Just got my first knife, the addiction has infected me

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zimmerDN

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I went to Cabela for the first time this weekend. Wow was that place amazing, it's entertaining enough just to window shop. However, I ended up walking out with a BM 556 Mini-Grip with D2 for $69.

All day I've been looking for things around the house that can put my knife to use. :D As good as this knife will hold it's edge I'm sure it will get dull soon. What I need is a sharpener and a cheaper knife to pratice on.

Will anyone oppose to the sharpmaker and kabar dozier combo ($49+$18)? Should I get a different knife or sharpener?
 
Get the Sharpmaker. There is no need to get another knife to practice with the, Sharpmaker is easy to use just watch the video.
 
A dozier? hell, go to a swap meet and pick up a 440 stainless china special. it won't hold an edge but you'll be able to practice sharpening on it.

Or do what I did, go get a cheap paring knife. Sharpen mom's kitchen knives!
 
Get another knife if you want to, or practice on some of the dull kitchen knives! I practiced on some old knives laying around and the kitchen knives were abound in my house. Are you telling me you don't have even ONE junker of some type already in your house? :eek:

Congrats on the purchase,
-Duffin

Edit: spelling
 
let us know how you like the D-2. Congrats. on your first purchase! That's a nice knife. :)
 
This knife was first purchase as well. Its also my favorite as I find the Griptillian too bulky for EDC.

I think that the Sharpmaker will be okay for touching it up, but if you try to reprofile the blade at all.....you'll never get it done with the Sharpmaker. The brown rods just won't cut the D2.

What I did was use my EdgePro (Stage two of your infection) and use the 120 grit stones and reprofiled to 30 degrees. This took at least 15 minutes or longer. I then took it through all 4 stones, which is pretty fast once you've done the bulk of the work with the 120.

Anyways, I think you'll like this knife a lot. I bought mine with the staight edge as I just don't like the combo blades with straight and serrated edges.
 
D2 can be tough to sharpen compared to other steels, so you may need to spend more time on the Sharpmaker to get it sharpened up. So don't get frustrated if it doesn't sharpen up quickly. :) Once you get it sharp, try to keep it touched up frequently on the Sharpmaker to keep your sharpening times down.
 
I knew that D2 was tough to sharpen before I bought the knife. That's why I thought maybe I should practice on a cheaper knife before sharpening the mini-grip.

Why, when do you need to reprofile a knife. How do you know when you need to sharpen your knife (before it gets too dull).
 
zimmerDN said:
I knew that D2 was tough to sharpen before I bought the knife. That's why I thought maybe I should practice on a cheaper knife before sharpening the mini-grip.
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Cheap kitchen knives are great to practice on, besides it's nice to have them sharp.

zimmerDN said:
Why, when do you need to reprofile a knife.
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You reprofile a knife if the edge is too obtuse (i.e. the edge angle is 25 degrees per side, but you want it to be 20 or 15) for your task. The thinner the edge angle, the "sharper" the blade and the better it cuts. Of course if you make the angle too thin, the blade edge could chip or roll/bend. The best angle depends on your application, the type and strength of the steel in the blade, and the heat treat applied to the blade.


http://www.bladeforums.com/features/faqsharp.shtml

zimmerDN said:
How do you know when you need to sharpen your knife (before it gets too dull).
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It's dull when it won't cut what you intend to cut with it. It's getting dull when cutting things requires more force than you think it should. It's always easier to touch up a knife, than to try and bring it back from dull.. This is subjective and is something you eventually just "know".
 
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