Reprofiling to a convex edge

[KFU]

I have been getting alot of four blade knives lately and it takes forever to sharpen the old boogers up. I have convex edges on all my woods knives because, for me, its easier tosharpen and I get a better edge. Does anyone intentionally reprofile their slipjoints to a convex edge?

 

[joe-bob]

I've only deliberately done one, my Case large Sodbuster. It cuts like a laser beam.

On my other knives, I don't do a whole lot of "sharpening" per se. I've found that if I don't really abuse a blade, that just a few swipes across a bare strop will often be all that's necessary, or perhaps just a few strokes on an Arkansas stone and then a strop.

 

[Mad_Maxx]

i've done and I'm doing it to most of my knives, slipjoints included

last one I did was a #73 GEC and it came really nice, sharp as hell ans still very strong
100x much better than the obtuse factory edge

I'll kepp doin' it to my ohter slippes when needed or when i'm in the mood for it
for small CUTTING blades it's the best present you can do to your knife

Maxx

 

[KFU]

Are you guys usinf the factory angle or are flattening it out?

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

I convexed two blades on a Ranger knife with yellow scales. It cuts well.

 

[oronocova]

The one's I have done for people I did on the belt sander. Makes short work of it. I change belts after doing each blade. E.G. I do all four on one grit, then all four on the next grit, etc...

 

[me2]

I did it to my Schrade peanut. I used a sanding belt stretched tight over a corner of my vice. Hooked one end on the vice, used a C-clamp to make a handle and stretched the belt tight with my off hand. Then I put the blade flat on the belt and started sanding. It took about a week to do both blades. They cut really well, but not because of the convex. It was because the edge angle was reduced to about 1/4 of what the stock edge angle was. I used 1 x 30 belts, but it would work with any size as long as you have something to hook them to that won't move when you lean all your weight back onto it.

 

[db]

Yup I convex all my knives now. I lay them flat on a stone and then scrub back and forth rocking just a hair to produce slop in my strokes. I end up with a fairly shallow mostly full convex blade.