Scandi grind help.

grimtongue

grimtongue

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Does anyone here sharpen scandi grind blades? I have a custom scandi that I just can't seem to get sharp. I would like to send it out as I am still practicing on my Moras and this knife is just too valuable for a noob. I'm just not quite there yet skill wise, having an especially hard time with the belly.
Thanks.
 
I flatten a stone, and just lay the bevel of the knife on it and just sharpen until I reach a zero edge. Then might add a bevel via a couple strokes at a higher angle. One of the easiest blade designs to get very sharp. I like them very sharp and very close to a zero edge.

This will refinish the bevel, which it sounds like you may be trying to avoid, but imo is the only way to sharpen a scandi (Any scandi of mine with a big ol' bevel on it gets sharpened to a zero edge immediately). If you are careful with your stroke directions, you can make it look nice. Maybe you can practice 1st on some Moras.
 
In English please :D What is a zero edge? Is the "big ol' bevel" you mentioned the secondary edge that forms from resharpening on the initial scandi grind?
Thanks for sharing the wisdom bro,
Gabriel.
 
What he's saying is this: Scandis are typically ground to a zero edge, which means the only bevel on them is the main one, which leads all the way to the edge. Therefore, they are easy to sharpen. Simply lay the bevel flat on the stone and use that angle as a guide (You will remove metal from the entire bevel). This will sharpen the knife at the original zero edge (one bevel). In order to make the edge a little tougher, you might raise the back of the blade and put a small secondary bevel on the edge...in other words, sharpen at a slightly wider angle. This will make the edge more resilient.
 
They are easy to sharpen with the right tools, water stones are a top choice followed closely by sandpaper.

When sharpening place a finger in the belly area of the blade, as you push the blade down the stone lift the handle and use just light finger pressure, watch your scratch pattern and adjust pressure accordingly.
 
OK, thanks for clearing that up guys. I do have a nice little full convex fallkniven which I have never run into any trouble sharpening. I'm assuming the same diamond/ceramic stone will work fine with the A2 steel in the knife I'm about to get.

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Gabriel
 
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