sharpen recurve blade with KME

[flphotog]

Just wondering if anyone has any experience sharpening a recurve blade with the KME JewelStik 1-2-3 Diamond Hone. Specifically I have a couple of blades that are like this one:

I'd appreciate any input before buying this accessory.

Thanks

 

[cbwx34]

Just wondering if anyone has any experience sharpening a recurve blade with the KME JewelStik 1-2-3 Diamond Hone. Specifically I have a couple of blades that are like this one:

I'd appreciate any input before buying this accessory.

Thanks

You can do that recurve with the stock stones. Here's how I do it:

- Mark the edge with a Sharpie and set the angle accordingly.
- Work the recurve area in both directions (towards and away from the heel). Note how the Sharpie is removed.
- Use light pressure. Since mainly the edge of the stone is doing the work, you don't want it digging in.
- Note where metal is being removed. You may have to manually rotate the stone slightly for good contact (probably not on the knife pictured).

Sounds more complicated than it actually is. Biggest thing is just paying attention to how the stone contacts, and work the recurve in both directions. Try it with a finer stone first 'till you get the hang of it. The knife pictured shouldn't cause any problems at all.

(Unless of course, you want an excuse to buy more stuff)....

 

[flphotog]

You can do that recurve with the stock stones. Here's how I do it:

- Mark the edge with a Sharpie and set the angle accordingly.
- Work the recurve area in both directions (towards and away from the heel). Note how the Sharpie is removed.
- Use light pressure. Since mainly the edge of the stone is doing the work, you don't want it digging in.
- Note where metal is being removed. You may have to manually rotate the stone slightly for good contact (probably not on the knife pictured).

Sounds more complicated than it actually is. Biggest thing is just paying attention to how the stone contacts, and work the recurve in both directions. Try it with a finer stone first 'till you get the hang of it. The knife pictured shouldn't cause any problems at all.

(Unless of course, you want an excuse to buy more stuff)....

Thanks, I tried this but didn't have a very good result. I then tried bench stones with no luck at all. Then moved on to the Sharpmaker and to be honest i hadn't realized what a pain in the butt it was until I came back to it after using my new KME.
I did however find a way that gives me excellent results.
I use the edge of the sharpmaker rods holding them in my hand and sharpening manually. This gives me a great edge on these knives.

 

[bflying]

You can do that recurve with the stock stones. Here's how I do it:

- Mark the edge with a Sharpie and set the angle accordingly.
- Work the recurve area in both directions (towards and away from the heel). Note how the Sharpie is removed.
- Use light pressure. Since mainly the edge of the stone is doing the work, you don't want it digging in.
- Note where metal is being removed. You may have to manually rotate the stone slightly for good contact (probably not on the knife pictured).

Sounds more complicated than it actually is. Biggest thing is just paying attention to how the stone contacts, and work the recurve in both directions. Try it with a finer stone first 'till you get the hang of it. The knife pictured shouldn't cause any problems at all.

(Unless of course, you want an excuse to buy more stuff)....

This is pretty much how I do it also. With the sharpmaker I always had better luck with using only the corners. So using the corners on my KME or Edge Pro has never been an issue for me. But it does take a different (lighter) touch. I did spend a bit of time practicing on cheap toss knives. So when it came time to get into smaller folders with recurves (like a ZT 350) working a 1" wide stone around was not much of an issue.

 

[Alberta Ed]

You can find specialized hones that work well on recurves. I have a few that I use to sharpen gouges for wood carving; the arched side works great on extreme recurves.