I need help.

neetones

neetones

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Hey everyone. Last weekend I went on a little overnight camping trip (froze my ass off). My question is regarding the Fallkniven F1 I carried along. I was shaving some bark off of a stick to get a fire going and with one slip, the edge tried to chop a piece out of a rock. I know this was my stupid fault for cutting over rocky ground, but it was coooooold. Well, now I've got some REALLY miniscule little chips in the blade, on the belly. They're really tiny...but what should I do to get rid of them? I don't really know how to correctly sharpen a convex edge without flattening it out. All I have right now is my Sharpmaker 204, a couple leather strops and a large steel. (both of the latter are from HandAmerican (good stuff)). Well...any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Nitin
 
First of all, relax. A few really tiny chips out of the edge just make it microserrated, so it may even cut better than ever! OK, so that doesn't cheer you up ...

Whatever you do, it's a good idea to find a "beater", some cheap old knife, to practice on. After you turn its tired edge into a razor, you'll have the confidence to try your technique on something valuable. :D

Sneaky technique with the Sharpmaker to simulate a convex edge: Sharpen the blade to thirty degrees and then go back and sharpen it to forty degrees. Think about what you will then have, an edge that angles in slightly and then angles in slightly more, a "poor man's convex edge". Very sharp slicer, but durable.

As far as the chips go, you will have to smooth them out by hand. I recommend a diamond stone. You can get a credit-card-sized stone from DMT in coarse, fine, or extra-fine. Or you could use a Gatco Tri-Seps, which also comes in diamond-coated, as well as plain ceramic, both of which I've got.

I used the diamond-coated Tri-Seps to sharpen the tip of a S.W.A.T. butterfly knife in 154CM -- the Sharpmaker might have rounded the tip, so I was leary of getting too close to it. Consequently, the tip needed hand-sharpening. which took all of five minute of gentle stroking.

Have fun! Don't worry about the occasional dings -- we call them "character"!
 
If you are unable to fix it yourself or finf someone close to you to do it for you, send the knife to the U.S. distributor for Fallkniven.

Blue Ridge Knives,
166 Adwolfe Rd.,
Marion, VA 24354-6664
ph. 540-783-6143
brk@netva.com
www.blueridgeknives.com

Contact them to find out what they would recommend you do.
 
Neetones,

I experimented with Silicon Carbide Sandpaper clamped to the 204 with a Leather cushion a while back and got a reasonable Convex Edge.

The biggest challenge is finding the correct pressure to cause the leather to deform just enough for the convex edge.
 
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