How the heck do I sharpen the 15?

[Cosmos]

Hi,

I have a mini 15 and was wondering how one would go and sharpen this. The tricky part seems to be that little point where the tanto tip meets the belly. Do you guys try and sharpen as two edges? Or do you just treat the entire thing as one edge and wear down that little tip?

Thanks

 

[rycen]

If you want the blade to stay looking as when it was new treat it as two different areas to keep the point sharp.

 

[glockednlocked]

2 edges. Just take your time its really not that hard. If you keep it touched up and dont let it get super dull I find it much easier.

 

[toker]

As others have mentioned, treat it as two different edges. Also don't forget that Emerson knives have chisel edges, so you only need to sharpen one side of the blade.

 

[Oldhairpin]

As others have mentioned, treat it as two different edges. Also don't forget that Emerson knives have chisel edges, so you only need to sharpen one side of the blade.

Yup, two different edges and once you've done all that, gently run the edge down a soft piece of wood to remove the burr that you'll feel on the side you don't sharpen.

Rather stupidly, I cut up some skateboard tape with my Commander yesterday which as we know is basically the lowest grit sandpaper with a sticky back and in 2 minutes the knife couldn't cut paper.

So, what makes a blade dull can sharpen it so a few strops on the Skateboard tape, a few minutes on a Spyderco double sided ceramic stone, a few passes on the strop (stropped both sides to remove the burr) and it was shaving hair off my leg again.

I've only been an Emerson customer for a couple of months now (I have the CQC-7w,CQC-15, Commander and Karambit) but can confirm they really are easy to sharpen.

Take care, Ben