Emerson second try

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thantos1858

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Hey guys, alittle while ago I started a post about my first emerson and what i disliked about it. But like many suggested I gave them a second try, and I am glad i did. I just got a lighly used CQC7, that was reground by Tom Krein and is now a drop point with his zero grind. I really like this knife especially how it looks, and since it was used it is not stiff like the previous one I had. I paid $111 for the first one and got it refunded, I paid a bit under $70 for this one, so I think I did pretty well:p I will post pix if you guys want, it looks sweet lol,
 
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I too am sharpening challenged. Send it to Emerson or Tom, one or the other should be able to sharpen it.

GregB
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Looks good. Get a hold of TK and ask if he could resharpen it for you. :thumbup:
 
thantos1858 said:
here i took some pix hopefully i post em right. I really like this knife except the edge is pretty dull and i don't have the skill or materials to resharpen it properly, so it just sits in a box now :(

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What sharpening stuff do you have ?

It will be easy as to get an edge back on that even with the simplest of gear :thumbup:
 
Not much Haze, I usually used my smiths pocket pal to touch up blades. But emerson's 154cm steel is the "highest quality steel" I have ever had in a knife. So I don't know if I should attempt it, or if the materials I have would even work. i also want to avoid ruining the knife further. Oh and does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to have TK resharpen it, I heard that it usually costs $35 plus shipping to regrind a blade but would it be thae same to resharpen?
 
thantos1858 said:
Not much Haze, I usually used my smiths pocket pal to touch up blades. But emerson's 154cm steel is the "highest quality steel" I have ever had in a knife. So I don't know if I should attempt it, or if the materials I have would even work. i also want to avoid ruining the knife further. Oh and does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to have TK resharpen it, I heard that it usually costs $35 plus shipping to regrind a blade but would it be thae same to resharpen?
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I don't know what the resharpening costs are for Tom K. but it's going to be less than a regrind for sure.

As for doing it your self, I use a Falkniven stone the most for keeping knives sharp. I also have a "crockstick" and a few other ceramic sharpeners for keeping an edge on.
I have good quality water stones as well but only use them if I want to reprofile or sharpen out a chip or big roll in the edge.

Try just working away at the edge with what you have. Push the sharpener from spine to edge so you form a burr on the flat side. Once you have that done then gently knock it off and strop the blade on some card or leather.
(you said it's reground a CQC-7 so it's a chisel grind right ? you don't want to sharpen the back side of that knife)

Just take your time and you will be back to singing before you know it :thumbup:
 
I used my smiths sharpener, just the rod portion, and it actually put a working edge on it. It really surprised me since the blade is 154cm and I've used the rod alot before. But I'm happy it worked :)
 
I didn't realize they could be reshaped and reground.
What does it do to the temper/hardness?

Any contact info for Tom Krien?

Thanks
 
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