Sharpening service in canada?

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BoozeFighter

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Try as I might, I cannot get a serviceable edge back on my Schrade schf1sm....it may very well be user error, but I don't have a problem with my other knives. Do you guys know of anybody that offers sharpening/re grinding services in Canada? I would like to have the edge changed to a scandi grind, which I am much more adept at maintaining.
 
There's a few knife makers that MAY take on that task: but I don't know for certain.

Alligatorgarfish from out west does sharpening but not sure about regrinds...

Waterstoneblades might be able to do it.

There's many Canadian knife makers but not many that do mods/regrinds from what I've seen. :o


Razoredgeknives out of the states does do regrinds on folders, not sure about large fixed blades though. In many cases I would think the cost of the regrind would start to exceed the cost of the knife FWIW.
 
A reputable able regrind service will cost more than your knife, a proper sharpening job will run you half the cost of your knife.

To change a hollow grind into a true Scandi grind you will loose about half of the girth (width) of the entire blade.

That being said, what do you mostly use this knife for? There's always a preferred grind profile for different uses and depending on your intended use for this knife
 
I use the knife as a general outdoors/camp knife. I use it for light battoning, processing sticks and doing rough carving work, cutting rope and other cordage, and for the multitude of small tasks that come up on a hike or kayak trip.

The look and feel of this knife suits me perfectly, it's got an undefinable quality to it, it just feels right when I hold it. That being said, I am struggling to get the edge back to usable, let alone proper sharp.

I am rather uninformed when it comes to grinds and what it takes to change them, I just know that my scandi grind moras resharpen quite easily, while my schf1sm is essentially a pretty paperweight atm
 
As the others have said, if you love the knife it might be worth it to you to have the work done, but it will easily cost more than the original knife price. The steel is 1070, which with exceptional heat treat may be passable for edge holding. If there has been some wear, and the heat treat wasn't good anyone is going to have a hard time putting a decent edge on it again.

the handle is not exceptional in that its just a cylinder. Any number of makers on this forum could make you a knife that is far far better than this knife will ever be. I have been terribly impressed with the knives I have gotten from here. They blow any production knife I have owned out of the water, including ones that cost as much as the customs or more. You might better put the money into a custom.
 
What stone are you using to sharpen it? What technique? 1070 should sharpen really easy. Do you raise a burr? I'm pretty sure I could sharpen that with a curb.
 
BoozeFighter, I'd be willing to sharpen your knife. Not interested in regrinding it though. I'm located between Kitchener and Woodstock, just off the 401. If you are close, email me, dave at bonhoff dot net and we can figure out the logistics.

Dave
 
I use a smiths 2 stone kit I got at Canadian Tire. I have not been able to raise a burr, and frankly I am getting frustrated. I have used sharpie on the edge to verify I am holding a correct angle, and I even sharpened a few other knives to make sure I hadn't completely lost my ability.
 
Was it sharp from the factory? I'd imagine it has some overbuilt geometry and that would make it tough to cut well. It should still raise a burr - are you using a coarse enough stone?

Realistically, 1070 at moderate RC you should be able to do the initial work with a file, then switch to the stones to finish it off.

I'm in Upstate NY, so not Canada and as large as Ontario is probably no where near you, but willing to sharpen it for you. A tool like that you'll want to figure this out on your own anyway, as it will need fairly regular maintenance or rapidly get very dull.
 
The knife was fairly sharp out of the box. Not quite shaving sharp, but it would feather up sticks all day and cut rope like nobody's business. It definitely does have some over built geometry...the main grind starts halfway down the blade (which is quite thick, 7/32" I believe) and stays rather thick behind the edge. I am a novice when it comes to sharpening, I just know that the stone I have is the same one that works well with my other knives, including a 119 in 420C and a Mora Light my Fire knife in whatever stainless they use.

I appreciate the offer HH, but I have reached out to GTIDave and am meeting up with him in the near future, as he is less than an hour from me. I am actually quite overwhelmed and grateful for the offers of help I've gotten, what a great community we have here.
 
Drove out to GTIDave's place the other day where he was kind enough to put a super keen edge on my knife for me, as well as enlighten me on why I was having such a hard time getting it sharp. I would like to take the oppurtunity to publicly thank Dave for taking the time to do that for me, greatly appreciated man.
 
BoozeFighter said:
Drove out to GTIDave's place the other day where he was kind enough to put a super keen edge on my knife for me, as well as enlighten me on why I was having such a hard time getting it sharp. I would like to take the oppurtunity to publicly thank Dave for taking the time to do that for me, greatly appreciated man.
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Very cool and it's always good to meet another knife nut... :thumbup::cool:
 
BoozeFighter said:
Drove out to GTIDave's place the other day where he was kind enough to put a super keen edge on my knife for me, as well as enlighten me on why I was having such a hard time getting it sharp. I would like to take the oppurtunity to publicly thank Dave for taking the time to do that for me, greatly appreciated man.
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Thanks BF! It was great meeting and chatting with you. I'm glad I could help, and spread some of the knowledge I've acquired here.

Dave
 
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