hinderer sharpening

[willy88]

hey
I'm curious to know at what angle of sharpening do you re-profile your hinderer xm18? especially Spanto
I just re-profiled mine at about 35 °, now it cuts very well but I'm not sure about the edge retention, any anticipation if someone has already tried with a similar angle?
the standard sharpening, I think at 20 °, with the thicknesses of the Spanto make it hard to cut, others like Slicer with this angle are fine.

 

[JJ_Colt45]

I have thinned several HInderers (including a Spanto) down to 15 or 17 per side and it made them much better cutters.

 

[Modernflame]

I've had three XM18s and one Jurassic. Every one of them came from the factory at 22 to 23 degrees per side. I settled on 22.5 per side, measured with an angle cube on my Wicked Edge. Never had the spanto, though.

Edit: I use the kind of angle cube with a margin of error of +/-0.05 degrees.

 

[WhitleyStu]

I've sharpened all my Hinderers and customers at 20°/side then stropped at 18°. Never had any customer complaints and like the cut my XMs give at these angles.