ruining the factory edge

Zeasor said:
Vivi---That's 8° per side. I suspect that would make a weak general-purpose edge. What do you use such an edge for?
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Oh you know, the usual....cutting PC power cables, chopping and batoning, and the ocassional food prep. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SFG9-6Bmp0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW8bc7W3Qik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNiFbXXW32o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTUDVSH8Ors

As you can see thin edges aren't that weak. :)

All kidding aside that knife is my true EDC and it does absolutely everything I would use a folding pocket knife for. I don't know the sharpening angle exactly, but if you'd like I can take a photo or video of me sharpening the secondary bevel to give you an idea of how close I hold it to my stone.

I'm still trying to figure out what people use 40-60 degree inclusive edges for on a small knife. That's thicker than my large choppers are.
 
Count me as part of the belt sander club as well. Unless it's a collector or safe queen the first thing I do is put it on the belt sander.
 
You might want to learn how to strop with some chromium oxide compound and leather before you start using sandpaper. You can maintain a good edge for a very long time if you strop the edge regularly.

NJ
 
I make a point of 'ruining' the factory edge by sharpening it as soon as I can. I have had only 2 knives in the last few years that needed 'only' stropping to get them as sharp as I wanted. All the others needed honing as well.
Greg
 
I remember feeling the same way once upon a time nephildevil.And through trial and error over the years learning to put a decent edge on some knives,but not all types,Stainless was harder for me,but these were the days of arkansas stones.Maybe that is why I prefer non stainless steels today.But my real breakthrough in sharpening came from all the tips I have learned in a relatively short time from this website.Diamond hones and Sharpie markers,and the proper way to use them would have really come in handy on a Gerber Folding Sportsman II,I had back in the early eighties that I gave away because I could never get it sharp after it eventually got dull.I don't have anything but bench stones of every type from the big two sided DMTs with the plastic base,Norton India stones(I love these for carbon steel),A big 12x3x2 soft arkansas in a cedar box with a leather strop on top of the lid from HandAmerica,to a 3x6x1/2 ultra hard black arkansas that bought for 40 dollars in 82.The neatest set up I have ever seen for the fellow that likes to sharpen freehand I saw just yesterday on this site posted by Vassili? The thread is titled Video how to get "hair whittling"sharp I think,It is the most simple yet elegant homemade set up I have ever seen,and I am going to make one like it!
 
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