How are the thumb studs on a Buck Bantam 286 attached?
I have one I want to sharpen and I considered sharpening it on my Hapstone but with the thumb studs. I can't get to the base of the blade.
I think I read here on the forum that most of the pieces are pressed in place, which means that the thumb studs probably don't simply unscrew.
I might just freehand sharpen this blade, I have some film abrasives I need to test for sharpening so maybe I'll try those Rather than using my hapstone fixed angle sharpener.
As an absolutely unrelated side note, I checked the angle on a goniometer And this knife came from the factory sharpened at about 14°. . This particular knife I had expected a larger angle from the factory.
I have one I want to sharpen and I considered sharpening it on my Hapstone but with the thumb studs. I can't get to the base of the blade.
I think I read here on the forum that most of the pieces are pressed in place, which means that the thumb studs probably don't simply unscrew.
I might just freehand sharpen this blade, I have some film abrasives I need to test for sharpening so maybe I'll try those Rather than using my hapstone fixed angle sharpener.
As an absolutely unrelated side note, I checked the angle on a goniometer And this knife came from the factory sharpened at about 14°. . This particular knife I had expected a larger angle from the factory.