I was going to get a 710HS but...

jefroman · Aug 5, 2001

....I'm not the greatest shrpener in the world and I've been hearing that re-curves are a pain to sharpen. If that is true, then should I still get one??

Thanks!

P.S. Is it possible/easy to sharpen re-curves on a Sharpmaker?

AF · Aug 5, 2001

The 710HS is an awesome knife. You've heard that before. A recurve is not difficult to sharpen. You can't sharpen one on the flat of a benchstone. But you can sharpen one on the edge of a benchstone or on any stone that narrower than the radius of the recurve. A sharpmaker will work very well. Buy it!

slicer · Aug 5, 2001

I love my 710HSSR , I even have the scars to prove it!!!

glockman99 · Aug 5, 2001

Most of my REKAT folders have a "recurved" blade, and I don't have any problems keepin' them SHARP with my Spyderco Sharpmaker....It just takes a little bit more care (attention) than sharpening a "straight" blade does.

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rdangerer · Aug 5, 2001

Originally posted by jefroman
....I'm not the greatest shrpener in the world and I've been hearing that re-curves are a pain to sharpen. If that is true, then should I still get one?? Thanks!

P.S. Is it possible/easy to sharpen re-curves on a Sharpmaker?

knifenerd · Aug 5, 2001

Jeff

The 710HS is an awesome knife. You can easily maintain the recurved blade on the Sharpmaker 204, using the corners of the stones, not the flats. It works like a charm.

JTurner · Aug 5, 2001

Come on Jefroman...pull the trigger and worry about the details later. You will not be disappointed. I used to think the 710 was a little big for my tastes, but I am beginning to reconsider. It may be the perfect tough as nails user.

If you like something smaller, I just picked up a 812HS and it is holding up great.

BTW...did you get the e-mail I sent you on where to get the 710 at a pretty good price. Also...if you decide to get the 812HS, I got a place you can get those pretty cheap too.

Good Luck...JT

misque · Aug 5, 2001

Jefroman,
Invest in a Sharpmaker 204. I say "Invest" because acquiring a 204 is well worth the $$ you put in it. You will have the ability to sharpen anything in your house that has a sharp edge. Re-curve edges will be nothing for you to sharpen. Nor will virtually anything else with an edge.
That reasoning aside, you are going to miss out on what may very well be one of the finest folders to ever come out of a factory in our lifetime. Well, one of the finest anyway.

Chang · Aug 5, 2001

Not that I want to be the only dissenting voice here, but I wouldn't buy a 204 Sharpmaker until they start putting out coarse grit sharpening sleeves or rods. The sharpening media that they have on there just doesn't take off enough metal fast enough. Since most Benchmades seem to be sharpened fairly high angled, you'd better have a lot of patience using the 20-degrees or 15-degrees on each side setting.

Not many people have thought about this before, but the Lansky system will do a pretty nice job on lightly recurved blades with just the standard hones (you don't need the V-shaped hone). In fact, I even managed to turn a BM 730 into a recurve on the Lansky (using an extra coarse stone and a bit of patience), which one of my friends thought was pretty cool. It might round the corners on your sharpening stones a little bit, but it's really no big deal.

I was going to get a 710HS but...

RIP Dann, you were a good guy.