Newbie sharpening help

[Rosspeplow]

Hi there, I wonder if someone could help me out? I have a few knifes and axes and have no problem sharpening them to the point of shaving sharp with my fallkniven dc3 sharpening stone. My problem is I have a Leatherman Surge and try as I might I can not get it shaving sharp. It's almost like the blade to too hard and the sharpening stone isn't biting into the metal. Does anyone have ant tips on sharpening a blade like this? Thanks

 

[Sixty Fiver]

The Leatherman's stainless blade is HRC59 so should not be too hard to sharpen... I find that my Wenger Super Sharp (hand held diamond steel) plus my conventional steel puts a great edge on just about everything save for my flat ground Moras which can be sharpened conventionally but I like the Scandia grind.

The Wengers carbide blades are set to 25 degrees.

Getting a knife shaving sharp can come at the expense of edge longevity... if a knife will slide through A10 copy paper like butter with no dragging or tearing I find that to be more than sufficient and the edges hold for a very long time.

 

[fatheadhill]

Try she sharpie marker trick to be sure you're sharpening the edge of the knife, and not just the shoulder of the bevel

 

[lutejones]

The angle on my charge TTi was very obtuse, maybe you're hitting the shoulder of the bevel?
Mateo