AS some of you know and as would be indicated by my name I am an admitted Spyder-Freak. They hardly ever made a knife I didn't like. I have however really become a heavy fan of their Hawkbill blades i.e. Harpy, Spyderhawk, Tasman ect. I have also recently been charmed with their recurves which are kind of a new Venture for Spyderco i.e. Spyker, Adventura & Ed Schempp's new masterpiece the KRIS.
Right to the point folks>> I want to pick all of your brains as to what methods you all might use to sharpen these most Un-Orthadox group of blades. I have a couple of methods I am working on at the current time with the use of Spyderco's 701 Profile which is a really superb design ceramic file with some fairly good results. However something in my gut tells me that I am possibly overlooking something that I may just not have tried yet.
Now I know that the protocol for sharpening the Hawkbill will slightly differ from the methodology you would implement for a top notch re-curve like the Spyker. But with that being said I bet there are some similarities and principles that would apply to both. This is one area of Sharpening that I would be willing to bet that there is not just ONE method but probably at least 5 or 6 methods that would achieve great results. Also if there are any websites or information Forums that I am un-aware of that have been posted I would sure appreciate knowing.
I know the 204 Sharpmaker can take on this type of chore but I am not convinced that it is the one "Cure All" even as much respect as I have for the unit. I have been putting my Hawkbills in a vise with rubber lined jaws and that seems to help the leverage. OK what do you all say?
Right to the point folks>> I want to pick all of your brains as to what methods you all might use to sharpen these most Un-Orthadox group of blades. I have a couple of methods I am working on at the current time with the use of Spyderco's 701 Profile which is a really superb design ceramic file with some fairly good results. However something in my gut tells me that I am possibly overlooking something that I may just not have tried yet.
Now I know that the protocol for sharpening the Hawkbill will slightly differ from the methodology you would implement for a top notch re-curve like the Spyker. But with that being said I bet there are some similarities and principles that would apply to both. This is one area of Sharpening that I would be willing to bet that there is not just ONE method but probably at least 5 or 6 methods that would achieve great results. Also if there are any websites or information Forums that I am un-aware of that have been posted I would sure appreciate knowing.
I know the 204 Sharpmaker can take on this type of chore but I am not convinced that it is the one "Cure All" even as much respect as I have for the unit. I have been putting my Hawkbills in a vise with rubber lined jaws and that seems to help the leverage. OK what do you all say?