RAT 7 1095 sharpening

[dibble999]

Morning folks!
After seeing several excellent reviews and opinions of the RAT 7 on this site, mine has finally turned up in the post today ( from Bill Horn @ Cumberland Knife Works straight to the sunny UK ) and I must say I'm impressed.
As you can probably see by the amount of posts I've submitted, I'm fairly new to this kind of stuff - after watching Ray Mears, my wife and I went on a wilderness survival trip in Scotland and got bitten by the bug!
I'm just after some advice really - I have a Spyderco Sharpmaker and was wondering if the 40 degree angle would be suitable for my blade. My knife is in 1095 and is plain edge.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Pritch]

Hi Dibble,

Welcome to the forum!

Here is a thread of my trials and tribulations getting my new Rat-7 sharpened. Mine was not terribly sharp when I received it, so it took quite a bit of work to get it in shape. I used the Spyderco Sharpmaker and some coarser aftermarket stones.

-- FLIX

 

[dibble999]

Flix,
Thanks very much for that! I'm at work at 2100hrs tonight so I'd best get started now!!!
Just as a point of interest, it was your post about your RAT 7 / sheath kit that got me interested in this knife, and I plan on making a similar kit myself once I've got a decent edge on the beast.
Thanks again!

 

[Pritch]

Flix,
Thanks very much for that! I'm at work at 2100hrs tonight so I'd best get started now!!!
Just as a point of interest, it was your post about your RAT 7 / sheath kit that got me interested in this knife, and I plan on making a similar kit myself once I've got a decent edge on the beast.
Thanks again!

Dang! Now I feel responsible for ya! Be careful - This could get expensive!

-- FLIX