Field Sharpening a Khurkri

Section of PVC too or heavy cardboard shipping tube - while we are mentioning ...

Still, I started asking about for field sharpening - wood rods and sticky sandpaper don't past muster. Just sayn'. :)


Ray
 
For field the Chakmak should take care of things all day long. The trick is don't let it get super dull, touch it up now and then.

Usually they stay plenty sharp on their own.
 
You nailed it on your very first post sir! Thats all you need. I use Japanese waterstones for most of my knives and for convex edges I let them wear out naturally without flattening them. The worn edges will be plenty rounded to sharpen your Khuks on the recurved parts. Buy a cheapo stone and grind the new square edges round on your driveway or whatever it takes. Really not rocket science. It dont take more than a few millimeters of rounded edge to sharpen the recuved area of a khuk. The more you use it the better it gets.

As Mr. B says. The Chakma will help touch up and debur after a rough field sharpen on a rock or even if you got nothing on hand. If its hardened properly you can use it to actually cut an edge like you would one of them cheap kitchen carbide wheel sharpeners and then use the same tool to smooth it out for use. I dont recommend using the Chakma to "cut" an edge but in a pinch if its hardened properly then you can cut an edge with it.
Note: the recurved edge is softer than the belly or working edge on a traditional Khuk so its much easier to shape that part of the knife edge.
 
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yeah stwm, the recurve is handy but pretty soft. It will take an edge quickly, but wear out fast too. Makes a nice draw knife for stripping bark but careful of the larger branches... Don't ask me how I know :D
 
In the past I used a common butchers steel to keep my M43 sharp in use. Finishing with a homemade strip loaded with compound.

Now I use an Eze -Lap CD4 for edge touch ups. And a strip loaded with Flexcut Gold for finishing.
You can shave with my Kukri's.

The CD4 is narrow enough to work really well in the recurve.

I am thinking about giving a Spyderco double stuff a try as well, it comes with rounded edges.
 
wildmike said:
In the past I used a common butchers steel to keep my M43 sharp in use. Finishing with a homemade strip loaded with compound.

Now I use an Eze -Lap CD4 for edge touch ups. And a strip loaded with Flexcut Gold for finishing.
You can shave with my Kukri's.

The CD4 is narrow enough to work really well in the recurve.

I am thinking about giving a Spyderco double stuff a try as well, it comes with rounded edges.
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I'd definitely love to see your kukris....and have you sharpen mine ;)
 
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