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This is pure vanity but maybe it will help somebody equally confused about sharpening EKI chisel edges...
Over Memorial Day I used the tip of my EDC MiniCommander to PRY on a metal bracket; it was a semi emergency and I did it knowing I would likely damage the edge....and I did.
I got tired of looking at the two small defects in the edge at the point of my knife last night, and using the wealth of knowledge gained on this forum, took it upon myself to repair the edge..
It took me about 30 minutes, freehand with my Spyderco 204 rods. By eyeballing the profile and carefully matching the grind, I was able to clean the edge up nicely. Another minute or two on a Veritas loaded leather strop, and the edge came out factory sharp, and it looks great.
Three lessons learned- 1. Don't use your EDC folder as a prybar 2. The Spyderco 204 is extremely versatile and very effective and 3. I was amazed to discover the edge that a leather strop can generate.
After 10 years of half-assed sharpening on Crock Sticks and Arkansas stones, the 204 is the first sharpener I have complete confidence in, despite my lack of talent. Hats off to Spyderco.
Over Memorial Day I used the tip of my EDC MiniCommander to PRY on a metal bracket; it was a semi emergency and I did it knowing I would likely damage the edge....and I did.
I got tired of looking at the two small defects in the edge at the point of my knife last night, and using the wealth of knowledge gained on this forum, took it upon myself to repair the edge..
It took me about 30 minutes, freehand with my Spyderco 204 rods. By eyeballing the profile and carefully matching the grind, I was able to clean the edge up nicely. Another minute or two on a Veritas loaded leather strop, and the edge came out factory sharp, and it looks great.
Three lessons learned- 1. Don't use your EDC folder as a prybar 2. The Spyderco 204 is extremely versatile and very effective and 3. I was amazed to discover the edge that a leather strop can generate.
After 10 years of half-assed sharpening on Crock Sticks and Arkansas stones, the 204 is the first sharpener I have complete confidence in, despite my lack of talent. Hats off to Spyderco.
