paramilitary sharpening

[Vince_PL]

I was wonderig, what angle should i use to resharpen my paramillie (i have The Sharpmaker). I was wondering if 30 isnt too short which makes the blade too vunerable to chipping ... any help ?

 

[Roadrunner]

Depends on what you plan to cut. I haven't had any problems whatsoever with my Para chipping at slightly below the factory angle. I'm thinking of thinning it out a bit more. If you won't be cutting anything too tough, I would keep thinning out the edge gradually until you start to see chipping, then up the angle until it goes away. I've never gotten hung up on what exact angle the edge is at, as long as it's consistent and cuts well, who cares if it's 25 or 30 or 35 degrees? Cutting is all that matters.

 

[Vince_PL]

I rarely cut tought stuff with it (mostly i sharpen pencils, cut food, open paper bags ect) but ocasionally i may do some woodworkig and can opening

So you're saying that i should go for 30 and do not worry about chips ?

EDIT:for spelling.

 

[storyville]

30 deg. inclusive makes for a pretty sturdy edge. The Paramil's factory edge might actually be a little keener than that (mine is, I believe), so by using the 30 deg. stones on the Sharpmaker, you may be "thickening" the edge slightly anyway. In my experience, 30 deg. for woodworking (carving, shaving, chipping) is plenty strong even for stainless steels like S30V and BG42. It should be okay for opening canned foods, too, as the steel is fairly soft; but in doing so I would be less worried about the edge per se and be careful with the fairly fine tip.

 

[Vince_PL]

Thanks man, i already sharpen it a little cause that microserrations left by factory bothered me. Now i have mirror finish shaving sharp blade which i love even more

And yeah the tip - i have to be carefull cause it's still the most vunerable place for chipping or broking.

 

[Roadrunner]

And yeah the tip - i have to be carefull cause it's still the most vunerable place for chipping or broking.

Definitely. Mine seems to be holding up a lot better than the tips on my other 'pointy' Spydies, I attribute it to the relative toughness of S30V.

 

[gull wing]

I use the 30 on my Para and like it well.

 

[Mr Blonde]

I'd also recommend at least trying the 30 degree angle. It has worked pretty well for me the last couple of weeks.

Wouter

 

[JoHnYKwSt]

Does anyone have trouble getting the portion towards the tip sharp? The angle seems to thicken towards the tip.

 

[HoB]

Personally, I like to stick to the Mr. Glessers recommendations using the sharpmaker. 30 deg for back bevel, 40 deg for touch ups. Cliff Stamp has shown that the difference in cutting performance of an edge with 30 deg back bevel and 40 deg microbevel and and edge with true 30 deg is negliable. Other than for cutting chores were there is no material to be displaced (like cutting hair/shaving), the displacement is virtually the same. However, difference in sharpening efford is very substantial.

 

[Vince_PL]

Thanks for all your reply. I finally decided to go 20 - i'm quite new in sharpening so i decided to stick with "safe angle"

Last question concerned with paramilitary: on the tang area, near choil and inside The hole i see some marks. There are brown in the tang, wrere compression and stop pin connects and gold, almost orange in The hole and choil. Does anybody have any idea what is this ? Do you guys (Para owners) have the same in yours ?

Hope it's not rust (which i doubt cause i wiped the blade after every use).

 

[shady A.M.]

I'm not sure, but I thought I read somewhere that both the detent and the lock up area are cut with a laser and that it leaves a sort of burnished copper-colored finish on the steel. I know my Para has the same thing and it hasn't caused any problems. In fact I remember some forum members saying that it wears off over time.

 

[Vince_PL]

thanks again Shady

 

[OwenM]

My Paramilitary came with an edge that closely matched the 30 degree included setting on the Sharpmaker, and I initially used that.
For whatever reason, it wasn't holding an edge very well, and I didn't know what the problem was. Now wears a ~25degree included mirror polished back bevel, with a fully ground ~36 degree included edge on top of it that easily touches up on the 20 per side Sharpmaker setting, and cuts much better, and without rolling than the factory edge.