Lansky hack: reprofiling narrow blades

[WhittlinAway]

I doubt I'm the first to think of this, but I thought I'd share how I've been using the parts from my Lanksy sharpening system to reprofile narrow blades to a shallow angle:

That's a 1" x 1" block of basswood with a couple of thumbtacks acting as a backstop to keep the blade from sliding. I've positioned them so that the edge of the blade is flush with the end of the block, which maximizes support. Half of the Lansky holder is turned backwards and positioned on the block to give the desired angle (10 dps in the photo) and the whole stack is clamped to a desk.

It's not as accurate as it would be with the holder--if that were possible--but it gets the job done and I don't mind a bit of a convex edge. Once the new bevel has been established with the coarse stones, I find it easier to finish up freehand.

Greg

 

[cbwx34]

:thumbup: :thumbup:

I love simple solutions. Good one!

 

[fvdk]

Very nice and elegant solution. :thumbup:

For my Victorinox SD blades, I tape a needle to the spine to give the blade just that more width that I can use it with the Lasky clamp as-is.
This way, I can reprofile to about 18 DPS which is good enough for me but I like how your solution allows for much lower angles.

Frans

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

That looks like a good idea; and very simple to boot, both in concept and in materials needed. Nice work. :thumbup:


David

 

[WhittlinAway]

Very nice and elegant solution. :thumbup:

For my Victorinox SD blades, I tape a needle to the spine to give the blade just that more width that I can use it with the Lasky clamp as-is.
This way, I can reprofile to about 18 DPS which is good enough for me but I like how your solution allows for much lower angles.

Frans

Thanks! I like your needle solution. I'll have to give that a try when I'm working on a bit bigger blade.

 

[Rey HRH]

Very nice thinking. And looking at the picture, I see how the connection to the KME and another system.