Help with chipped Spyderco SALT I

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mafeya

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I just got a SALT I and i just made a chip in it with another knife. :( . Another friend of mine knocked the two edges of the knvies and now i have a chip on my salt. Is there a way to repair this with the sharpmaker?

Also what is the best angle and grit to sharpen my salt?

Thanks.
 
I hope your friend has been defrocked of his status as a 'friend'! I'm in no position to help you, but you may want to post a pic, or describe, the chip...size, location etc. This will help the guys here who can help you out.
 
btw...its a SHE and she's my lovely girlfriend. Ha ha. Will post pics when I get home from college...
 
Pictures of the girlfriend too, please. You do want help, don't you? ;-)

If the chip isn't too bad, it'll come out after a few sharpenings. If you're obsessive like me, I'll try to make the chip go away in one sharpening session--which is being more wasteful of the blade steel.
 
I think if it isn't that bad and its just a nick you can take it out in time from regular sharpening. If its a serious chip it sounds to me like its time to write a reciept up and tell your friend that here is his knife. :D

Seriously. One little nick won't keep it from cutting. I'd probably work it out over time as you use it. Taking off good steel prematurely to sharpen past the nick to remove it isn't necessary unless it just bothers you so bad that you can't stand to look at it. If you just use it eventually you'll sharpen it out to where you won't even be able to tell where the nick was some day.

STR
 
hrm...i see. Will sharpen it out over time than, doesnt bother me much. What ANGLE should I sharpen it in the first place?
 
erm...its my edc. So probably papers plastic bags and stuff. But occasionally something hard like wood.
 
As promised:

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The chip is seriously annoying though. Keeps getting caught on papers I try to slice...HELP.

as for pics of my girlfriend, have to ask her permission first...haha bucktool. So how do I do it Cliff?
 
Is the dark band at the bottom of your blade your bevel?

I wouldn't specifically sharpen it out. Just will come out in several sharpenings. I think it's too much of a waste of steel and will lead to thickening of your edge, although I've noticed that some chips grown in width a little bit before disappearing.
 
To remove the chip you have two choices. You can just sharpen the blade until they are gone which wastes all the metal which wasn't chipped and it takes a long time. You can also take the corner of the Sharpmaker rod and round out the chip turning it into a small serration which will prevent the chip from growing, be smoother in the cutting and will gradually be removed as you naturally sharpen the blade.

Since you are just cutting soft materials you can sharpen the Salt as low as you want to optomize its cutting ability. I would take an x-coarse hone and set the edge at about 10 degrees. Now use the 15 degree settings on the Sharpmaker to keep it sharp. After awhile the 15 degree bevel will thicken and you will notice it takes longer to sharpen, switch to the 20 degree settings. After awhile this will slow down again so you go back to the x-coarse stone and regrind the 10 degree bevel.

The 10 degree bevel is just freehand and just has to be significantly under 15, you likely have to regrind it on the scale of once a year or less.

-Cliff
 
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