Izula Sharpening angle?

40 degrees, maybe less?

I used my sharpmaker to touch up the edge on my 'zula and the 40 degree setting did just fine.
 
AKnife said:
40 degrees, maybe less?

I used my sharpmaker to touch up the edge on my 'zula and the 40 degree setting did just fine.
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Same here, great results when you finally start taking down the edge and its not the coating that your sharpening.
 
Thanks mine needed a touchup, but i didn't want to accidentally start reprofiling it. 20 per side worked fine. :)
 
A good strop goes a long way on the minor touch ups. Even just your leather belt.
 
+1 on using a strop to renew an edge. If it's dull, you need to sharpen it; but usually a little strop time will bring an edge back to razor sharp.
 
I was wondering about the same question ang just dropped a mail to RAT. Just got a reply from Jeff Randall. Literally: "We do our best to maintain a 20 degree edge. Just remember they are sharpened by hand so that may vary".
 
hung-solo said:
excuse the ignorance but how can a leather belt sharpen a knife?
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If you have any small burs on your edge you can usually take them out (depending how bad they are) by stropping.

I usually strop my knives with an old belt after touching them up on the sharpmaker. It helps to polish up the edge and get any remaining lose metal off the edge.
 
actually it DOESNT sharpen a knife!
actually most of the time the edge is NOT dull... it is "rolled"
the leather strop makes it "straight" or realigns the edge
this can be exaggerated if the knife was sharpened at too shallow of an angle
next time your knife is dull try this...
hold your thumbnail at a 90 degree angle to the blade and slide it towards the edge, on one side I bet you feel a lip where the edge has rolled over
 
Necrodamus said:
actually it DOESNT sharpen a knife!
actually most of the time the edge is NOT dull... it is "rolled"
the leather strop makes it "straight" or realigns the edge
this can be exaggerated if the knife was sharpened at too shallow of an angle
next time your knife is dull try this...
hold your thumbnail at a 90 degree angle to the blade and slide it towards the edge, on one side I bet you feel a lip where the edge has rolled over
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Yep, it helps straighten the burs depending how bad they are and doesn't sharpen the knife. This is why I like to strop after sharpening, because it helps get rid of the excess bur so it won't roll over on me.
 
I like to slide the blade across disposable chopsticks to remove the burs... strange, but it works.
 
i used to keep a piece of cardboard in my lansky kit to strop with. it does a pretty good job. i don't really ever use that kit anymore though.
 
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