Sharpened my AG S30V

Pack Rat said:
Peer pressure, peer pressure :D ...now I will be looking for new stones...

An Uncle was a butcher. Taught me long ago that holding the same edge both ways, all the time and you will get a sharp edge. i can't do it on a flat stone free handing a blade. Love these near factory edges that come off the lansky, and I am sure as do others.
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DEFINATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I use a clawhorn Redi edge also. Its a carbide sharpener. FAST!!!
But the lansky is awesome because I get the factory looking edge, and I can pick the angle.
 
wh4f said:
DEFINATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I use a clawhorn Redi edge also. Its a carbide sharpener. FAST!!!
But the lansky is awesome because I get the factory looking edge, and I can pick the angle.
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What angle do you use?
 
Buck_110 said:
I agree with the whole if it aint broke thing. I just threw it out there for others to peek at. If you don't feel comfortable...don't do it. You can't put the steel back once you sharpen it.
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Oh, I am usually the first to try new things, and I do look at sharpeners a lot.
Just like all I have heard about the sharpmaker... I have never seen one in a store to where I could play with it, or at least fondle a little. So, I don't have one.

But when I see something better I am ready to change. Maybe I am from that "show me" state...:rolleyes:

And true, you can't put it back. so on these S30V 110's they dont take a huge amount of strokes to get the profile I like. Is what I mean by dont fix it...

Now,,,,,that INFI Coot laying over there in the drawer could well be another story... Someone made some attempt at sharpening it and is not what I like in a profile. So it could well be a candidate for a different type system, as I know I would never be able to duplicate a factory edge with the mouse pad and sandpaper.

So always on the lookout....
 
Buck_110 said:
The Buck website has a section on the E2K and the angle they sharpen it to. I just don't remember exactly on the website it is...but it is definitely there.
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Thank you!
I will check that out!
 
I was just looking at the edge I just finished on the S30V and the edge on a new Idaho. hard to tell using this jewlers loop, but looks like the Idaho has more angle than what I put on the AG. Only good way to tell (for me) is to do one at each angle with knifes all clamped the same... But it does look like the 20 might come a bit closer to the E2k angle...kinda
 
Buck_110 said:
Scott:

I think the greatest stone Norton makes is 614636 85855. This baby is 12" long by 2 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" thick. I can quite literally sharpen anything with an edge with this monster. Just a dab of any type of oil floating around and I'm good to go. It is crystolon(silicon carbide). The only downside is the $70.00+ price! I think it's worth every penny though. Norton's stone site is: www.nortonstones.com.
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I don't mind buying something like that....knowing it will last a lifetime if taken care of.
 
Buck_110 said:
Pack Rat:

Buy a few. Trust me on this. If you should by chance drop one, it is no more. Well it is, but one will become many. I get two years out of one. It will eventually dish...no matter what, especially on the harder steels. These are the stones I was taught on many years ago. Without a few around, I might as well not own any knives at all. I personally have tried other systems, but can only use these stones well. I mean really well though. These suckers will definitely put scratches on your blades. I have yet to find a better stone for puting edges on users. I fish like you hunt, so if you buy three, you should be good for a while. Just treat them with care, and by no means bang them around and chip the leading edges. If you chip the edges, you will have to file them and remove some of the stone itself to level it out again. By no means try to sharpen with chipped edges!
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I have seen and used cupped stones. I wonder what makes those cup exactly that the ones on the lansky doesnt. Or least mine haven't. Rats,,,something else to keep me awake tonight thinking about. Interesting that they will scratch your blade... From laying it over too far? What do you do specifically to maintain the same edge on both sides?
 
chickentrax said:
Do you use the Lansky Diamonds or the standard stones??? :confused:
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Just the standard 5 hone set, Maybe the diamonds someday but the standards have been working just fine so far! Get them just as sharp as factory ( to me) :D
 
i like my lansky stone set verry well.does a nice factorey look...
i have lost some feeling in my hands due to nerve damage
and can no longer 'feel' the angle as i used to.
i have found that 1500 or 2000 auto finish wet'ed to a glass plate will produce a very nice fine shaveing edge. i do this on plainer blades...
i take and move the paper jest a bit away from the edge of the glass and hold my finger to the back side and on the glass to maintain the angle,,, a blade holder will work well also ... suprising ...
now i still use the lansky on any thing Nice to do a finish edge and to reshape any thign that has been a 'beater' and abused
[and my corse stone is starting do dish a little ...
after 10 years of intermittent use...]
also the wifes kitchen edges...
tho of late she has taken to useing that "thing" on the back of the can opener...
may as well use a pad sander and 200... would work for her...
for useing in the feld ...take a lansky and a fine steel ...
as part of your set up...
 
I havn't sharpened my AG 110 Yet,fter 3 deer and a bear it is still very sharp,not shaving hairs, but still sharp,when the time comes i will re-profile the edge with my gatco stones and clamp,then on to a medium diamond hone,then a final polish by stroping the balade on the stiff side of a cardboard box coate in mothers metal polish!This makes a VERY SHARP edge that will last longer than anything i've tried .Love the AG!
 
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