Help on repairing a chipped edge

[RenegadeMonk]

Hey guys. I have a 4 inch blade Cold Steel Voyager with a point clip. The edge (plain edge) has gone from razor sharp to chipped and jagged. It no longer cuts as cleanly as it used to. It got a chipped edge due to improper sharpening. I am clueless as to how to sharpen a blade (I'm a newbie at sharpening) and I don't wanna ruin my blade any more than it already is. Can anyone help me figure out how to fix this? Thanks.

 

[Chett]

I would suggest that you buy a quality sharpener, like the Spyderco Sharpmaker or the Edgepro.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

For repairing the chipping edge you would not want to use a Sharpmaker, too long for restoring or altering an edge profile. An edge proo does this well, but is a big investment for FRN level knives.

I would suggest doing some reading, start with "Sharpening made easy" which is a nice overview by Steve Steve Bottorff and Joe's FAQ which is available on-line and also an informative read.

The easiest way to start is with some kind of jig system which removes the angle variance which is one of the biggest problems. The next step is to start sharpening, get some flea market knives to practice on if you are concerned about the Cold Steel.

-Cliff

 

[GarageBoy]

Lets see....first- run it on the coarsest stone you have (you wont remove the entire chip, but it'll sharpen out with use), then sharpen it normally

 

[D_R_Sharpening]

Hey guys. I have a 4 inch blade Cold Steel Voyager with a point clip. The edge (plain edge) has gone from razor sharp to chipped and jagged. It no longer cuts as cleanly as it used to. It got a chipped edge due to improper sharpening. I am clueless as to how to sharpen a blade (I'm a newbie at sharpening) and I don't wanna ruin my blade any more than it already is. Can anyone help me figure out how to fix this? Thanks.

Hi RM,
As you probably already know you put too thin of an edge on your knife for the task at hand. What you now need to do is to re-sharpen it at a slightly more obtuse angle than you already have. I would suggest using a coarse waterstone (at least 220x) to get the profile back in shape and all the nicks out of the edge. Once you've done this, you would then need to use increasingly finer grit stones to achieve the level of finsih that you desire.

If spending money is a consideration why not try using some coarse wet/dry sandpaper on a piece of glass (or something similarly flat) to remove the edge nicks? You can get a few pieces of different grit sized papers from a local auto shop store for only a few dollars.

As already pointed out (by Cliff I think) getting some literature on knife sharpening will greatly help you with this endevour.


--Dave--