Greetings, Spyderholics
I recently picked up a plain-edge Snap-it on close-out at a local store. Naturally, it's razor-sharp out of the box. Naturally, I wanted to make it sharper.
I'm wondering if anyone has any special tips for sharpening a Snap-it. The wichard-hook on the right hand side of the choil basically fouls a 203 sharpmaker when you try to sharpen the right hand side of the knife. (take one look at a picture of it and you can understand what I mean).
The simplest solution I have found is to open the knife to 90 degrees to the handle and sharpen it that way. It works, but is awkward, and I dislike sharpening an un-locked knife. Any hints would be appreciated.
To Sal, if you're reading: Congratulations on a great utility design. I'm an avid rock-climber and have been looking for the perfect 'climbing knife' for some time. I wanted something that was light, cheap, cut like the bejeezus and was as at home slicing rope as food. Also, it had to be a tip-down carry with a strong closed detent - jolting the thing open in a fall would not be pretty...
Thankyou - I've found what I was looking for. It's now clipped to the back of my climbing harness. Beautifully utilitarian design.
Cheers,
Tim
I recently picked up a plain-edge Snap-it on close-out at a local store. Naturally, it's razor-sharp out of the box. Naturally, I wanted to make it sharper.
I'm wondering if anyone has any special tips for sharpening a Snap-it. The wichard-hook on the right hand side of the choil basically fouls a 203 sharpmaker when you try to sharpen the right hand side of the knife. (take one look at a picture of it and you can understand what I mean).
The simplest solution I have found is to open the knife to 90 degrees to the handle and sharpen it that way. It works, but is awkward, and I dislike sharpening an un-locked knife. Any hints would be appreciated.
To Sal, if you're reading: Congratulations on a great utility design. I'm an avid rock-climber and have been looking for the perfect 'climbing knife' for some time. I wanted something that was light, cheap, cut like the bejeezus and was as at home slicing rope as food. Also, it had to be a tip-down carry with a strong closed detent - jolting the thing open in a fall would not be pretty...
Thankyou - I've found what I was looking for. It's now clipped to the back of my climbing harness. Beautifully utilitarian design.
Cheers,
Tim
