Sharpening Lagriffe...

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I'm having a lot of trouble getting my emerson la griffe super sharp with my sharpmaker. I've even tried stropping it a bit, with so-so results. Are there any specific things I should be doing to sharpen this kind of hawkbill, chisel ground blade?

Or is the blade just too thick and the grind too steep to get it very sharp?

Thanks!
 
Yeah, it takes some time. The Lagriffe is hands down my favorite back up so ive put some time in sharpening it. The Sharpmaker is all I use and it works well. Use a sharpie on the edge to be sure your angle is right. Once you get the feel down, it's easy to maintain.
 
Okay, well, it slices paper relatively well now. I still can't get it to shave hair though, or really push-cut the paper like my other knives that I've spent less than half that amount of time on.
 
That style of blade is no easy task to get right, imagine it like drawing a circle and that's the motion you need to use as you move the blade down the stone.
 
knifenut1013 said:
That style of blade is no easy task to get right, imagine it like drawing a circle and that's the motion you need to use as you move the blade down the stone.
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please elaborate.

I always wondered how to sharpen recurves on a stone

I always thought to use the sides or corner of the stone
 
If using a benchstone the corner must be rounded, I like to use spyderco profiles, sharpmaker rods, and diamond oval rods though. The basic idea is to keep the edge 90 degrees to the stone. The motion for a re-curve or hawkbill looks just like the knife itself, the recurve gets a "S" motion and the hawkbill gets a half moon constant curve as you move down the stone.

Hope that helps a bit.
 
knifenut1013 said:
If using a benchstone the corner must be rounded, I like to use spyderco profiles, sharpmaker rods, and diamond oval rods though. The basic idea is to keep the edge 90 degrees to the stone. The motion for a re-curve or hawkbill looks just like the knife itself, the recurve gets a "S" motion and the hawkbill gets a half moon constant curve as you move down the stone.

Hope that helps a bit.
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I'm getting a little confused, the "corner" as in the edges or the corner as in the "tips" of the stone?

would this work for recurves, and hawk bills?

http://theconsumerlink.com/DiamondMachiningTechnology/detail/TCL+CDT62/0

or

http://theconsumerlink.com/DIAMONDMACHININGTECHNOLOGY/detail/TCL+WAV-E/15
 
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normaly with a sharpmaker you angle your hand down for the belly but now you should come up to the tip, also with a sharpie you can see if you're hitting the edge
 
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