from the factory, the grinds on my sebenza are perfect. I want to use the sharp maker to resharpen. Will the grinds turn out the same as factory. Can some one please post a pic of what a blade looks like after a sharpmaker sharpening. I just dont want to mess up the grinds on my sebenza. Thanks guys.
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scared to sharpen my sebenza, please help
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It is very rare for the factory grinds to match the sharpmaker grinds exactly. Yes it will change, how so depend on the conditions of the NIB edge, the angle it is sharpened and how even from side to side.
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I didn't 'need' to sharpen my Small Classic Sebenza until I realized that I could obtain a 'better' and sharper edge from such a high quality steel.
Recently, I reprofiled the factory edge to 15* and added a 20* edge on top.
The edge(s) turned out so good and sharp and there's not a nick or scratch on the blade.
The Sebenza is much sharper than from the factory!
Nothing to be afraid of in changing the factory's edge.
Recently, I reprofiled the factory edge to 15* and added a 20* edge on top.
The edge(s) turned out so good and sharp and there's not a nick or scratch on the blade.
The Sebenza is much sharper than from the factory!
Nothing to be afraid of in changing the factory's edge.
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You sound like me when I first bought my Lincoln Navigator. I was scared to take it anywhere or park it in a parking lot. Once you get that first ding though it all becomes easier somehow. Get it dirty and jump in with both feet. Eventually your Sebbie will have to be sharpened anyway.
Tie it to the back fender of your pickup and run a couple miles down a gravel road. Then sharpen it. It's a Sebbie. It can take it! Pop it on a Sharpmaker with the ceramic rods set at 40 degrees and give it some strokes. You are only grinding the micro-bevel and you will probably not be able to see any difference without a microscope.
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Relax. If you are going to use it, it will eventually need to be sharpened. Go slow and easy. If you screw up send it back to CRK to be resharpened. Heck for $150 they'll replace the blade and give you a new one.
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If you're afraid of scratching/altering/marring your Sebenza.....sell it or put it in a safe.
It's just a very expensive cutting TOOL !
You also don't sound like you are very comfortable with the principles of sharpening. My suggestion would be to read up on a million threads here and DON'T practice on a $ 400 knife. Buy some cheap beaters at Walmart and get the science and art down!
It's just a very expensive cutting TOOL !
You also don't sound like you are very comfortable with the principles of sharpening. My suggestion would be to read up on a million threads here and DON'T practice on a $ 400 knife. Buy some cheap beaters at Walmart and get the science and art down!