Sharpening my CQC-7

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357Wheelgunner

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I read the FAQ on the Emerson web page, they showed an oval shaped rod for sharpening and detailed how to do it. What I need now is the oval shaped rod, where do I find a quality sharpening kit?

What do you all use for your Emersons?

Oh, one more question....How many times can you resharpen the plain edge portion of a combo edge blade before it wears down enough to require replacing the knife? I love my Super CQC-7 and I'm afraid of "using it up"....
 
I just use a Spyderco Sharpmaker kit, but Lansky makes a lot of good sharpening stuff as well.

It'll take a LOT of sharpening before your knife is "used up" unless you use super-coarse diamond rods. If you just do upkeep sharpening every once in a while (using fine ceramic rods, like on the Sharpmaker) then you're barely removing any actual steel in the first place, you're mainly just reshaping the edge.
 
Japanese water stone #1000. Pull AWAY from the stone until you feel the burr. Then lightly, alternate sides, buff the burr off.
 
as far as your question about the rod, IIRC knifecenter.com has them.

on my emersons i use a norton 8" india stone to raise a burr and a gerber steel to remove the burr.

as far as how many times ya can sharpen before the PE wears down i would say hundreds if not thousands of times.

as i've said a hundred times a sharpmaker is the bomb for most knives but imho it sucks for CG EKI's as the angles arent right, if ya can hold the knife off/angle and get it to work why not just use a std whet stone?? seems like the long way 'round the barn to me.
 
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