Sharpening advice for the mini cqc-7b

[Pete1977]

For sharpening, I've used several different methods and I've never had a problem getting knives shaving sharp until I got my first chisel grind. I can barely get that to a working edge now I'm beginning to feel like a novice again. Here's my question:

What angle on the spyderco sharpmaker is effective in sharpening the emerson mini cqc-7b with the chisel ground blade?

Peter

 

[El Lobo]

Pete1977,

I'm sure someone will address your question regarding the Sharpmaker.......until then, here is a link to the "Emerson Way" of sharpening....

http://www.emersonknives.com/Tact_index.html

About halfway down the page, Ernie addresses the tanto/chisel grind.
Hope it helps a bit.

Bill

 

[SIFU1A]

imho the sharpmaker, though it will work on chisel grinds, is not the best thing to use, for me the flat stones (ie norton fine india stone, like $8 or so works the best for me) work better, the angle isnt right on a SM, and while ya can adjust it by eye, and it does work ok, the flat stone used to create a burr, and then a steel or a pad like ernie reccomends on the other side of the blade works faster/better for me. really the best way to use a SM on a CG is to put the rod in the base to were the rod is horizontal to the base, and use it like a std hone, imho this defeats the whole purpose though, if ya do this ya might as well use a flat std stone, unless ya dont have one.