Emerson CQC-8 question

[jbib]

If I want to sharpen my 8 at what degrees should I set the stone. (the angles of the two sides of the blade appear different.)

 

[AusLoX]

If I want to sharpen my 8 at what degrees should I set the stone. (the angles of the two sides of the blade appear different.)

It’s Chisel ground. Only sharpen one side and knock the burr off the other

 

[jbib]

It’s Chisel ground. Only sharpen one side and knock the burr off the other

Just like the 7?

 

[Chuck_Nunface]

It’s Chisel ground. Only sharpen one side and knock the burr off the other

This. The primary grind is a V, but the secondary bevel is a chisel. Do exactly what AusLoX said

 

[TheFactor]

Also use a black sharpie and mark the edge of the blade. Then set your angle so your sharpening from the edge back you’ll see were your sharpening stone is hitting much easier . Also as AusLoX mentioned it’s a chisel edge so sharpen the side with the steeper angle and just knock the burr off the other side .

 

[Billy V]

On the cqc8 only sharpen the side with the Emerson laser etching on the blade.

25-28 degrees works for me. Use sharpie to verify the factory edge if that's what you desire to achieve.

No sharpening on the reverse side of the blade - use a fine stone and lay flat on the v grind to knock off the burr. Light strop and you're done.

 

[brownshoe]

What Billy V wrote is how I do a chisel edge.