Need help fixing a chip...

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Plasman

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Just bought a Kershaw Lahar from another member on the forum and I love it. It replaced the Tenacious that had replaced the Cyclone. Love all those knives but the Lahar has the G-10 texture I love....

Anyway, had the knife for less than a week and a co-worker dropped it. Chipped the edge about 1/4 to 1/3 down from the tip. What are my options? I have a Lansky sharpening set up, but I can't imagine the hours of work I would need to re-edge(?) it. Should I do the whole edge or just the affected section? And how?

Thanks to all that can give me advice...
 
Plasman said:
Just bought a Kershaw Lahar from another member on the forum and I love it. It replaced the Tenacious that had replaced the Cyclone. Love all those knives but the Lahar has the G-10 texture I love....

Anyway, had the knife for less than a week and a co-worker dropped it. Chipped the edge about 1/4 to 1/3 down from the tip. What are my options? I have a Lansky sharpening set up, but I can't imagine the hours of work I would need to re-edge(?) it. Should I do the whole edge or just the affected section? And how?

Thanks to all that can give me advice...
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I would do the whole edge.
 
Plasman said:
I cannot at this time. But if you're wondering, the chip is about half the width/angle (?) of the edge.
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Just work at it with your coarse stone it will go away faster than you think. Work the whole edge at once, you want to keep everything even.
 
Forget to mention it's VG-10 (which you guys probably know) and I've never sharpened that type of steel before.
 
As the others stated do the whole edge and start with the coarse stone.
 
I've had this happen. Just jam the blade into the ribcage of the guy who dropped it. The steel will miraculously grow back.
 
1/3 inch? Throw it at a bear and buy a new one. You'll be happy yyou did. Damaged then fixed knives make me feel sorta glum inside.
 
Got a picture of the damage? Normally with chips that I'm thinkng of, I'll just leave them there until they sharpen out naturally. It's just a waste of steel to bother sharpening the whole edge down every time a little chip comes up.
 
yoda4561 said:
Normally with chips that I'm thinkng of, I'll just leave them there until they sharpen out naturally. It's just a waste of steel to bother sharpening the whole edge down every time a little chip comes up.
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That's exactly what I do too. I hate wasting steel :grumpy:
 
Supmonkeyface said:
1/3 inch? Throw it at a bear and buy a new one. You'll be happy yyou did. Damaged then fixed knives make me feel sorta glum inside.
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I have no idea what you're talking about. The 1/3 inch is not how BIG the chip is, it is a measurement of length of where the chip is at from the tip.
Kershaw 2110 said:
send it in to kershaws free sharpening for life program
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I didn't buy it new so I don't know if that applies
yoda4561 said:
Got a picture of the damage? Normally with chips that I'm thinkng of, I'll just leave them there until they sharpen out naturally. It's just a waste of steel to bother sharpening the whole edge down every time a little chip comes up.
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This is what I'll probably do, even though it was pristine.:grumpy:
Thanks.
 
I'd carry around a multitool to hand to people instead of my favorite knives. That's what my Gerber Artifact is for.
 
Never loan out your favorite knife.
When I'm carrying my BG-42 Military it makes me nervous to let myself use it.
Buy a SAK and let people learn the joys of slip joints (though if you get a nice silver alox soldier, it'll end up being your favorite food knife, and then you'll have to get another one to loan out, or so you thought at the time).

I'd take the time to sharpen out the chip, it'll be bugging you for years if you don't (sharpening doesn't normally remove that much steel).
Get a nice coarse grit diamond hone and work just on that spot with the chip. Once it's gone smooth out the spot so it blends with the curve of the blade again, then sharpen the whole thing like you would normally. Usually it looks ok once you're done.
Just remember to be careful around the tip, it is sooo easy to mess up the tip.
 
This is my first recurve blade and I wasn't looking forward to sharpening it anytime soon. I'll play it by ear and see how it goes. It might not matter with my KADD (Knife Attention Deficit Disorder). Within a week of getting a different blade I start to look for my next purchase.
 
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