New small sebbie question

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nathan310

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Hi everyone,

I just got my first CRK a small regular sebenza:D and I was sharpening it with dmt aligner set and I got it insanely sharp but there are all these little dents and scratch looking things on it:confused:...

Is that normal?

And will it weaken the edge or have any effects I need to worry about?

Thanks...
 
A picture would be helpful, but with the dmt sharpeners it's easy to push too hard.
They remove a lot of material, so use light strokes and you'll get a better finish.
It shouldn't weaken the edge though. What angle did you use?
 
Thanks that helps.

I'm not a expert yet so I use the aligner on the small pocket knife setting. It says its 26 degrees for a .5" wide blade.
 
Had you wanted to keep the edge angle the same, you could have used a black magic marker to blacken the edge on the Sebenza so that you could see where your sharpener was touching the blade.

Rich
 
I think it's 26 in total on a .5" width blade...

It gives me the option to step up to 30 degrees...

Is 26 degrees too thin, should I go to 30?
 
Have you gone through all the stones? The coarser stones will leave scratches, the finer stones will remove them.
 
nathan310 said:
I think it's 26 in total on a .5" width blade...

It gives me the option to step up to 30 degrees...

Is 26 degrees too thin, should I go to 30?
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I don't know. I'm sure the 26 is wicked sharp and would probably be ok if all you're cutting is tomatos and carrots. It will need to be resharpened often at that angle. It's a personal choice.

For my Sebs, I used the 19 (38) degree setting on a Gatco, and then do a micro bevel of 20 (40) on a Sharpmaker.
I use them every day for the usual stuff, wood, cardboard, plastic, food.
After the initial sharpening, I let it go to see how long the edge would last. I was amazed! After six weeks, it was still pretty sharp, but not like the original razor's edge. Now, I run it on the Sharpmaker once a week, about 20 strokes, and it's always like a razor. Awesome steel! When people complain about it's edge holding abilities, I just don't get it. What do you want? A knife you don't have to sharpen, ever!?

Anyways, my point is that the 26 will probably work just fine, though you might have to touch it up quite often.
Sorry, I'm wordy early in the day!
 
I took my small seb to 14 deg with a very small primairy bevel of 15 deg. It is hairsplitting sharp, glides to stuff effordless. The edge is very broad though (I'm still not sure if I like it), the thickness of the blade behind the bevel is much more then my WH Titan or Caly 3.

Marthijn
 
Thanks.

I don't mind stroping it often with diamond compound.

That seems to keep it pretty sharp.

I did this test last night to see if it will roll or chip.

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After I was done it was still sharp enough to shave with but I still strop it alot.

And I was able to get out most of the dents and scratches with the strop too.
 
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