??? Sharpening recurves ???

I made a couple of videos showing how I do it on a regular benchstone. Once you get the idea of what not to do, they're no problem. Go slow on your first one or two.

[video=youtube;viC7mybM6gk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viC7mybM6gk[/video]

[video=youtube;P9NTNakx8Vs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NTNakx8Vs[/video]

[video=youtube;FmR4nSTukmE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmR4nSTukmE[/video]
 
hello friend, sorry i didnt notice you posted this sooner. i have a benchmade 710 that has a slight recurve but more noticeable, the cold steel spartan. there are a number of ways to sharpen anything, serrations, straight edge, recurve... and they all require three things. an abrasive, held at the right angle, and enough material removed. i have had a lot of xp with flat stones and am good at sharpening serrations with round stones. i do good with using the round stones on the recurve, but heres something useful to consider. the square stone is abrasive on the edges, and they will come into contact with the recurve. i know from you talking about it youre goanna be in love with the knife youre working toward, and you would feel terrible if you scratched it up. id reccomend getting a dollar kitchen knife somwhere like wal mart to practice with the coarser grits at different angles and take your time, and once youre good with that sharpening a recurve is the same thing, it just looks different. all the way from a kukri to a kershaw chive. i dont know what finish it has but i mirror polish and scotch brite finish knives and im buying a bead blaster and stone washer soon so if someday something terrible happens i would be happy to restore it
 
I need to try the book and sandpaper idea, or maybe get a bench stone. I use a sharpmaker now for recurves, but it is slow going. my wicked edge ends up just taking the curve off, so I can't use it for that shape anymore.
 
bpeezer said:
If you do get one, let us know how it works.
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Will do good buddy.

They are much larger than I thought they were. You see one in a pic and go "oh okay, it's that big"... Then you see it in someone's hand and it looks much bigger.

If I could stop from ordering a new carving knife (like every other day) I could take a breath and order one! :D
 
goodshepherdknives said:
hello friend, sorry i didnt notice you posted this sooner. i have a benchmade 710 that has a slight recurve but more noticeable, the cold steel spartan. there are a number of ways to sharpen anything, serrations, straight edge, recurve... and they all require three things. an abrasive, held at the right angle, and enough material removed. i have had a lot of xp with flat stones and am good at sharpening serrations with round stones. i do good with using the round stones on the recurve, but heres something useful to consider. the square stone is abrasive on the edges, and they will come into contact with the recurve. i know from you talking about it youre goanna be in love with the knife youre working toward, and you would feel terrible if you scratched it up. id reccomend getting a dollar kitchen knife somwhere like wal mart to practice with the coarser grits at different angles and take your time, and once youre good with that sharpening a recurve is the same thing, it just looks different. all the way from a kukri to a kershaw chive. i dont know what finish it has but i mirror polish and scotch brite finish knives and im buying a bead blaster and stone washer soon so if someday something terrible happens i would be happy to restore it
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Thanks for the indepth info, ya ive noticed that the flat stone i do have reaches the wierd places on my army knifes odd... Uhh place where edge meets the grip, which curves down (the knife is called army, kind of dumb but meh)
And i typed this in two sittings so i forgot where this was going, but thanks again
 
goodshepherdknives said:
hello friend, sorry i didnt notice you posted this sooner. i have a benchmade 710 that has a slight recurve but more noticeable, the cold steel spartan. there are a number of ways to sharpen anything, serrations, straight edge, recurve... and they all require three things. an abrasive, held at the right angle, and enough material removed. i have had a lot of xp with flat stones and am good at sharpening serrations with round stones. i do good with using the round stones on the recurve, but heres something useful to consider. the square stone is abrasive on the edges, and they will come into contact with the recurve. i know from you talking about it youre goanna be in love with the knife youre working toward, and you would feel terrible if you scratched it up. id reccomend getting a dollar kitchen knife somwhere like wal mart to practice with the coarser grits at different angles and take your time, and once youre good with that sharpening a recurve is the same thing, it just looks different. all the way from a kukri to a kershaw chive. i dont know what finish it has but i mirror polish and scotch brite finish knives and im buying a bead blaster and stone washer soon so if someday something terrible happens i would be happy to restore it
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Thanks for the indepth info, ya ive noticed that the flat stone i do have reaches the wierd places on my army knifes odd... Uhh place where edge meets the grip, which curves down (the knife is called army, kind of dumb but meh)
And i typed this in two sittings so i forgot where this was going, but thanks again
 
HeavyHanded said:
I made a couple of videos showing how I do it on a regular benchstone. Once you get the idea of what not to do, they're no problem. Go slow on your first one or two.

[video=youtube;viC7mybM6gk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viC7mybM6gk[/video]

[video=youtube;P9NTNakx8Vs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NTNakx8Vs[/video]

[video=youtube;FmR4nSTukmE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmR4nSTukmE[/video]
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Thanks very helpful
 
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