Sharpening a Gerber Prodigy?

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darkseraphane

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Hello again,

Has anyone had luck in keeping an edge on their Gerber Prodigy knives? The edge-steel was so thick, I was never able to get a decent edge on it. Any other knife or blade, I could have shaving sharp in no time at all. I wonder if anyone has the same problem with the LMF or LHR as well? The serrations hardly ever seemed to dull, but the fine edge, which I think was some sort of thick V-Grind, just had too much material. It was a great knife for battoning (it was just like a wedge in shape), but good grief I couldn't get even a rudimentary edge on it. I'm asking because I'd given one to an old fellow I know as a gift last year--he's been using it now, and it's getting dull. Maybe a different grind or bevel is needed? Thank you in advance.

Dark Seraphane
 
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i have never seen a prodigy but i have sharpened a lot of gerber knives over the years. what are you using to sharpen with? if you want it reground or reprofiled i can do it for you or help you do it yourself.
 
I've tried everything. I've tried sand-paper. Diamond-grit rods & stones. The knife has a V-grind, a very thick one. It's not ground like it's more expensive cousin, the LMF, which
seems to have a hollow-grind. No..the prodigy has a thick V-grind. Any other knife I can hone to the point it'll leave ya arms or legs as bald as an egg-shell..but that one..I couldn't do anything with it. I lost the one I had but my friend has been using his (I gave him one for christmas, brand-new, in the box.)and I'm assuming it's getting dull now. He uses it for everything--including...cardboard.

He'd likely want to reprofile it--he's a big fan of hollow-grinds. (I can't blame him either.)
It's a good sturdy knife, the Prodigy is, but good grief that thing is a pain to sharpen. I wore out two diamond-grit rods on mine (when I still had it.) Maybe you could give me advice as to how to re-grind it? I'll talk to him about having it re-ground, but I don't know if he'd go for it. I know I can't help him with it. (That knife's grind got on my nerves so bad, I started looking for a new knife.) Thank you for your reply, and a thank you in advance. Oh, you can see the prodigy at either gerber knives website or likely most any knife website. (Wish I had bought the LMF instead back then.)

Dark Seraphane
 
Try convex sharpening, it works well on thick blades and will make it a better cutter.
 
if you have access to a belt sander you can thin the edge some if he wants to keep the v edge. you can use a slack belt and convex the edge which would take some time if done by hand. you can see some knives i sharpened at this link that you can pass on to your buddy http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651061

you might want to check into the paper wheel system. with a very short learning curve, you can sharpen any knife in no time. here is a thread on them. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=578787
 
Lol--he's accident prone.. Ahahaha..I'd hate to be near him when he's using a sander. I'll try to talk him into sending it to you. He likes to do it himself though.. But thank you for the advice, I appreciate it. :)
 
Hi all,

I found this old thread. Is this issue for real? Is it really that difficult to sharpen a Prodigy? I find that difficult to believe...

For survival/camping purposes, I'm considering to buy either a the combo a Ka-Bar BK2 + Prodigy (one really sturdy/plain and the other more lightweight, portable and serrated) OR a single LMF II as a solution in between.

What would be the best way to sharpen the serrations of the Prodigy / LMF II?

Thanks,

Joost
 
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