ok i just bought the mini manix combo edge and was wondering how and what to use to sharpen when it goes blunt it beatiful thanks all you guy for the the help and for making the right choice very happy ohhh im luving it got a massive arse smile on my face when i got it
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How to sharpen?
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Spyderco's Sharpmaker
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=77
Will do a nice job on both the flat and serrated portions. The stones are triangle shaped and the point works down into the serrations. It's what I use on my (many) serrated edges.
Ken
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=77
Will do a nice job on both the flat and serrated portions. The stones are triangle shaped and the point works down into the serrations. It's what I use on my (many) serrated edges.
Ken
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I have a combo-edge Endura. I usually sharpen the serrated section first, three strokes on the serration side, one of the back side to knock the burr off. Just keep going until it is nice and sharp again.
Then I choke up on the blade and put my index finger alongside the blade about halfway up where the serrations end and use that as kind of a starting point for sharpening the plain edge portion. My Endura is ATS-55 and I love it because it is so easy to sharpen.
Hope this helps!
Then I choke up on the blade and put my index finger alongside the blade about halfway up where the serrations end and use that as kind of a starting point for sharpening the plain edge portion. My Endura is ATS-55 and I love it because it is so easy to sharpen.
Hope this helps!
the best way to "resharpen" the knife is to never let it get dull in the first place, the Sharpmaker *excels* as a touch-up tool, after a few days of use, just lightly run the blade down the Sharpmaker rods using no more than the weight of the knife itself, then strop it on cardboard, it'll keep the edge aligned and "Scary Sharp"
S30V is a very durable steel and holds an edge well, but is a *royal* pain in the arse to resharpen once it does get dull, don't let it get dull, easiest way to maintan it
S30V is a very durable steel and holds an edge well, but is a *royal* pain in the arse to resharpen once it does get dull, don't let it get dull, easiest way to maintan it
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Do 701 stones work equally as well for plain edges as with serrations.
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I think the popular way for u 2 sharpen this manix is gonna be to use the sharpmaker but if u want 2 learn 2 sharpen freehand u got to get the profile its a spyderco thing too and 1 of the best cuz its versatile n compact i dunno if spyderco gives a dvd to help u get started but there are books for u to look at that can tell u the same stuff get on the internet and u will find the info u need for freehand sharpening
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Like others said, the Sharpmaker is good (learning freehand is never discouraged), and don't let the knife get blunt/dull before you sharpen. Easier that way.
Capt. Carl,
The 701's are shaped in such a way that they will sharpen serrations. Here's a pic of a Profile Hone next to a Sharpmaker rod.
Capt. Carl,
The 701's are shaped in such a way that they will sharpen serrations. Here's a pic of a Profile Hone next to a Sharpmaker rod.
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I like the fact that the Manix S30V is such a tough steel. It took me a long time to smooth out the factory grind marks with my new Sharpmaker, but it was a meditation and now my Manix is scary sharp. And yes, I will keep it that way with regular touchups.edb said:re: S30V being a pain to sharpen...
Amen to that! Although I really liked the Manix I had (past tense), it was a pain to sharpen...so DON'T let it get too dull before touching it up! If only it were made with VG-10, I would have kept it..
I have a gazillion scratches on mine and I do not find it a hard knife to sharpen at all any more than other S30V knives. As said, the best way to keep a knife sharp is to just touch it up often. I dont use anything but CPM-S30V as a work knife and my goal is to always stay in the white meaning staying on the white stones. The Manix will serve you well...I could write a book on where mine has gone.