I have had my Large Insingo for a while and decided this weekend would be a good time to take it apart, clean it and apply some CRK grease. As most here probably know the process was a breeze. It was simple to both take apart and put back together. I was even more impressed than I thought I would be with the tolerances and quality of the machining.
While I had it fully disassembled I decided to touch up the blade. I touched up the blade with my Wicked Edge. I attempted to match the angle that came from CRK with an angle cube, Sharpie (make sure I got to the apex) and a jewelers loupe. Best I could tell it was about 20 degrees per side. I used just the 800 and 1000 grit diamonds stones to avoid removing too much steel and to avoid deep scratches. I finished with some 1500, 2000 and 2500 grit sandpaper taped to the 1000 grit diamond stones before stropping.
Now my Large Insingo is super sharp, is very smooth (first time using CRK grease and it's terrific) and is ready to be used. I am more impressed with CRK than I was before and completely enjoyed the time I spent.
While I had it fully disassembled I decided to touch up the blade. I touched up the blade with my Wicked Edge. I attempted to match the angle that came from CRK with an angle cube, Sharpie (make sure I got to the apex) and a jewelers loupe. Best I could tell it was about 20 degrees per side. I used just the 800 and 1000 grit diamonds stones to avoid removing too much steel and to avoid deep scratches. I finished with some 1500, 2000 and 2500 grit sandpaper taped to the 1000 grit diamond stones before stropping.
Now my Large Insingo is super sharp, is very smooth (first time using CRK grease and it's terrific) and is ready to be used. I am more impressed with CRK than I was before and completely enjoyed the time I spent.
