My EDC is a Benchmade 710. That has a recurve blade. I sharpen it with my EdgePro with no difficulties.
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Edge Pro Apex..... just got it and need help
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My EDC is a Benchmade 710. That has a recurve blade. I sharpen it with my EdgePro with no difficulties.
Stitchawl
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Do you use the 1/2" stones for your 710? I haven't seen the half-inchers for sale anywhere. No matter for now, because I won't buy them unless I have trouble with recurves using the standard size stones.
My main, more immediate concern regarding the EP and recurves has to do with the Spyderco Hossom Forager I have arriving soon. 7.5 inches of thick, obtuse, convex, recurved nightmare. I'm hoping that since the blade is so long, the longer curves will be no problem for regular 1" stones and tapes. And I will be wanting to reprofile its purportedly wood-biting-challenged, ultra-thick convex edge bevel down to a thinner V-grind edge bevel. So I'm looking forward to spending a cold, snowy Sunday afternoon grinding away with my EdgePro and a bottle of Laphroaig. Simple man, simple pleasures.
The first several times I sharpened the recurve, I used the regular EdgePro stones. After a couple of years I began experimenting with mounting my own stones on blanks. A fellow in another forum made a dozen or so aluminum blanks for me in different widths. I just have to watch out for the thicknesses. Without much dificulty I mount broken Sharpmaker stones with the flats facing out (just use triangular bracing on each side,) as well as mounting them with the corners facing out. Gets me in to a lot of tight places with the accuract of the EdgePro.
My main, more immediate concern regarding the EP and recurves has to do with the Spyderco Hossom Forager I have arriving soon. 7.5 inches of thick, obtuse, convex, recurved nightmare. I'm hoping that since the blade is so long, the longer curves will be no problem for regular 1" stones and tapes. And I will be wanting to reprofile its purportedly wood-biting-challenged, ultra-thick convex edge bevel down to a thinner V-grind edge bevel. So I'm looking forward to spending a cold, snowy Sunday afternoon grinding away with my EdgePro and a bottle of Laphroaig. Simple man, simple pleasures.
There is no question that a good single malt can improve ones sharpening skills. Take your time, put on some nice mellow CSN&Y albums and grind away with the 120. Use lots of water. (Have I mentioned that?) The recurve on the Forager isn't any more pronounced than the one on my 710. You really shouldn't have any great difficulties. You probably WILL see a different width of the bevel from the edge to the body, but that really won't affect your ability to put a damn fine edge on the beast. Have fun!
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