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Is there a difference between Buck stainless steel and Case stainless steel?


I used a Worksharp Field sharpener (I believe that's what they had on display at the knife sharpening counter downstairs) while at the store recently, and sharpened my Buck 501 on it. It sharpened that knife very well. I liked it so much that I bought one at Bass Pro when I got back home in Memphis.


I tried touching up the spey blade on my Case Stockman (in Tru sharp stainless steel), and it is not sharpening up as expected. It's frustrating me, and this sharpener is about to get thrown out the window.


Any tips or ideas?
 
heat treat for Bucks 420hc, which i assume you're talking about, is better than cases. harder and less soft, but that shouldn't get in the way of sharpening from either.

Buck also has edge 2000 so its 13 to 17 degrees per side. so slicey setup and easy to keep sharp on most sharpeners that are setup for this 30 inclusive roughly. on 40 degree inclusive sharpeners easy to put a microbevel on it. so also easy to get sharp.

case angles are gonna be wider so a guided system won't hit the edges. try it freehand and adjust the angle to hit the edge. sharpie works to show angle youre holding and where stones hitting it.

I haven't used the worksharp field. is it guided?

regardless if ya can adjust angle try that and see how it works for you. wide bevels or unevenness can be frustrating until ya hit the angles right or just reprofile.
 
jbmonkey said:
heat treat for Bucks 420hc, which i assume you're talking about, is better than cases. harder and less soft, but that shouldn't get in the way of sharpening from either.

Buck also has edge 2000 so its 13 to 17 degrees per side. so slicey setup and easy to keep sharp on most sharpeners that are setup for this 30 inclusive roughly. on 40 degree inclusive sharpeners easy to put a microbevel on it. so also easy to get sharp.

case angles are gonna be wider so a guided system won't hit the edges. try it freehand and adjust the angle to hit the edge. sharpie works to show angle youre holding and where stones hitting it.

I haven't used the worksharp field. is it guided?

regardless if ya can adjust angle try that and see how it works for you. wide bevels or unevenness can be frustrating until ya hit the angles right or just reprofile.
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Yes, it has a guide at the end. Yiu can do either 20 degrees or 25 degrees. I follow thr 25 degree guide, which is what I also use on the Lansky guided rod system (and got decent results with it).
 
I'd be tempted to try the "magic marker" method. Coat the bevel edge of the blade with a magic marker so you can see where the stone is actually removing material. That can help you see how to adjust the angle.
 
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