pocket sharpener for finishing.

thanks in advance to any kind souls who respond!

 

[fuji1]

One of the best knives I own! Good edge built like a tank. CRKT customer service needs help.

Joe

 

[calyth]

Cheeseknife, welcome to BFC.
Sharpen the blade by matching the angle on the ground side of the edge. When you get a burr, put the non-ground side as flat as you can, and try to remove the burr.
I have the non serrated version, and it has a regular edge. Personally I prefer the regular edge than the chisel edge. My other M16 (Tanto) tends to swerve when it cuts.

 

[cheeseknife]

Thanks Calyth! Will go give that a try

hope I don't slip and mess up the black coating!

 

[Quiet Storm]

While you could certainly ruin it while sharpening the blade, that coating is very durable - much more so than the usual Teflon job.

 

[SIFU1A]

if ya put some masking tape on the blade it wont scratch

greg

 

[Roadrunner]

What SIFU1A said. Just leave the edge bare and don't worry if the tape contacts the stone. It'll wear off.