I have CRKT First Strike blale that is badly chipped and dulled. The knife itself did not cost a lot but has been a very good blade. I used it for just bout anything and everything on my first deployment. I am new to sharpening knives and would like to save this blade but need some advice on a good sharpening stone and a good website to get them from. I am currently working on deployment number 2 so I have to be able to order the stones. Any suggestions?
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if you want to send me the knife, i offer free sharpening to service members. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=578787
if you want to get a stone, just get a norton india stone in a coarse and fine grit. do a search for this one and pick the best deal. Norton NTIB134 India Stone Sharpening Stone, Coarse & Fine
if you want to get a stone, just get a norton india stone in a coarse and fine grit. do a search for this one and pick the best deal. Norton NTIB134 India Stone Sharpening Stone, Coarse & Fine
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Do you have pics of the blade?
Thanx for the advice Richard I will take a look. I would send it too ya but being in Afghanistan right now that is not the easiest thing too do and plus they are more picky bout what we mail back over here. Some advice would be most appreciated though cuz I am new to resharpening with a stone.
Razor I do not have pix at this time and I left the knife at work but I can get some up tomm so ya can tell me what ya think. The blade is pretty chipped and dented from all the use I got out of it last deployment. It was my goto knife for everything.
Razor I do not have pix at this time and I left the knife at work but I can get some up tomm so ya can tell me what ya think. The blade is pretty chipped and dented from all the use I got out of it last deployment. It was my goto knife for everything.
stropping is done to remove the burr from an edge. i posted some pictures of a burr so you can see what i am talking about. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...e-is-important-to-you?p=10279827#post10279827
you can also use a plain leather belt or the back of a notepad.
you can also use a plain leather belt or the back of a notepad.
If the edge of the blade is badly chipped, you may want to "thin the edge" before you sharpen it. This means removing metal from the side of the blade. This is most easily done on a belt sander by carefully laying one side of the blade flat on the moving belt and pressing gently for just a second or two, then cool the blade in water. If you don't let the blade get too hot to touch you won't ruin the temper. If there's a motor pool nearby there might be a belt sander in their repair area. The alternate method is to use coarse sandpaper on a flat surface. Any fairly flat surface will do, even a piece of wood, but something really flat like a cast iron machine bed, or glass, or a polished stone tile, is better. Some folks use a cement block, abrasive and flat surface all in one. I've done this once, it took about 3 hours and 30 sheets of sandpaper to do a 3.5" blade. It only takes about 10 minutes on a belt sander with a fresh belt... Once you get through with the coarse abrasive, use successively finer grits to remove the coarse scratches on the side of the blade, and then to sharpen the knife
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Get a photobucket account (it's free to sign up). Upload your pics to photobucket, then copy & paste the "IMG code" URL from there into your post here. That's an easy way to do it.
if you can get some 120,280,320 and 400 grit sandpaper and a piece of glass, that would work until you can get a stone. the 120 grit would work to get rid of the chips. go through the grits till you have the chips gone. you will have a burr left over after the 400 grit. strop with a belt to remove the burr and you should be good to go.
if you need some more help send me an email. rje196021@gmail.com
if you need some more help send me an email. rje196021@gmail.com