Looking for advice on sharpening an M390 push dagger

Kerneldrop said:
Glad it worked out.
There are diamond rods for it that'll sharpen your M390.
Some prefer a larger surface and a surface they can put some force into....but i imagine those rods will sharpen well.

Is what you'll find, is that once the blades are sharp they can be kept sharp for a long time by honing often on the Sharpmaker.
I just sent off three knives to Traditional. They need more work than I can handle.
I'll maintain those new edges with the Sharpmaker.
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Hey, do you get machine sharpening ($4) or hand sharpening ($10) from traditional? I’ve given up on sharpening my Emerson CQC7-7.

I definitely want it to be ultra sharp
 
Valheru said:
Hey, do you get machine sharpening ($4) or hand sharpening ($10) from traditional? I’ve given up on sharpening my Emerson CQC7-7.

I definitely want it to be ultra sharp
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Hand sharpen by Jason…he’s that good.

Now if you want to see what a guided sharpener can do —or you want a mirrored edge— go to the KME Users FB page and look for Eric. He’s a pro sharpener and he’ll sharpen your knife with an edge that will be the sharpest you’ve ever felt.
 
Ha nice, sounds like it's worth the $10. Do you have a link for the "KME Users FB page"? (I'm guessing the FB = Facebook)

Thanks
 
Valheru said:
Ha nice, sounds like it's worth the $10. Do you have a link for the "KME Users FB page"? (I'm guessing the FB = Facebook)

Thanks
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Valheru said:
Hello everyone,

I just bought a nice little “DPx Gear Hit Push Dagger Assault”. (Link Below). I love the thing but I want sharpness like my Protech godfather.

The trouble is that it’s M390 and my hand sharpener (which works great on stainless blades, high carbon 1095…) isn’t “working”. It’s scratching it up a little and I can’t detect any increase in sharpness

Can anyone recommend a high end “automatic/powered” sharpener? Price is no object.

I know nothing is idiot-proof but I know very little about this and I’m hoping for something idiot-resistant :)

thanks for the help!

DPx Gear Hit Push Dagger Assault Stonewash Titanium (1.5" M390) - Blade HQ

Features: Black stonewashed, dagger blade built from Bohler M390. Black stonewashed, titanium handle. Black leather sheath with a paracord necklace. Description: The DPx Gear Hit is a top-end push dagger built from some of the best materials on the market. The single-beveled, double-edged blade...
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A couple of things to account for.
First you will definitely want to use diamond plates to sharpen this due to the steel composition. For what it is I cannot imagine going any finer than 1200 grit.

Second is that its grind angle is probably not going to allow for a very acute sharpening angle - it will never cut as well as a much thinner edge. Looking at the picture of it, it doesn't appear to have a separate edge bevel, which means surface area on the plate should be plenty to maintain good angle control freehand.

Great looking little knife!
 
Valheru said:
I’ve given up on sharpening my Emerson CQC7-7.

I definitely want it to be ultra sharp
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The Wicked Edge does really well for chisel grinds. If you can't sharpen it, send it to me and I'll sharpen it for you.
 
tokerblue said:
The Wicked Edge does really well for chisel grinds. If you can't sharpen it, send it to me and I'll sharpen it for you.
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Wow thank you. So the Emerson is a chisel grind? I’m really thinking of getting your wicked edge model and not waiting around for the new one. I tried sharpening my wife’s cheap kitchen knives and ended up using a $10 hand sharpener I had gotten from Amazon (:
 
Valheru said:
Wow thank you. So the Emerson is a chisel grind? I’m really thinking of getting your wicked edge model and not waiting around for the new one. I tried sharpening my wife’s cheap kitchen knives and ended up using a $10 hand sharpener I had gotten from Amazon :)
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I'm not sure which version of the CQC-7 you have, but almost all of them are chisel grinds. The CQC-7V has the V-grind, but you can tell because one side of the blade will be flat. Like this.

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Valheru said:
Hey Kerneldrop, thanks for the great advice. I just ordered the Spyderco from BladeHQ along with a couple cold steel push daggers (my latest knife obsession.)

Does this look like the right one? https://www.bladehq.com/item--Spyderco-Sharpmaker--1859

It might do everything I need! I have a little hand sharpener from Amazon that’s better than nothing but it definitely has its limits, like the aforementioned

Before I read what you wrote, I did kind of think the Wicked would be easy to figure out and I’d be sharpening stuff perfectly in an hour or something.

I think I’ll be sending my “nice knives” to Traditional after reading the glowing reviews on that thread: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/traditional-sharpening-services.1132962/
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Normally when I hear the term "professional knife sharpener" I get the cold shudder of ruined knives with decades of useful blade shape ground off in a shower of hardness burning destruction.

But the linked expert is a pro....

There are more than a handful I would trust with good knives, and he is definitely one.

I free hand sharpen, mostly with cheap equipment.

I have a 1x30, a 2x72, diamond hand stones and ceramic sticks (Smith and also Spyderco).

I also have a leather strop bat, and balsam strop stick.

I have a lansky fixed angle system, and though I've had it for decades. I hardly ever use it any more.

I recently took it out to reprofile a custom fixed blade in CPM3v....and really buggered up the plunge grind on a nice knife.

I can get hair whittling (meaning I can shave multiple curls on a free hanging hair).

Pick a good system, and you will be fine.

I spend a good bit of time honing my edges regularly. I'll pull out the 3-4 pocket knives I am carrying that day, and touch them up on ceramic sticks. Just a few strokes keep them shaving sharp.

I don't use pro sharpeners just because of the hassle of packing up my stuff, sending it off, and paying for the service and shipping.

There is no doubt a good pro can out sharpen me!

But you learn by doing....repeatedly.

The first time you take a diamond stone to a knife worth 2k + you will have a pucker factor, no matter what system you have.....
 
Kerneldrop said:
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Hey Kerneldrop how’s it going? So I bought a Microtech Arbiter from a guy selling here and ran it over the white ceramic rods on the Sharpmaker. It is crazy sharp now!
 
Bigfattyt said:
Normally when I hear the term "professional knife sharpener" I get the cold shudder of ruined knives with decades of useful blade shape ground off in a shower of hardness burning destruction.

But the linked expert is a pro....

There are more than a handful I would trust with good knives, and he is definitely one.

I free hand sharpen, mostly with cheap equipment.

I have a 1x30, a 2x72, diamond hand stones and ceramic sticks (Smith and also Spyderco).

I also have a leather strop bat, and balsam strop stick.

I have a lansky fixed angle system, and though I've had it for decades. I hardly ever use it any more.

I recently took it out to reprofile a custom fixed blade in CPM3v....and really buggered up the plunge grind on a nice knife.

I can get hair whittling (meaning I can shave multiple curls on a free hanging hair).

Pick a good system, and you will be fine.

I spend a good bit of time honing my edges regularly. I'll pull out the 3-4 pocket knives I am carrying that day, and touch them up on ceramic sticks. Just a few strokes keep them shaving sharp.

I don't use pro sharpeners just because of the hassle of packing up my stuff, sending it off, and paying for the service and shipping.

There is no doubt a good pro can out sharpen me!

But you learn by doing....repeatedly.

The first time you take a diamond stone to a knife worth 2k + you will have a pucker factor, no matter what system you have.....
Click to expand...

I wouldn't call myself an expert knife sharpener, but my Wicked Edge WE130 makes me look like an expert knife sharpener.
 
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