Glock Field Knife

[pepper]

for the life of me i just cannot get this knife sharp.

by sharp i mean sharp enough to at least shave a few hairs off my leg.

i've tried the sharpmaker, and have even sunk as low as the carbide pull-through variety.

any ideas?

thanks!

 

[Roger999]

Are you hitting the very edge and getting a burr?

 

[jungman]

You might not be hitting the edge and are up on the shoulder...

take a sharpie to both sides of the edge and do a few stroke on the sharpmaker to make sure you are actually getting the cutting edge against the stone.

search for the sharpie trick for lots more info on diagnosing using a sharpie.

 

[Jason B.]

The edge is VERY thick on the Glock field knife and without a belt sander or a very coarse stone to get the angle down its not going to do much more than cut warm butter.

 

[pepper]

thank you for all of the advice.

the first one that i i bought (approx. five yrs. ago) has a different finish on it than the last two (approx. 1 yr.),

the first has a shinier and less durable looking finish; i have been able to put a reasonably sharp edge upon that one....it is the latter two that i've been struggling with.

thanks!