I'm not having much luck with my Umnumzaan.

[Haze]

I seem to be having a run of bad knife luck these days :grumpy:. I bent the clip on my Umnumzaan not so long ago and now I have had a short meeting with a tiled floor and the point of my knife. But, once again there is a positive note to this.
The clip was able to be bent back easily with out snaping and the newly damaged point point was able to be sharpened back in about half an hour by hand. This is thanks the the swedge allowing for material to be removed from both sides with out having to reprofile the spine or sharpen out the ding on the primary edge alone. :thumbup:

Here are a couple of before and after pics.........

 

[krust]

Sorry to hear about that but one good thing about the umnumzaan is that it always comes back for more. I have banged up and chipped my blade more times then I care to remember just by using it like I hate it and it always sharpens rite up and come back for more.

 

[Striderco]

i would say the opposite! you r having good luck with your umnum! Could other knives come back to life like that so easily?! I dont think so

 

[vwb563]

Dang good job Haze! Can't even tell it ever happened.

 

[Haze]

Aye, I suppose my run of "luck" is a good example of just how useable the Umnumzaan is. It doesn't seem to matter what you do to that knife it's easily fixable, with in reason of course.

 

[pvicenzi]

Quicker than removing a chip from most steels.

 

[Mad_Maxx]

Dang good job Haze! Can't even tell it ever happened.

me too, had to read twice
great job looks new

 

[Mad_Maxx]

Dang good job Haze! Can't even tell it ever happened.

me too, had to read twice
great job looks new

 

[peppercorn]

Looks great Haze1

What media did you use to do the grinding?

 

[Franz_N]

Did you drop it on tile while it was open or closed, just wondering.

 

[Haze]

Looks great Haze1

What media did you use to do the grinding?

I used DMT diamons stones, I started with the corse one to remove the steel. I then went down through the grits to clean it up and finished with a fine ceramic stone and a quick strop. I don't like using the sharpening sytems so I just use them free hand.

Did you drop it on tile while it was open or closed, just wondering.

The knife was open. It slipped from a chopping board that was in my lap and landed perfectly on the point. It did chip the tile if that's any consolation.

 

[peppercorn]

Gotcha, very cool. I'm with on the 'free hand' and the DMTs.:thumbup:

 

[skyhorse]

I used DMT diamons stones, I started with the corse one to remove the steel. I then went down through the grits to clean it up and finished with a fine ceramic stone and a quick strop. I don't like using the sharpening sytems so I just use them free hand.



The knife was open. It slipped from a chopping board that was in my lap and landed perfectly on the point. It did chip the tile if that's any consolation.

Thank all that's Holy you had a chopping board in you're lap and all it hit was tile. Nice job Haze!:thumbup:

 

[giant1]

Hmmm.........

By any chance, You weren't wearing a hockey mask when you threw....I mean dropped the knife on the tiles were you??

In any case nicely fixed :thumbup:

 

[Haze]

No, it was genuinely accidental, I promise.

Hmmm.........

By any chance, You weren't wearing a hockey mask when you threw....I mean dropped the knife on the tiles were you??

In any case nicely fixed :thumbup:

 

[pvicenzi]

Glad it missed your foot!

 

[Acerazor]

Fine sharpening job if i do say so brother.

 

[sheriff125]

edge looks great!! great job.

 

[dark impaler]

Indeed, good job on the fix.

 

[Buffalohump]

Ouch! I do hate to drop a knife... but you seemed to have restored it very nicely.