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Making a recurve straight

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I know that sharpening a recurve requires a different method of sharpening but i was wondering. If a knife has a small recurve could i make it straight by continously sharpening it on a flat stone but not on the corner.
Im referencing the schf3n which has the tiniest recurve ive ever seen
 
Yes, you can. I have thought that preferentially sharpening the edge closest to the handle a bit will help the process along.
 
I also have a worksharp i dont know if that helps maybe the abrasive belt would work better
 
Just use a bench stone. It will turn out better. It is a minor tweak of the edge, not a major regrind.
I've done this with a SOG Bluto. It is an easy task.
 
Personally I would grind 90* into the edge to remove the recurve then sharpen as you say, on a flat stone. This way you won't be really wearing the corners of your stone and also you will have a fresh flat to work from instead of messing around w/ trying to get the recurve sharp but yet not sharpening it... lol
 
This was done on paper wheels by Richard J. I installed the invisible thumbstuds.

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Has any one tried this on a zt 300
I know it can be done just wondering if it has been done ???
 
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