Sharpening a Ka-bar

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Turtle2

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I have a regular type utility ka-bar knife 1095 steel.

Anyone use kansas stones to sharpen theirs? I do and it takes quite a while....

I only have Kansas stones so I'm wondering if diamond stones are worth the buy.

Thanks.
 
The grit of the stones will affect the sharpening time much more than the type of stones. Honestly diamond sharpeners can be had relatively cheaply now for a set up with a few diffrent grits, plus they always stay flat so I would say they are a worthy investment. I rarely use any natural stones any more.
 
Once i get the angle down, then hone it, i simply touch it up before putting it away after use, on my butchers steel. It literally usually only takes 1 swipe on each side & it is wicked sharp again. My blades have user edges. They will shave paper & hair. I do not get crazy with a microscope or diamond paste, etc... . When what i do fails to work well for me, i will take it to the next level but in my 50 yrs, it is still working well for me. You can see the butchers steels in the pic. Those 2 are the new ones. I have 3 of them. 1 old Case XX that i found at the recycle center that is just about worn out. It worked so well that i bought 2 new ones. Dexter-Russell, Made in America.




I have the Gatco deluxe diamond sharpening system with ceramic 1200 hone. Worth every penny. :thumbup:
 
I don't have anything from Kansas, use a large dual-grit Arkansas stone on my 1984 KA-BAR.
Years ago I had the edge thinned on it, it doesn't take long at all to get it to where I want it.

I needed something capable of taking a better edge than what the factory puts out on those (not a "bad" edge out of the box, just relatively thick), but I don't require it to shave with.

A few minutes on the stone followed by about 10 swipes in a V ceramic rod setup on each side, comes out fine.
Good utility edge, better for me than factory.
Denis
 
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