New to me 2006 110

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PCL

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picked up a nice clean user at pawn shop, some nicks in the blade but otherwise very solid. A few passes on the stone brought it back sharp, but two nicks remain. What's the best remedy for that, more passes on the course side?
 
PCL, Welcome. Deep nicks like that can be a torment. 1) You can continue to use the knife and sharpen it and in time they will disappear or 2) send it in to Buck for a blade replacement as the steel is that which is currently used. DM
 
I think I'll just work it out through use and sharpening. Thanks though.
 
I agree with Dave's number one choice. After time and sharpening they will go away.
 
It will be hard if you're using a stone.

I use a belt sander and I grind the blade flat when I get one with nicks in it. I take the flat grind down to where there is no sign of any nicks, then I sharpen the blade and strop it.

You lose steel, but I have a nice slicer again when I'm done.

That could take me up to 30 minutes on my belt sander. I can't imagine how long it would take on a stone.

Personally, I would send it off to have it sharpened if I only had stones to sharpen with.
 
I'll post a pic of the nick, I don't think it's to bad and I'm trying to learn good sharpening techniques by starting with a plain stone rough and fine. Read somewhere about being able to get a decent edge on cheap stone, working good so far.
 
Sanding out the nicks would be a major step, and it's really a one-way door. That is, you won't be able to add steel back, except by replacing the whole blade. Unless the nicks affect perfomance — or they start to annoy you like a loose tooth — I'd leave them alone and figure that they'll be gone sooner or later through sharpening.

I have a new-to-me 1989 112 with a small chip on the edge. I can live with the chip, and in the fullness of time, it'll be gone. But this is very much an individual matter.
 
Obtain a small diameter diamond rod and serrate the blade. Embrace the nick by multiplying it.
 
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