My butterfly knife has a bevel/shoulder that angles to the blade. When I'm sharpening, should I follow that angle, or have it steeper? It looks something like this: http://www.wholesaleselfdefense.com/images/uploads/13-inch-silver-butterfly-knife-pk-9575sl.jpg
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Sharpen a knife with a shoulder/bevel
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"Have it steeper". The bevel on the knife creates a "saber grind". Unless you want a "zero" edge, don't sharpen flat on the bevel. Raise the spine up a bit and sharpen.
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that's the downfall to scandi type knives... they are a pain to sharpen. This is why the power of the micro bevel is so nice =) I agree w/ stuart, increase then angle a bit and sharpen away. you are not really using this to be a high performance cutter any way more than likely =)