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Many of you have been sitting by your computers with a cold one, following my sharpening tales of woe — my struggles and my failures, my various non-specific examples of ignorance. Here, I'd like to share with you what I think is a small success.
Yesterday, after spending the day failing to sharpen anything, something happened. As I was cleaning my equipment and putting it away, I thought I would check my EDC, which is a Benchmade 391BK SOCP. The blade on this knife is Cerakoted, but I have to check the bevel periodically for rust. There wasn't any rust, and, since I had been checking edges all day, I decided to check the edge on the SOCP. It was dull. It wouldn't cut paper. Hmm. This surprised me. The last time I checked, it was scary sharp, and I hadn't cut anything with it since then except my fingers. Feeling beaten in the sharpening game but not defeated, I pulled out my Green Elephant Ceramic Rod and went to work. Lo and behold, the edge came back. I then went to the strop (Bark River black compound followed by Bark River green compound). My EDC now slices paper again. Voilà. I did my first touch up of a blade.
So, sportsfans, there is a tiny bit of joy in Mudville. Now, get back to that cold one.
P.S. I'd like to make it even sharper. What do I do?
Yesterday, after spending the day failing to sharpen anything, something happened. As I was cleaning my equipment and putting it away, I thought I would check my EDC, which is a Benchmade 391BK SOCP. The blade on this knife is Cerakoted, but I have to check the bevel periodically for rust. There wasn't any rust, and, since I had been checking edges all day, I decided to check the edge on the SOCP. It was dull. It wouldn't cut paper. Hmm. This surprised me. The last time I checked, it was scary sharp, and I hadn't cut anything with it since then except my fingers. Feeling beaten in the sharpening game but not defeated, I pulled out my Green Elephant Ceramic Rod and went to work. Lo and behold, the edge came back. I then went to the strop (Bark River black compound followed by Bark River green compound). My EDC now slices paper again. Voilà. I did my first touch up of a blade.
So, sportsfans, there is a tiny bit of joy in Mudville. Now, get back to that cold one.
P.S. I'd like to make it even sharper. What do I do?