Nyala - Insingo tip rolled over? Can I fix this myself or should I send it in? Pictures.

[Dullknivescut]

Pretty much I am not the most experienced with sharpening knives, but am picking up a sharpening kit regardless. Edit: Shortened

Thanks in advance. Would a sharpmaker be fine?

 

[TRfromMT]

Working carefully on the flat sides of the sharpmaker stones will take just a minute. Be careful to end the stroke with the tip still on the flat of the rod (don't let it slip off, which will round off the tip).

If you have any concerns about your technique, practice on another knife (an old steak knife or kitchen knife even).

 

[Ajack60]

Yes, you can take that burr out without much effort.
Use a sharpie to mark the edge. It lets you know that you are getting the whole edge and not just part of it.

 

[Dullknivescut]

Working carefully on the flat sides of the sharpmaker stones will take just a minute. Be careful to end the stroke with the tip still on the flat of the rod (don't let it slip off, which will round off the tip).

If you have any concerns about your technique, practice on another knife (an old steak knife or kitchen knife even).

Yes, you can take that burr out without much effort.
Use a sharpie to mark the edge. It lets you know that you are getting the whole edge and not just part of it.

Thanks I appreciate your answers, this was my first noticeable burr. I don’t have the box cutter or usual cheap knife to cut up cardboard and I believe along with the insingo shape after months of testing this thing on boxes it showed up. I’ll do my research.

 

[bart1]

Might have hit a box staple, I've done it before.

 

[Dullknivescut]

Working carefully on the flat sides of the sharpmaker stones will take just a minute. Be careful to end the stroke with the tip still on the flat of the rod (don't let it slip off, which will round off the tip).

If you have any concerns about your technique, practice on another knife (an old steak knife or kitchen knife even).

I found this quote from me Reeve himself

If you are using a Sharpemaker,after using the corners turn to the flats and use very light pressure(white stones)then using some cardboard, back of a notebook works well,strop a couple of times then a couple of times on Sharpemaker and repeat.This will get a hair popping sharp blade.

I see here he says you can use even a cardboard or back of a notebook to strop? I am looking for a leather strop. Edit after some research I guess it doesn’t matter what kind of leather strop, I am still somewhat unsure if I need the compound.

No belts to spare. Should I use any stropping compound or is the sharp maker with leather strop afterwards enough?

 

[TRfromMT]

I found this quote from me Reeve himself

I see here he says you can use even a cardboard or back of a notebook to strop? I am looking for an official leather strop. Would a long piece of leather that they use for straight razors work or would a wide piece be better?

No belts to spare. Should I use any stropping compound or is the sharp maker with leather strop afterwards enough?

I was only speaking of the repair, specifically at the tip. Otherwise, follow the DVD instructions with the sharpmaker. Point being don't do more damage with poor technique.

Making a strop is easy, but lots of quality strops out there for not too much money.

Learning what works well for you is part of learning to enjoy your knives as a whole.

 

[Dullknivescut]

I was only speaking of the repair, specifically at the tip. Otherwise, follow the DVD instructions with the sharpmaker. Point being don't do more damage with poor technique.

Making a strop is easy, but lots of quality strops out there for not too much money.

Learning what works well for you is part of learning to enjoy your knives as a whole.

Yeah I understand about not rounding off the tip and I appreciate your response as I had no idea originally, I’ll definitely practice with some old knives first.

From what I’ve read people use compound and others don’t use any compound ( that green block ), And lastly I agree a ton of strops to choose from. Maybe it sounds silly but I would feel odd stropping Sebenzas on cardboard..

Edit: I found some nice strop blocks on KnivesShipFree, does anyone recommend picking up a compound or should I just go with the strop? @blanco112 @bhyde

 

[OLd_gUY]

I am far from an expert but I have found the combo of the Sharpmaker and the strop from Knives Plus to work very well for me. Check out YouTube for videos re: the strop.
Or email me ( oldguy at sti dot net ) and I'll reply with the address of a video.

 

[Mike Large]

The unbelievably pointy tip CRK puts on all their knives is going to be short lived and damn hard to get back. On users that is. It used to bug me how quick I would loose it on my hard users. If it's still sharp, I wouldn't loose any sleep trying to get back that factory tip... it would be a tough task

 

[GermanyChris]

Yup just sharpen it out.

I did worse damage than that when I put the SYE in my Jeep a couple months ago

 

[Dullknivescut]

I am far from an expert but I have found the combo of the Sharpmaker and the strop from Knives Plus to work very well for me. Check out YouTube for videos re: the strop.
Or email me ( oldguy at sti dot net ) and I'll reply with the address of a video.

The unbelievably pointy tip CRK puts on all their knives is going to be short lived and damn hard to get back. On users that is. It used to bug me how quick I would loose it on my hard users. If it's still sharp, I wouldn't loose any sleep trying to get back that factory tip... it would be a tough task

Yup just sharpen it out.

I did worse damage than that when I put the SYE in my Jeep a couple months ago

Is putting compound on the strop necessary if I’m going to be using the fine stones beforehand or it’s unnecessary? Thanks for your response guys I’ll send you an email in a bit as well OLd_gUY

Edit: Since KSP is an approved dealer here to my knowledge it should be fine I post these links.

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/bark-river-sharpening-kit-ksf-double-sided-hone-w-compound/ - with compound

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/bark...rop-hone-for-maintaining-convex-grind-knives/ - without

 

[HST]

Pro Tip: keep using it as you were.

OCD: continue to hper-focus on a small spot that won’t affect performance besides your own mind’s.

If that knife is still sharp, then use it until it’s dull. If it needs sharpening, then go ahead and fix that spot. It’s a tool that’s meant to be used, it’s gonna have marks and edge deformities. IMO, that edge implies signs of use.

Just use it. It will continue to serve you well.

 

[Dullknivescut]

Pro Tip: keep using it as you were.

OCD: continue to hper-focus on a small spot that won’t affect performance besides your own mind’s.

If that knife is still sharp, then use it until it’s dull. If it needs sharpening, then go ahead and fix that spot. It’s a tool that’s meant to be used, it’s gonna have marks and edge deformities. IMO, that edge implies signs of use.

Just use it. It will continue to serve you well.

It’s not as sharp all around as I’d like it to be, the extra spot was just the icing on the cake. I haven’t sharpened it since I got it.

So far I’ve read green compound can be a bit rough when using on the strop, so I’m thinking I’ll hit it with a sharp maker fine stone at 40 degrees, and then use the 12k grit white bark river compound on a strop and finish with just plain strop no compound.

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/bark...s/bark-river-white-sharpening-compound-1-bar/ according to DLT it’s 12K grit and pretty much the finest compound from them, recommended via KSF.

 

[Mike Large]

Is putting compound on the strop necessary if I’m going to be using the fine stones beforehand or it’s unnecessary? Thanks for your response guys I’ll send you an email in a bit as well OLd_gUY

Edit: Since KSP is an approved dealer here to my knowledge it should be fine I post these links.

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/bark-river-sharpening-kit-ksf-double-sided-hone-w-compound/ - with compound

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/bark...rop-hone-for-maintaining-convex-grind-knives/ - without

My ultra fine stones get it sharper than even needed. No need for a strop after

 

[brownshoe]

No need for a strop, but Chris is right, cardboard will work. The Sharpmaker's only weakness is the dark stones are not coarse enough when it's seriosly dull.

 

[Mike Large]

No need for a strop, but Chris is right, cardboard will work. The Sharpmaker's only weakness is the dark stones are not coarse enough when it's seriosly dull.

Agreed. They will get the job done but better start a long movie and get comfortable.

 

[Dullknivescut]

Well update on the Sharpmaker I enjoy the system so much I’ll be grabbing the ultra fine stones, so far I have had mixed results when stropping so that will probably replace the strop until I figure out what I’m doing wrong.

Had to use the medium dark stones to fine on the fixed blade, but from now on I will keep up with the fine to ultra fine stones only.

 

[Dullknivescut]

It was almost as if the knives were less sharp after I stropped with bark river white and the DLT strop, but I’m just getting started.

Fine stones worked perfectly, and if the ultra fine can replace the strop that would be easier.

 

[archieblue]

I've been using the Sharpmaker since 2002 and it has been great. I highly recommend adding the diamond rods to the system. I personally have no need or use for the ultra fine stones. I don't even use the fine white stones that came with it. I have even less use for a strop. When I sharpen a knife on my Sharpmaker, the first thing I do is 10-20 backward strokes on the med stones. This, in effect, acts as a steel does in pulling rolls and even small chips back in line with the apex. It makes sharpening easier and sacrifices less edge material. If the knife has some real flat spots or visible chips I start with the diamonds and go until those spots are no longer visible. I don't alternate strokes/side often. I find that I get a more consistent angle on the edge if I do 10-20 strokes on a side before stitching to the other side. Also, if one side of the edge grind is visibly wider than the other I may ONLY sharpen that side and finish off the edge as a whole by removing the burr on the thinner side... if that makes sense. Whatever you do, don't complicate it. Keep it simple. If you have even a shadow of a doubt, use the sharpie trick.