Let's Talk About Sharpening Our Survive! Knives

Silver Needle said:
I'm really disappointed in myself. I generally over research any purchase, especially online purchases. I'll be careful with my technique and hopefully avoid any disasters!
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Don't be disappointed. It shouldn't be a real issue as long as you are careful. I damaged the diamond on my Gatco and it presented a lot of issues when I am sharpening. Didn't realize it until it was too late. Had to buy a new replacement hone to file down the screwed edges.
 
Silver, everything is good!
This is only in the nature of a chance to "learn from my mistakes" so that you don't repeat them.
I'm suggesting that you'll get better service from the diamond plates if you are gentle with them. :)
 
Silver Needle said:
I'm really disappointed in myself. I generally over research any purchase, especially online purchases. I'll be careful with my technique and hopefully avoid any disasters!
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I wouldn't beat yourself up over it bud. I haven't had a problem on open stones, and you've got it in the forefront of your mind now. You should be fine.
 
Silver Needle said:
I'm really disappointed in myself. I generally over research any purchase, especially online purchases. I'll be careful with my technique and hopefully avoid any disasters!
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The holes are not a big deal. Catching the tip in the hole can happen I guess, but it is far from common in my experience.
 
Saturday night included my GSO 5, my Flexxx strop, a Sharpie and a vodka tonic or more. I did get the flat part of the edge hair shaving sharp, but I need to figure out steering the end. Definitely a work in progress for me, but good times regardless!
 
Silver, I like to start with the tip down, the edge perpendicular to the length of the strop, then start to slide the knife along the strop while pushing the length of the edge onto the leather rotating through the belly to keep the edge as perpendicular as possible all the way to the heel. So at the beginning of the stroke the tip is down and heel is off the strop. At the end, the tips is off the far side.

Each pass down the strop covers tip to heel in this way. I never do too many on one side without switching to the other.

Maybe I should find a video.
 
JustinFournier said:
Silver, I like to start with the tip down, the edge perpendicular to the length of the strop, then start to slide the knife along the strop while pushing the length of the edge onto the leather rotating through the belly to keep the edge as perpendicular as possible all the way to the heel. So at the beginning of the stroke the tip is down and heel is off the strop. At the end, the tips is off the far side.

Each pass down the strop covers tip to heel in this way. I never do too many on one side without switching to the other.

Maybe I should find a video.
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Thanks for the clear explanation :thumbup:

So you really push the blade edge towards/into the strop? I pull the cutting edge away from the strop.
 
No I don't push the edge into the leather. Spine is always in front of the direction of movement. I guess my explanation was not good!!
 
I think it's just how I interpreted "push". I think I'm pulling when I strop as opposed to how I would push on a diamond stone. Tomayto/tomahto :D
 
Silver, I hope the purpose of the Sharpie was to keep scores by marking the ratio of the vodka to the tonic water rather than leaving streak marks on your strop :p
 
One side I push, the other I pull. I flip the knife over in between so the spine is always leading the direction of movement. I also loosely hold the handle of the strop and let the slight movement of it help me keep the edge flat. I do it on my lap while I watch YouTube or listen to music.
 
Casinostocks said:
Silver, I hope the purpose of the Sharpie was to keep scores by marking the ratio of the vodka to the tonic water rather than leaving streak marks on your strop :p
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Haha! I was stropping on black compound and I use a highly scientific eyeball method for measuring the vodka ;)
 
JustinFournier said:
One side I push, the other I pull. I flip the knife over I between so the spine is always leading the direction of movement. I also loosely hold the handle of the strop and let the slight movement of it help me keep the edge flat.
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I get it now.

"I feel ya, bruh!"

I do the same except I had been starting by the sharpening choil with the flat section and lifting the handle as I get to the curve of the blade.

I seemed to have an easier time gaging my angle on the flat section.
 
Here's an old video I did a few years back, but might give some better visual help. Currently working on a 5-10 minute piece with the same maker.

[video=vimeo;33687759]https://vimeo.com/33687759[/video]
 
B34NS said:
Here's an old video I did a few years back, but might give some better visual help. Currently working on a 5-10 minute piece with the same maker.

[video=vimeo;33687759]https://vimeo.com/33687759[/video]
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Sexy stone work! If there was a place I could go to learn the mad art of razor sharpening I'd spend all my free time after work there...
 
B34NS said:
Here's an old video I did a few years back, but might give some better visual help. Currently working on a 5-10 minute piece with the same maker.

[video=vimeo;33687759]https://vimeo.com/33687759[/video]
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Did you post a link? I don't see anything...
 
I keep my 4.1 in M390 sharp on my Edge Pro Apex with Shapton Glass stones and the stock EP stones. I sharpen it to 17º per side and strop it with a balsa plate with some green compound. It manages to make it through two deer -- from field gutting to freezer -- before it needs to be stropped.
 
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