Sharpening the clip on the ontario/bagwell fortress?

Will Batayte

Will Batayte

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Ok so i picked up an ontario fortress. Now i need to put a decent edge on the clip. Problem is the angle that the swedge is ground at is not very acute. For general reprofiling i usually use a lansky type guide rod sharpening system. Then for normal sharpening i use a spyderco sharpmaker. Problem is with the angle of the swedge the way it is the guide rod system won't do it. It would end up removing the coating on the entire swedge. If it wasnt a coated blade I'd just reprofile the entire swedge then refinsh it to match the rest of the blade. I'm ok with a bench stone but the concavity of the clip wont allow the use of one. Any ideas? Or anyone know of a good professional sharpening service in the hartford ct area that could handle this and leave it looking like a factory job. I'm etremely picky about the cleaness of a sharpening job. Its gotta be a nice clean even edge with no scratches on the finish.
Thanks
 
I'd contact Richard J on here. He's not local, but he does an excellent job and is highly recommended.
 
I'm local to you and have not heard of anybody around that does that sort of work anymore. There had been a few older guys who had decent sharpening services but they're gone now as far as I know. Keep in touch if you find anyone local. Personally I plan on sending out to Richard J if anything needs getting done.

Just an FYI you know that that modification would make the knife double edged and illegal to carry in CT, even for hunting and camping I think, but post in the knifelaws section here if thats a concern for you.
 
Yeah I'm familiar with the laws here. Can't say i agree with them. With a pistol permit I can walk around strapped head to toe with as many guns as I want but god forbid I have an automatic or a double edged knife. Complete BS! I mostly keep the big ones at home anyway unless out in the wilderness. But if i get caught wandering around with an 11" bowie I doubt the extra 3" of edge on the backside will be the dealbreaker on if I'm going to jail or not. To be frankly honest I'm so damn sick of laws and censorship in a country thats supposedly the home of the free.

I'd like to avoid sending the knife out if at all possible. It's my new toy and i can't stand sending it away for another couple weeks lol
 
coldblooded357 said:
Yeah I'm familiar with the laws here. Can't say i agree with them. With a pistol permit I can walk around strapped head to toe with as many guns as I want but god forbid I have an automatic or a double edged knife. Complete BS! I mostly keep the big ones at home anyway unless out in the wilderness. But if i get caught wandering around with an 11" bowie I doubt the extra 3" of edge on the backside will be the dealbreaker on if I'm going to jail or not. To be frankly honest I'm so damn sick of laws and censorship in a country thats supposedly the home of the free.

I'd like to avoid sending the knife out if at all possible. It's my new toy and i can't stand sending it away for another couple weeks lol
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the kicker is a couple years ago we would have been able to carry autos and daggers with our pistol permits. Gotta love CT! I swear we get too much influence from MA and NYC
 
I know, I really would love to move to new hampshire. Not only is it beautiful and great for outdoorsy guys like me but there are no laws governing what kind of knife you can carry. I'd love to be able to carry my microtech autos or some of my bigger knives.
 
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