Hess Knife Works Tiburon: A FANTASTIC Value and homage! First Review...

Macchina said:
The edge on this is THIN but backed up by a nice convex primary grind. This knife is significantly more "slicey" than all my convex knives from Fallkniven and Bark River. My way of keeping a convex edge sharp is:

Touchups: stroping usually returns the edge to perfect sharpness and if I need a little more I have no problem using a fine (white) or medium (gray) ceramic benchstone on the edge.

Reprofiling after many touchups or a deformation: I use sandpaper backed by a sheet of Sorbothane (or a mouse pad). Working up to 600 grit tends to suit me just fine.

Seeing how thin this edge is, it would respond well to just treating it like a standard grind and sharpening a secondary bevel for the life of the blade. It would be decades before you thickened the edge to half of what my Bravo-1 is at...

This knife was made to cut and sharpens extremely easily no matter your method.
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Thanks!
 
Very well written sir. Also, now I want one of these. There is something so classic about a leather handled outdoors knife. Beautiful!
 
Classy knife. I'm not a huge fan of the style unless it is really well done like that one.
 
Macchina, your excellent review sold me!

This one arrived today. I'm hooked...

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A fine knife and, as your title states, a fantastic value.
 
Very nice! The wood grains they select seen to be consistently amazing. A great looking knife!
 
Nice knife. I have used mine to field dress my deer. Have to be careful not to cut yourself. Darn things are super sharp.
 
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