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troutfisher13111

troutfisher13111

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I received a PSK today from another member through a trade. I am not going to try to say something new and different, just that its a great little knife! I will be carrying it while hunting from now on and plan on gutting my next whitetail with it. It came with a leather neck sheath made by K_Estela, I believe.

Now I just have to figure out how to sharpen a convex edge!!!:eek:
 
Enjoy! Post pics in the hunting thread. It's not hard to sharpen. I use a diamond rod and strop.
Scott
 
Convex are super easy to sharpen. Take a strop, put some compound on it. Easy as pie. I am no good at free hand sharpening, but stropping a convex edge simple enough that my convexed knives are hair popping sharp.

Bark River Knife and Tool website has a tutorial. There are a bunch on Bladeforums as well.
 
troutfisher13111 said:
How do you sharpen a convex edge with a diamond rod? I only know the mouse pad, sand paper method.
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In the first pic, hold the knife in your weak hand. Take the rod and sharpen away from the edge working toward the point slightly rolling off the edge (second pic).

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Next, turn the knife over and repeat. You can mark the edge with a Sharpie marker. You'll have to practice to get a feel for the angle you need to be at. It's actually a bit steeper then when doing a V-grind.

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Scott
 
I do not think a strop can be over emphasized.
I can free hand on of Scotts knives on a stone and with a strop bring it back to hair popp’in sharp. I purchased a strip of leather five feet long and four inches wide ¼ inch thick. I cut it down to two feet and attached it to a board. Applied some jewelers rough; it is a must have, to maintain the edge.
 
I have done pretty well using a lansky dog bone. I just lift the blade a little as I sharpen. Seems to work fine for me.
 
I just came back from 7 weeks of hiking in the southwest. I carried my new PSK constantly. Truthfully, I never really put it to a strong test, just day to day camp chores. Still, it's a knife with a lot of "feels-good-in-the-hand" going for it. Whenever I had to use it, I was struck by the way it felt and worked like a much larger knife. I didn't think I would get used to a cord wrapped handle, but it actually works well. The lesson for me is a design doesn't have to look exotic to set it apart from the rest of the herd. Very nice work Scott.

I almost forgot, I had a piece of leather glued a board and got some of Herb Kunkles' Yellowstone compound. It was my first consistent use of a strop. It is pretty easy and a fast touch up of for most of my cutters. Besides the tutorial from the Bark River site, there are a number of how-to videos on youtube.
 
cadjak, thanks for the mini review of the PSK knife. It is no doubt, the most popular knife I make. It's one of those, you either like it or you don't. Some people like the way I do the grind/edge and some don't. Fortunately for me, the majority like it. :D I prefer the convexed micro bevel because it adds strength to the edge.
Hope the PSK knife continues to serve you well. :thumbup:
Scott
 
cadjak said:
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I almost forgot, I had a piece of leather glued a board and got some of Herb Kunkles' Yellowstone compound. It was my first consistent use of a strop. It is pretty easy and a fast touch up of for most of my cutters. Besides the tutorial from the Bark River site, there are a number of how-to videos on youtube.
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...Herb Kunkles' Yellowstone compound.

I have not heard of this before. Please tell me where I can purchase.

Thanks
 
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