I have a XM13 3” spanto in 20CV that I want to be able to maintain on a sharpmaker. Right now the angle is way too abuse to do that. I’d like to have it reprofiled to 20 degrees per side or 40 degrees inclusive. Who is the go to company or person to send this to? Thanks!
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Send away to reprofile?
- Thread starter jalcon
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Send it back to Hinderer?
I don’t think hinderer does reprofiling. The knife isn’t dull, I just want to change the angle
Peter Hartwig
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Go to the knife maker exchange and look under services.
BlindMouse2of3
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Ive done some excessive reprofiles with a sharpmaker and diamond stones. Depending on how much time you have. I'm required to take an hour lunch so I do these projects at my desk at work during lunch. 
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I would only send if off to thin the whole blade (not saying you should thin it).
Keep in mind you can buy a very inexpensive diamond file that is ten inches long and is super coarse . I have a few.
Can clamp the file in a vise on the edges of the file ; maybe suport the end with what ever you have close to hand.
Go to town.
Don't be afraid to put your butt into it and press down pretty good.
Then once you get close lighten up and take lighter and lighter strokes to make it pretty.
Go to the Sharpmaker from there.
Personally I would rather sit and hit my knee with a hammer than reprofile on a Sharpmaker.
Don't get me wrong , I have great respect for it but for a knife like this you need both hands on the knife and like I said put some significant force into it ; hard to do with those little sticks and one hand .
I'm tellin' yah $24
Follow the big river to :
Keep in mind you can buy a very inexpensive diamond file that is ten inches long and is super coarse . I have a few.
Can clamp the file in a vise on the edges of the file ; maybe suport the end with what ever you have close to hand.
Go to town.
Don't be afraid to put your butt into it and press down pretty good.
Then once you get close lighten up and take lighter and lighter strokes to make it pretty.
Go to the Sharpmaker from there.
Personally I would rather sit and hit my knee with a hammer than reprofile on a Sharpmaker.
Don't get me wrong , I have great respect for it but for a knife like this you need both hands on the knife and like I said put some significant force into it ; hard to do with those little sticks and one hand .
I'm tellin' yah $24
Follow the big river to :