Fixing dent on knife tip

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michael scott

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I have started getting into knives and carrying one as an EDC tool. I just bought the SOG Trident Tanto and I was practicing opening and closing it one handed when I accidently dropped it on my wood floor. I looked for damage on it and the only thing I found was a very minor dent/knick on the knife tip end where the edge meets the black coating of the blade. I sharpened the knife tip a few times with a portable sharpener on the fine side, hoping this would smooth out the damage of the tip. Is there something else I could do fix the damage?
 
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You could use a chef steel to roll the metal back into place if it hasn't chipped out. A picture of the damage would probably help.
 
Eli Chaps said:
Welcome. By "portable sharpener" do you mean a pull-through type? If so, throw it away and get a better method. Those things are terrible for your knives.

Can you post a picture?
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yes, it is pull-through. are they really that bad? i don't want to spend a fortune on sharpening stones. Also, this was the best i could do to show the knick on the knife tip
 
michael scott said:
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yes, it is pull-through. are they really that bad? i don't want to spend a fortune on sharpening stones. Also, this was the best i could do to show the knick on the knife tip
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Yes get rid of your pull through and just get a sharpening stone. They aren't that expensive. Or get a ceramic chefs steel and use that, that's what I do. You can use it for your kitchen knives as well
 
you can watch sharpening videos and find something you can start with as there are many options available, but yeah, those pull thru sharpeners are garbage and will make it harder to put an edge on your knife the longer you use it. Stones have a learning curve and require patience, diamond pads are easier to use and not too expensive. As for your knife, if the tip broke you can either bring the edge up to the spine, or bring the spine down to the edge by removing some steel either way.
 
michael scott said:
a very minor dent/knick on the knife tip end where the edge meets the black coating of the blade.?
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So it sounds like the actual apex of the edge isn't damaged? More cosmetic where the coating ends? Not much you can do besides sharpen it back until the edge of the black coating is all level again, but that would be a waste of perfectly good steel. I'd just learn to live with it, gives it character.
 
kniferbro said:
So it sounds like the actual apex of the edge isn't damaged? More cosmetic where the coating ends? Not much you can do besides sharpen it back until the edge of the black coating is all level again, but that would be a waste of perfectly good steel. I'd just learn to live with it, gives it character.
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I just ordered a Whetsone Cutlery 20-10960 400/1000 grit stone. will the knick get smoothed out around the knife tip when I sharpen the knife next time? sorry If I sound paranoid, I just really love this knife.
 
zuluninja said:
you can watch sharpening videos and find something you can start with as there are many options available, but yeah, those pull thru sharpeners are garbage and will make it harder to put an edge on your knife the longer you use it. Stones have a learning curve and require patience, diamond pads are easier to use and not too expensive. As for your knife, if the tip broke you can either bring the edge up to the spine, or bring the spine down to the edge by removing some steel either way.
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the tip didn't break. One side just has a rough feel to it while the other side of the tip is smooth.
 
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michael scott said:
I just ordered a Whetsone Cutlery 20-10960 400/1000 grit stone. will the knick get smoothed out around the knife tip when I sharpen the knife next time? sorry If I sound paranoid, I just really love this knife.
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Where exactly is the damage? You say edge, do you mean the actual sharp part that does the cutting (apex), or the edge as in the shiny strip of metal that has been sharpened? If it is actually damage at the apex then should sharpen out easily depending on how deep it is. If it's just a chip in the coating right where the edge begins, It will sharpen out eventually as you use up steel and the edge bevel is pushed back.
 
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