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Safety Cutter Sharpening

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Leftyflip

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Does Anyone know of a good way to sharpen a safety cutter? I am looking at buying a Benchmade triage, but i am wondering if their is any way to sharpen the
shroud cutter without sending it to Benchmade.
 
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Any round rod-type hone should handle that perfectly. Ceramic for regular maintenance & light touch-ups, or a diamond rod for heavier edge repair/restoration. Could also use wet/dry sandpaper, wrapped around a dowel, in the same manner.

That's how I'd do it. ;)
 
I'll add one thing to my earlier comments. I'd think a perfect sharpening/maintenance combo for that knife would be a ceramic rod AND some wet/dry sandpaper. Use the bare rod for touch-ups, or wrap some coarser grit sandpaper around it, for heavier work. A grit range of 400 - 1000, or so, would cover virtualy all needs. Choose a rod diameter that would allow you to focus on specific sections of the curved shroud-cutter's edge. I'd think something about 1/4" - 3/8" or so would be ideal (and conveniently, I think a lot of rods are this size anyway). If free-handing is a bit intimidating for maintaining the main blade, a crock-stick type setup would fit well, and would also provide the rod for the shroud-cutter.
 
^ That. OWE nailed it in one.

Pick a good round ceramic, and get yourself a multi-pack of paper from your local auto store. :)
 
Thanks for the replies. I've got a lansky kit that im pretty proficient with for the main blade. The ceramic rod sounds like a good idea for the safety cutter. I've been lurking on
the forums for a few months now and all I can say is that it has successfully sapped all of my extra cash.
 
Leftyflip said:
Thanks for the replies. I've got a lansky kit that im pretty proficient with for the main blade. The ceramic rod sounds like a good idea for the safety cutter. I've been lurking on
the forums for a few months now and all I can say is that it has successfully sapped all of my extra cash.
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That sounds very familiar. Welcome to the Dark Side (and to the forums, by the way). :)
 
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