Rat Warden Stripper

tomthebaker

tomthebaker

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I stripped, polished, and convexed this Warden for a necker. I left the finish on the handle so my sweat wouldn't rust it.

It's one sharp little Rat!!

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Is there a reason to convex such a short slicer blade? I was under the impression that a convex edge is great in a chopper and a flat ground edge was better for a slicer. Thoughts? (Anyone, for that matter.)

BTW - it DOES look great.
 
Is there a reason to convex such a short slicer blade? I was under the impression that a convex edge is great in a chopper and a flat ground edge was better for a slicer. Thoughts? (Anyone, for that matter.)

BTW - it DOES look great.
 
Thanks, guys!

Dennis, I am able to get a much sharper and longer-lasting edge by convexing than I can on a V-grind. This thing will take the tops off my arm hair.

Could be just me, but I bet others have similar experiences.
 
Nice Job! Looks better IMO, the tip looks perfect.:thumbup:

I have a convexed Skeleton Warden .190" and a factory edge .190" Warden, when slicing pork the convex edge is noticeably easier to cut/slice with. Under heavy use (batoning) with my Warden I have noticed the convex edge looses it hair splitting edge quickly, faster than it did with the factory edge. But it's able to maintain a working edge for a very long time after the initial loss.

Bigger knives I can't tell any difference between convexed and asymmetrical edges in terms of edge retention, I'm perplexed.:confused: An edge is an edge, right? I should probably mention Ban does my convex edges, so odds are they were done correctly.:cool:
 
my warden is one of sharpest knives.

is that the one you scored last week? if so, that was fast shipping and stripping!
 
rpn said:
my warden is one of sharpest knives.

is that the one you scored last week? if so, that was fast shipping and stripping!
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I scored 2, this was the 2nd. They both got the same treatment. One for me and one for a friend.
 
Cool! Did you have to sand out any dimples or was the steel that 'clean' after you stripped it?
 
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