One Edge Question and One Micarta Upkeep Question

tempey

tempey

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My first question is... I just got a Game Warden for EDC and I absolutely love it but if is quite the hair shaving sharp I try to keep my knives at so I am going to sharpen it and I was wondering if I would be better off with keeping it convexed or putting a V grind on it. My EDC tasks consist mostly of cutting soft materials with the occasional hard plastics. I will not be using it for processing it for any wood, I have another knife for that, so I was wondering if there was any advantage to keeping it convexed.

Also I got some oil on an ESEE 3 that I have and it turned the micarta blackish, which doesn't bother me that much because it is a beater, but now every time I use it and my hands get sweaty it oozes oil on them. Is there any way to clean the oil out of them? I figured you guys might know. Thanks for the help.
 
If you are cutting hard plastics I would go with a thicker edge, and not convex. But my opinion and $2.00 will get you a small coffee at Starbucks :-)
 
I'm OCD about keeping Micarta clean. Hot water, dish detergent and a toothbrush.
If that doesn't do the trick I have used bleach with no problems at all.
Just be sure to rinse very well and dry.
 
All of my users are convexed, but for normal touch ups i use an arkansas stone or x- fine diamond to create a small micro bevel. It's a little tougher than a pure convex and no noticeable difference in normal use.
Edit: my convexes are much more acute than from the factory, even on my bigger knives i tace the shoulders off sometimes with a file first, 220 grit, 400 grit and so on.
 
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Try soap and hot water for the handle, for the edge either way will work use whatever method is best for your skills.
 
Addendum question: Is it possible to get a "toothy" edge with a convex grind? And if so how?
 
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