Sharpening a recurved blade

[troutfisher13111]

What do you guys use to hand sharpen blades with a recurve in the field?

 

[Dorito Monk]

Step 1: Throw it out
Step 2: Buy a knife that doesn't have a recurve
Step 3: Sharpen it as per normal

Seriously, though, the pain-in-the-ass factor is why I don't buy recurve blades at all. They look nice, and I'm sure they work fine, but for someone like me who sharpens with stones, sandpaper, and strops, they're just not worth the effort. I would suggest perhaps ceramic rods, although those are quite fragile to be bringing camping, etc.

 

[kimberfan]

put the corner of your stone on the recurve area and use it, they fit perfect in my blurs recurve.

 

[djjonny]

A lansky quick fix works fairly well

 

[BluntCut MetalWorks]

Wrap SiC sandspaper around wooden dowel - sharpen away.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Any rod-type sharpener would do well, in either diamond or ceramic. As a cheap substitute, a piece of wooden dowel with some wet/dry sandpaper would also work. For that matter, any cylindrical object (dowel, broom handle, pipe, etc.) could be used as the backing for the sandpaper. Use edge-trailing strokes.

 

[G. Scott H.]

A ceramic rod would be good. If you're worried about durability in the field, get yourself one of those retractable pen-shaped diamond rods. Or you could buy a Lansky diamond rod turnbox and just take one of the diamond rods with you if you don't want to pack the whole unit.

edit: There's also the Fold-a-Vee: http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/LSLCSFV/Lansky-Crock-Stick-Fold-A-Vee-Knife-Sharpener

 

[troutfisher13111]

Yeah ceramic rods were my original thought,but they are all pretty big.

 

[G. Scott H.]

Lansky Mini Dog Bone perhaps? 4" long, .5" diameter max. (the rubber end caps).

http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/LSLCDOG/Lansky-Mini-Dog-Bone-Crock-Stick-Ceramic-Knife-Sharpener

 

[other memory]

Yea, the dowel trick or the sandpaper on a mousepad trick.

 

[troutfisher13111]

Lansky Mini Dog Bone perhaps? 4" long, .5" diameter max. (the rubber end caps).

http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/LSLCDOG/Lansky-Mini-Dog-Bone-Crock-Stick-Ceramic-Knife-Sharpener

I forgot about those, these should do the trick. Thanks!

 

[G. Scott H.]

I forgot about those, these should do the trick. Thanks!

:thumbup:

 

[richard j]

you can use a pringles can to sharpen recurves. here is a link to a post i made on how to do it. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/895816-sharpening-a-folding-sog-vulcan