• Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I hope that you all have something to be grateful for this year and for many years to come

  • The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is available! Price is $250 ea (shipped within CONUS).
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/

  • America has reached 250 years, and I am grateful to be here, in the best country in the world. Thank every one of you who helps make this country a better place, those who have gone before and risked it all, and those who've paid the ultimate price to make the United States what we are today.

    Happy Birthday America! Let Freedom Ring for all time!

Keeping my Emerson Commander sharp (Freehand)

P2P

P2P

Gold Member
Joined
Jul 24, 2010
Messages
1,829
I have experience with drop point v-grind knives, and I can get them razor sharp. However I have an Emerson Commander on its way and I was wondering if anyone has good freehand experience with this style of knife. By the way I also have a lot of experience with the 154cm so that shouldn't be a problem.

I currently use Japanese waters stones.


Thanks,
Dalton
 
Last edited:
You can change it through post edit I believe.

Round the corner of your waterstone and use edge trailing strokes. You only need about a 1/4in rounding of the edge. EKI 154cm runs a bit softer so its pretty easy to sharpen.
 
When removing the burr the opposite side of the ground edge, should I angle it as close to 0 degrees as possible say like 5 degrees creating a micro-beveled chisel grind?
 
Yes, but just on your finest stone and keep the passes to a minimal. Truthfully more than two or three passes and you would be starting to over do it. Then switch back make two ore three more passes then strop on bare leather both back and front sides. Also keeping stropping to a minimal, too much stropping means you didn't do enough stone work.
 
Thanks for the info, now I'll just wait until it comes in and see what happens. Thanks man.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top