First Time Sharpening a Fiddleback Knife

[Evany]

So I finally got a Bushfinger! I've been using it a lot, mostly around the vegetable garden and in the kitchen so far. I had a few questions about the care and sharpening:

For most of my knives I use a strop loaded with coarse black and fine white compound. When the edge gets damaged or too dull to bring back with the strop I use a Spyderco Sharpmaker. Is this system going to be a good approach to the Bushfinger, or is there a better way?

As for the wood scales, I'm probably going to get the knife wet a lot. Usually I wash and dry my knives after using, and occasionally wipe them down with mineral oil. Anything else I should be doing with the BF?

Here it is in my garden and in my kitchen where it will probably get stored most of the time.

 

[Raining]

Your method should work fine. O-1 is super easy to sharpen.

 

[Fiddleback]

I use sandpaper over leather and strops. Dylan uses stones and strops. Ron used to use croc sticks and strops. The beauty of the microbevel is that you can sharpen it just about any way. Your way seems fine.

 

[Evany]

Tried the strop this morning. Worked great. If you ever have a moment, Andy, would you explain the way you use sandpaper in more detail?

 

[thurin]

Evany,

I've been sharpening mine using sandpaper on a mousepad like seen in Turley Knives videos on youtube. Here's the video on sharpening a convex secondary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qlM2JDJkQY

 

[Evany]

Thanks, thurin. I'm going to try that.

 

[HWF]

I use the same method. Sandpaper on top of a mousepad. Super simple and easy.