How do YOU sharpen 154 cm?

[Nathan Ihrke]

You guys got the idea of question, no need to explain further

 

[donny bee]

This steel requires no special equiptment, or technique.

 

[Vivi]

The same way I sharpen everything else. Reprofile on DMT XX course then hone the edge or microbevel on a DMT fine.

 

[Jason B.]

Nathan, could you explain more?

Donny bee, welcome to bladeforums.

 

[StretchNM]

I use a Sharpmaker. If I'm going to rebevel an edge, I'll use the SHarpmaker stones with wet/dry paper clipped to them. 154CM is tough and takes a fine edge, but it requires no "special" stones or hones, like Donny Bee said.

 

[trimcut123]

20 strokes on the sharpmaker every week... After I give it a 40 degree convex

 

[J_Curd]

I convex every 154CM I own. It loves a nice curve to the edge better than any other steel I have used, followed closely by A2 or D2.

 

[trimcut123]

yup........

I convex every 154CM I own. It loves a nice curve to the edge better than any other steel I have used

 

[richard j]

same here as j_curd and trimcut123

 

[Jake Bauer]

Crock Sticks for touch ups, Lansky System for hardcore sharpening

 

[Pronger865]

The only 154 CM blade I have is a Benchmade Mini-Grip 555. I just use my Spyderco Sharpmaker.

 

[AMRaider]

Fine Arkansas followed up by Flitz/leather strop and/or dremel w/polishing compound.

 

[Nathan Ihrke]

THanks for the replies, it seems everyone has a different touch when it comes to sharpening the tougher steels and I just wanted to see the differences

 

[steelscout30]

I still use the good, old 501 Tri-Angle Sharpmaker for the simple stuff---DMT diamond bench stones for the more complicated stuff (e.g. reprofiling, et al.).

 

[Peter Parker]

Get a Spyderco 204 Sharpmaker set the rods at 30 degrees and have at it.

 

[Jeff Clark]

I never get an edge that I am truly happy with on 154 CM. I do best using diamond hones. It has a coarse carbide structure and is inferior if you like low angle ultrafine razor edges. Its advantage is long edge holding.

 

[Nathan Ihrke]

Everyone thought I was retarded for asking this but I count 5 different ways people use to sharpen this knife...

 

[Masteroffajitas]

Everyone thought I was retarded for asking this but I count 5 different ways people use to sharpen this knife...

Pay $5 for a guy to do it for me, lmao...I'm a monkey when it comes to sharpening..

 

[Jake Bauer]

Pay $5 for a guy to do it for me, lmao...I'm a monkey when it comes to sharpening..

Ahh bro... You can't call a knife yours unless you sharpen it yourself!

When I started selling knives, this ol boy asked me "how do you sharpen your knives?" and I said "I don't. I let someone do it for me" At that he lauged at me and told me what I just told you. I learned quickly after that. Glad I did too.

 

[StretchNM]

Everyone thought I was retarded for asking this but I count 5 different ways people use to sharpen this knife...

I didn't get the impression anyone thought you were retarded. You could this same question about any steel and get at least this many answers. You asked: "How do you sharpen (insert steel type here_________)".

Frankly, I'm surprised you got only five different ways. I didn;t go back through to count them...maybe there were seven or eight different ways.

In the end though, Nathan, 154CM, while it's my favorite stainless, isn;t really a "special" steel when it comes to sharpening. It might take a little more time and care than say 440C or 1095, but not so much as to be bothersome. You can bring up a fine, razor edge with standard sharpening equipment.