Getting a zt 0300, and am curious the best way to sharpen it. I had an Emerson commander a few years ago and had a tough time on flat stones sharpening the recurve. Was wondering what you guys would recommend. I have a pile of shapton glass stones, some Arkansas and a spyderco stone. Will any of these work on the zt? Or will I need to look into getting something else? Just to add, I'm not dumping hundreds of dollars into a sharpening system, so something for $100 or less preferably. Thanks.
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Sharpening a zt 0300
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A spyderco stone like sharpmaker triangle stones?
That will work
All you need is stone harrow enough to get inside the recurve (or serrations)
If you don't have a stone you can use sandpaper wrapped around a book or dowel or something with rounded corners
sandpaper example Recurve blade knife sharpening - Spyderco Hossom Woodlander - Stefan Wolf
not the best of his videos (missing knife shots, before/after cutting demo) but it gets the point across, the info is good ... not a lot to it, wrap sandpaper around rounded something, work up the grits, keep your angles, make sure you're making contact with edge
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Flat stones work fine, no need to buy anything else.
Use your lapping plate to slightly round the edge of your waterstone and angle cut the first 1/2in on the side of the stone will easily allow the sharpening of recurves.
It's shown here at about 2:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=KYU-9TofU1Y
Use your lapping plate to slightly round the edge of your waterstone and angle cut the first 1/2in on the side of the stone will easily allow the sharpening of recurves.
It's shown here at about 2:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=KYU-9TofU1Y
Have to be honest, not going to round off my water stones, I use them for sharpening straight razors. Thanks for the idea though
I bought a diamond rod like a chefs steel and a round ceramic from discount cutlery .they work well on recurve blades, I have used them on my shallot's both stainless and Damascus. the final polish is on a piece of apache red that was broken in cutting it,its rounded on the edge as suggested above and hairs melt off it, push cuts paper very well. the zt o700cf with elmax blade hasn't needed touchup yet.
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Agreed.
I did this to my Norton Crystolon. Worked great for heavy reprofiling my Commander. No issues whatsoever using the flats. If anything it enhanced my stone.
Also second using the corner of a Spyderco ceramic. I use a discontinued Spyderco ProFile set for maintaining. Slices phone book paper with ease.
Sounds like you already have all you need, if you're willing to use it.
Good luck.
I did this to my Norton Crystolon. Worked great for heavy reprofiling my Commander. No issues whatsoever using the flats. If anything it enhanced my stone.
Also second using the corner of a Spyderco ceramic. I use a discontinued Spyderco ProFile set for maintaining. Slices phone book paper with ease.
Sounds like you already have all you need, if you're willing to use it.
Good luck.