Sharpening mistake, help needed!

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CrowEye

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I hope this is the right forum for this sort of question, if not, someone please direct me elsewhere.

I have Wood Jewel Big Carver which came with a Scandinavian grind and a slight secondary bevel. Being my first knife, I ignorantly ran it through a power sharpener after a few weeks of use and destroyed the edge. If you can't see the picture properly, the edge has been worn away into what looks like a uneven and rough secondary bevel.

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So what I have now is a blade with a ruined edge. I've been sharpening it now a 600 grit diamond sharpener in the proper way with the bevel flat, but progress thus far has been slow.

What I'm curious to know is if I should continue to do what I'm doing or if there is another, more effective way to go about bringing the scandi grind back. Any feedback would be appreciative. I haven't sought any help yet out of embarrassment, but I really need some assistance. Time to suck it up and ask the experts.
 
Your photo isn't the best, but if the edge is as messed up as it looks, you'll remove so much metal fixing it that the knife might be done for anyway. In a situation like that I'd say you should convex the blade. In the long gun it would require less stock removal. If you want to keep the Scandi grind then you're probably doing the right thing. Have lots of patience and don't zone out - it's going to take a long time/many passes cleaning that edge up even w/ a coarse stone.
HH
 
The only thing I would add is that 600 grit is not very coarse for stock removal. You might want to either invest in a few more hones, or better yet, send it to a pro. Sharpening is tough enough for some people, repair/stock removal is a few levels more difficult in my opinion (assuming you want a nice even bevel that looks as well as it performs).

Good luck with either choice.
 
i have had to repair quite a few knives that have been messed up by a pull through power sharpener. they can really mess up an edge rather quickly. to undo the damage done by the power sharpener is going to take you quite some time. you are going to need a belt sander if you want to get it done fast. if you do it by hand you will need to start out with a coarse sandpaper grit until you get the scandi grind brought back and then go to the finer grits.

i had an emerson a-100 sent to me to turn it from a chisel grind to a scandi grind and i would not have wanted to do it by hand. here is a link to some pictures of the knife http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6774942#post6774942
 
Thanks for all the advice guys and for not ripping me a new one. I'll try the coarse sand paper method first and if I still can't get the results I want, I'll find someone to send it to for professional work. Anyone have a reliable source they've had experience with in the past, or at least have heard good things? I'll do some research on it, but any suggestions are welcomed.

I don't remember the exact sharpener I used; I went home and used one of my dad's. Never again :o

KM
 
Yes,Just send it to Richard.You wont be disappointed.Oh,and scrap the pull through sharpener.They should be sued and the executives hog tied and beaten.:mad:
 
CrowEye said:
Thanks for all the advice guys and for not ripping me a new one.
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No reason for anyone to rip anyone. We have all made mistakes and this is the place to get advice on how to fix them.

Glad you are finding the help you seek!

Just understand that there are usually a few different ways to fix any given mistake...that is when we start arguing and ripping on each other:D

Welcome. I hope you enjoy your stay!
 
Hope that works out well for you, richard j seems to have a dedicated following. I admit, his promotion of paper wheels helped me to try them. I have yet to sample his regrind service. :)
 
You could change the slight secondary bevel into a not so slight secondary bevel. If you can hold the angle you probably won't see much difference in the sharpness of the blade verses the scandi with microbevel you had on it and you will have a more durable edge. If you mess it up that is OK cause you probably won't make it any worse and you might only spend a few hours finding out. I sharpen by hand and I would not want to spend a week or more of free time getting back to the saber grind!
 
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