How to sharpen a Superhawk?

[bchan77]

I use the Superhawk to cut off the cylindrical stems of the vegetables prior to cooking them. The curved shape of the blade is very suited for this task. I am a bit worried about how to sharpen it though. I only have a Sharpmaker, I would be grateful for any advice on sharpening this knife.

 

[ajbuckelew]

There is an instruction manual that came with the sharpmaker that shows you how to sharpen hawkbill bladed knives

 

[elkins45]

I would think the Sharpmaker would be the perfect tool for the job just using the edges of the stones.

 

[thombrogan]

Even using the flats of the Sharpmaker stones works well.

 

[KNaB]

The sharpmaker is capable, especially on the superhawk, which doesn't have such an extreme radius as other hawkbills.

 

[JD Spydo]

I personally use the Sharpmaker for sharpening all of my plain edged Hawkbills with the exception of the tips of the blade which I use the Spyderco 701 Profiles to get them needle sharp.

I could use the 701 Profiles exclusively because they are a great sharpening tool too.