Sharpening service

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I’m thinking of grabbing a convex blade, the Fallkniven F1, if I really make a mess of it sharpening is there a place I send it to to get sharpened? Like a commercial sharpening service or a member that can do it for a fee?
 
kane22 said:
I could help you out if you mess it up, but I really don't think you will. How are you planing to sharpen it?
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Ive heard of various methods like the sandpaper on a mousepad or Worksharp belt sharpeners. I’m curious on a stone because I’ve heard you keep your wrist loose which is different that me learning with a V edge trying to keep is steady
 
Kbrasmodeler said:
I first got blades truly sharp using sandpaper on a mouse pad. It's pretty forgiving. If you can't make it work, I too could help you out.
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That would probable be my first thing to try to. I also have the sand paper that comes on foam. The worst thing you can do is round the edge over till you figure out the right angle and pressure to use. You're not going to ruin the blade though. I'd say sharping on a stone might be the hardest to learn, but give it a shot if that's what you have. What ever method you use I'd take a sharpie marker and color about a quarter inch along the edge so you can see where you're removing steel, and keep both sides even.

Let us know how you make out.
 
When I was 6 yrs old, my grandpa taught me to sharpen on a big old bench stone he had, it was dished out more than 1/2”. Probly all our edges were slightly convex, but we got ‘em damn sharp.

If you had a dished out stone, maybe you got it cheap at a garage sale, you could just hold a uniform angle and end up convex.

Parker
 
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