My BK-2 and sharpmaker.

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survivalnoob

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Hi All.

Before sharpening my BK-2 I marked both sides of the edge with permanent marker. I started on the 40 side of the sharpmaker. What I noticed was the angle on the right of my BK-2, the mark was gone, but on the left angle the mark was still there. Should I go to the 30 side of the sharpmaker and do the back bevel for the left angle then back to the 40 side to see if I'm hitting the edge? Is this the correct way to fix the problem? Also I only have the standard Med. and fine grits that came with my sharpmaker, will the Med. grit be enough to remove the metal I need to remove?

Thank you.
 
yes on the 30º and then the 40º settings. the medium grit is enough but it'll take awhile which is good since it prevents you from screwing things up. once you get the hang of it you can get the dmt diafold diamond stones. at around $15 each it's not expensive and it's what i carry out in the field for touch ups if i feel like it.
 
Got my 2 to shave hair off my thigh last week with my Sharp Maker. That was quite satisfying as I'm no pro sharpener.
 
Sorry for not getting to this until now, I been a little busy today. I use the Lansky on my BK2, and I get it EXTREMELY sharp using that. I don't have a sharpmaker, but my friend does, so I called and asked him about it. He said the medium will do it, but it will take some effort, he recommends using some sandpaper wrapped around the sticks to make it faster, start with 600gt and work your way along unti the grinds are even. I had one of my BK7 come like that, but it took little to no time on the Lansky to even the edge angles. Sorry for the mismatched edges, sometimes it happens. Let me know if you are having some issues getting it squared away, I can help you out.

Moose
 
JV3 said:
yes on the 30º and then the 40º settings. the medium grit is enough but it'll take awhile which is good since it prevents you from screwing things up. once you get the hang of it you can get the dmt diafold diamond stones. at around $15 each it's not expensive and it's what i carry out in the field for touch ups if i feel like it.
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Thanks, I'll get started on it. Slow is good for me, I don't want to mess anything up.
 
moosez45 said:
Sorry for not getting to this until now, I been a little busy today. I use the Lansky on my BK2, and I get it EXTREMELY sharp using that. I don't have a sharpmaker, but my friend does, so I called and asked him about it. He said the medium will do it, but it will take some effort, he recommends using some sandpaper wrapped around the sticks to make it faster, start with 600gt and work your way along unti the grinds are even. I had one of my BK7 come like that, but it took little to no time on the Lansky to even the edge angles. Sorry for the mismatched edges, sometimes it happens. Let me know if you are having some issues getting it squared away, I can help you out.

Moose
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No problem Moose. I'm just glad you where able to reply to my post. I really appreciate it, and thank you for asking your friend for me. It'll be just the dog and I for Christmas eve so I'll be working on my BK-2. I have some sand paper in the garage so I'll give that a try too. I'll take it nice and slow. It's going to be hard not being able to use my BK-2 until I fix it, but I'll be patient.

Thank you.
 
survivalnoob said:
I'm always amaze when I see people shaving hair with there knives. Someday I hope to get my knife that sharp.
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I have had the large Lansky sharpening kit for maybe three years? With sometimes quite good, sometimes mediocre results. I have difficulty with the .25 inch thick blades or a recurve like the Becker Brute. The Sharp Maker is elegant in its simplicity in my eyes and I have done quite well with it so far. I can see a margin for human error with the Sharp Maker (myself), due to maybe not holding the knife perfectly during the down slide. But in real world use I do better with it than the Lansky and it is MUCH simpler to set up and use. I have little doubt that there are some here that could do circles around me with the Lansky, as my skill levels are not that high. I have found that the so called lesser steels like AUS 8 in a Ka-Bar Mule or that 440 in a Buck 110 were quite quick and easy to sharpen. I suppose that this all ties into cutting edge angle and all that, but I'm just a bush whacking grunt that is relatively unsophisticated with the finer points. If my knife gets dull, I sharpen it to reasonable satisfaction, then go hard again. I've always been a do it yourself, change my own oil kind of guy. It may not be pretty, but it gets the job done. And the more that I do it, the better at it I get. And that's good enough for me. Good luck to you buddy. :)
 
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survivalnoob said:
I'm always amaze when I see people shaving hair with there knives. Someday I hope to get my knife that sharp.
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It takes time, an adaptive mind, you have to learn basic geometry, and think about what the overall effect of what you are doing. Buy a book called Knife Sharpening Made Easy by Steve Bottorff. Its cheap, thin and a good read, with great detailed pics of what you are doing. Read it all the way through cover to cover, then sharpen your knife. You will be amazed at what you were missing before.

Moose
 
moosez45 said:
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It takes time, an adaptive mind, you have to learn basic geometry, and think about what the overall effect of what you are doing. Buy a book called Knife Sharpening Made Easy by Steve Bottorff. Its cheap, thin and a good read, with great detailed pics of what you are doing. Read it all the way through cover to cover, then sharpen your knife. You will be amazed at what you were missing before.

Moose
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Awesome Moose, I'll check out that book. Where can I get it?

Also started on my sharpening adventure to fix my BK-2. No luck yet after an 45 mins to an hour. But I'm not giving up. Haven't tried the sand paper yet though.
 
I hit my BK knifes with a stone (my stone has two sides course and fine) and then a ceramic steel.

Scary sharp, they have bit me a couple of times
I actually just cut the tip of my finger to the bone a couple of days ago, it was such a thin cut I didnt need stitches.

Becareful somtimes beckers bite and when they do they are mean.

I used to work in a butcher shop for a few years and becker knifes can hold a damn mean edge....
 
Flexxx said:
I hit my BK knifes with a stone (my stone has two sides course and fine) and then a ceramic steel.

Scary sharp, they have bit me a couple of times
I actually just cut the tip of my finger to the bone a couple of days ago, it was such a thin cut I didnt need stitches.

Becareful somtimes beckers bite and when they do they are mean.

I used to work in a butcher shop for a few years and becker knifes can hold a damn mean edge....
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Oh I've been bitten by my BK-2 and she didn't hold back

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survivalnoob said:
Awesome Moose, I'll check out that book. Where can I get it?

Also started on my sharpening adventure to fix my BK-2. No luck yet after an 45 mins to an hour. But I'm not giving up. Haven't tried the sand paper yet though.
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Check here. That should do it.

Moose
 
moosez45 said:
Check here. That should do it.Moose
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a mod has achieved grace when they use lmgtfy :)

looks like a good website, and a better book :> i should be getting mine early next week, barring snowstorms :)
 
I don't like the way the Sharpmaker and my BK2 get along so I use a rod at a time and freehand. It works just fine and is yet another thing that makes my '-2' unique!
 
Anyone have experience with the sharpmaker vs. a longer knife like the BK-9? I asked something similar on another thread and got no answer. I've used croc sticks in the past but have always had issues on longer blades.

You guys?

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Beckerhead #42
 
Alot of guys use it on their Junglas, and say it works quite well, for my larger knives, I use a 9" Norton Benchstone or DMT Benchstone, and a DMT guide. I always use a guide, as for my edges, symetry is sharpness, and I can't free hand worth a damn. I'll be getting a sharpmaker in a couple of weeks, for a sharpening class I am doing, as well as some other systems to boot. Convexing is something I have been tackling and I am pretty sure I got it down, I just don't like it for most of my knives. YMMV.

Moose
 
First of all I would like to thank everyone for all the great help and information. I finally got my BK-2 fixed and super sharp. What I ended up doing was thinning out the back bevel a bit using my new Work Sharp Knife and Tool Sharpener, btw the WSKTS is AWESOME. Then after I thinned out the left back bevel, I went back to the Sharpmaker and finished it up.

I could have done all my sharpening on the WSKTS, but I started with the sharpmaker and I wanted to finish up with it, and besides the Work Sharp is for when I'm home and for when my knives are beyond just dull. The sharpmaker is what I'll be using most of the time to maintain my knives and when I'm out in the field.

Again thank you everyone for all the feedback and help.
 
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