I want to Sharpen without marking up my knife in any capacity

[TC]

Schrodinger's knife

 

[Another Shepherd]

I've always felt that a prize collection piece should always have a perfect, polished, and very sharp edge. Few people on this forum will agree. Most collectors want the crappy factory edge left in all its crappy glory.

If you want to clean up that edge without marking up the blade, I'd suggest getting a good guided system and learn to use it. Then sharpen with only fine-grit stones, cleaning the edge after each few passes.

You can also send it to a professional sharpener, who can accommodate your wishes easily.

There has been at least one thread concerning whether you should sharpen resellable knives, and the consensus was no, keep the factory edge, which is often crappy. But if you are going to keep the knife forever, it makes sense to me that you would want the edge to be perfect.

I agree with using a good guided system and only fine-grit stones. There are other important details, which I will not go into unless the OP is really interested.

 

[toker]

It's a knife, not a priceless relic.

 

[Guy McVer]

Sounds like you should put it in a box and never look at it again?

Right because rays of light hitting it over time causes erosion. Better to only take it out in a completely dark room and use your sense of touch to feel it instead of looking at it. Also you should wear gloves so that you don't contaminate it with the oil, dirt, and salt from your skin, which can have a corrosive effect. In fact don't get the moisture from your breath on it either.

In summary: store it in a carefully sealed airtight climate controlled container and only take it out in a pitch black industrial cleanroom while wearing a space suit.

 

[jacobconroy75]

A Wicked Edge sharpening system may be what you are looking for. I wouldn’t buy one and start on your favorite knife, but after a bit of practice on less important knives you could probably get what you want, if you are OK with a v-edge.

This is a DLC folder.

 

[Guy McVer]

A Wicked Edge sharpening system may be what you are looking for. I wouldn’t buy one and start on your favorite knife, but after a bit of practice on less important knives you could probably get what you want, if you are OK with a v-edge.

This is a DLC folder.

View attachment 2517756

I see a few scratches on the coating. You better buy a new one and start over.

 

[115Italian]

So I have an all black SMF, and I want to sharpen the blade, but I'm unsure how/if the PVD coating will trap anyone the metal shavings and cause them to mark up my blade. This is my favorite knife in my collection, and I want to keep it as pristine as possible, as factory fresh as humanly possible, with no scratches, snail trails or anything else. I want to sharpen it because although it it sharp, I would prefer for it to be hair whittling. So my question is if I should even sharpen it in the 1st place?

To answer your question:
Don’t sharpen it. If it will not be used just leave it. Why risk anything happening to it?

 

[Drop bear]

Would a strop mark the knife?

I mean I assume it is pretty sharp already.

 

[TheOne45]

So my question is if I should even sharpen it in the 1st place?

Have you ever sharpened any knife?