RC-4 factory bevel?

[adaman04]

I'm going to (try to, I suck at sharpening) sharpen my RC-4 and I was curious what the factory angle was.

 

[rmc85]

I think its 20 degree's per side, but wait for some else to chime in.

 

[tdc rangemaster]

I also remember reading a post from Jeff stating they were 20 degrees per side 40 total.

 

[Dizwolf]

sounds about right. I hit mine on the 30 degree side of my sharpmaker. very sharp.
(thats 15 a side)

 

[adaman04]

20 was what I had found, but was wanting to know for sure. Knife sharpening is not one of my strengths, but then again what I've always considered "sharp" was booted when I started hanging around here!

 

[Dizwolf]

how are you planning on doing it?

 

[adaman04]

Lansky sharpening system. I'm not too hot on it so far. Got a junk knife very sharp last night and my RAT just hasn't gotten there yet. I've put it to some pretty hard use since I've had it.

 

[wongKI]

Just keep at it. Lansky's will reprofile whatever they come across. You might want to move the clamp for better results.

 

[adaman04]

Thanks, wong. I had been working on it off and on, taking my time for over an hour. I've got it pretty close and made just a few passes each with the medium and fine hones and she's getting pretty sharp.

Jeff, the RC-4 is a fiiiine piece of cutlery my friend. My favorite blade and it's quickly becoming my favorite piece of outdoor gear, period.

 

[Dizwolf]

Lanskys are nice for small folders. On big fixed blades they're kind of problematic

 

[R.A.T.]

20 degrees

 

[onado2000]

practice on kitchen knives