undefinedundefinedI have seen a few people offer sharpening services on the net. Has anyone had any good experiences with any of the services? I have been thinking of getting an edge pro, but was thinking it might be more cost effective for me to send my knives off a few times a year and do regular touch ups on my sharp maker. Can anyone recomend someone who can give me a hair poppong edge and possibly be able to do some re-profileing on D-2 knives? Am I spitting into the wind with this idiea? Any input will be helpfull.
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- Thread starter Jay_Wyatt
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I bought myself a sharpmaker for christmas and im liking it. I started with some oldies, and I jsut recently put a wicked edge on my nimravus...only to have it taken off my the bead blasting...
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Depends on where you are. I sharpen on the side and have done the knives from whole kitchens for people, lawn mower blades, chisels, and of course hunting and fishing knives along with folders. The only things I won't sharpen are scissors and cuticle or toe nail cutting tools. Too much trouble there IMO.
I doubt shipping would pan out either to be honest, and would recommend doing it yourself and finding a system that works for you. But if you are in Oklahoma or near by leave me a PM and we'll talk. I get $2.00 a knife or straight edge. $5.00 for each lawn mower blade. (not for mulching blades those are double) Most of my customers are repeat ones. I can do reprofiling but that is really something I only like to do if the customer is there to watch and tell me when enough is enough. I use wheels for that and for most knives that need nicks taken out. I do it by hand for all others.
One thing to consider is the kind of edge you like or want too. I've found that for my own whittling needs that a very fine edge is best. But on my hunting knives I like a courser more aggressive edge like the ones on Bob Doziers knives when you get a brand new one. Then I touch those up with diamond x fine sharpeners. For my very fine edges I use a leather strop and flex cut polish paste.
I've found that you can get a very good edge using a buffing wheel and green rouge on most knives that already have a good bevel that doesn't need reprofiling. So that may be something to look into as well. And if you have a belt sander a good worn out belt is a handy tool for sharpening too just keep the blade from getting hot and use a piece of scrap metal to practice getting the bevel you want. It also helps to practice with a wooden knife. I used to make my own wooden profiled knives just to learn how to grind.
Hope that helps some.
I doubt shipping would pan out either to be honest, and would recommend doing it yourself and finding a system that works for you. But if you are in Oklahoma or near by leave me a PM and we'll talk. I get $2.00 a knife or straight edge. $5.00 for each lawn mower blade. (not for mulching blades those are double) Most of my customers are repeat ones. I can do reprofiling but that is really something I only like to do if the customer is there to watch and tell me when enough is enough. I use wheels for that and for most knives that need nicks taken out. I do it by hand for all others.
One thing to consider is the kind of edge you like or want too. I've found that for my own whittling needs that a very fine edge is best. But on my hunting knives I like a courser more aggressive edge like the ones on Bob Doziers knives when you get a brand new one. Then I touch those up with diamond x fine sharpeners. For my very fine edges I use a leather strop and flex cut polish paste.
I've found that you can get a very good edge using a buffing wheel and green rouge on most knives that already have a good bevel that doesn't need reprofiling. So that may be something to look into as well. And if you have a belt sander a good worn out belt is a handy tool for sharpening too just keep the blade from getting hot and use a piece of scrap metal to practice getting the bevel you want. It also helps to practice with a wooden knife. I used to make my own wooden profiled knives just to learn how to grind.
Hope that helps some.