sharpening false edge

pst pjc

pst pjc

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I don't have a grinder or any "special" equipment. What would you sugest I use to grind a sharp edge out of a false edge so that it can be sharpened by a sharpmaker?
 
-Heavy-..on the patience :) !



"Hunters seek what they [WANT].., Seekers hunt what they [NEED]"
 
If you want a method that requires a lot less patience and a little more skill and attention to detail, go buy yourself a new Nicholson Flat Mill File and work the edge down with that. After you've got your edge, then just dress it with a medium Arkansas stone and finish with a Fine. Strop if desired. I've used this method on USMC Ka-bars many times to good results. Takes about half an hour if you've got the "hand" for it.


You'll have a wicked sharp false edge in no time.
 
You could use a Dremel to get to the basic shape, then finish with a file and/or a rough stone. If you don't have a Dremel, then get one! :) They're a lot of fun and very usefull.
 
A quick technical point of terminology:

The unsharpened suggestion of an edge you have now is known as a "swedge". If you sharpen it, the it will become a "false edge." Yes, that's right, a "false edge" is sharp. It's called "false" because it doesn't run the full length of the blade.
 
Swedges are smaller and run around an inch or so as in swedges on pocketknife blades. False edge is a false edge regardless of whether sharpened or not and runs farther back on the blade as in say a chute knife.
Bob
 
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