Sharpening the scrofa

mikeymoto

mikeymoto

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I found that due to the radius on the SS blade a regular strop of ~2 inches wide was not going to work - it would hit the edges of the blade on either side of the strop. To compensate for that I cut a strip of leather 3/4" wide and glued that to some wood. The thinner leather is better, though still not ideal. Anyone got better ideas?
 
On recurves and hawkbills, I usually use a round ceramic stick or a thick wooden dowel wrapped with sandpaper.
 
I'd think that the Spyderco Sharpmaker stones would work well. The ridges of the triangular stones do a nice job on serrations and recurves.
 
mikeymoto said:
I found that due to the radius on the SS blade a regular strop of ~2 inches wide was not going to work - it would hit the edges of the blade on either side of the strop. To compensate for that I cut a strip of leather 3/4" wide and glued that to some wood. The thinner leather is better, though still not ideal. Anyone got better ideas?
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Just wrap that smaller leather wood strop of yours with sandpaper and/or use compound. Either tilt the strop or tilt the knife and use the edge of the strop to hit the edge. I do this all the time even when using a 2-3" wide leather strop. On a larger knife I hit the recurve with the edge of the strop then slow transition back to the flat portion when working the belly or flat portion of the blade.
 
I agree with Guyon. I don't have a Sus, but I think the Spyderco Sharpmaker would work extremely well. It work well on all blade shapes, including serrations. It's a very versatile tool.
 
Yeah, a sharpmaker would be easier if you have one. If not then the edge of the stone or strop would also work.
 
Yeah, I've got a sharpmaker. I guess I can try the corners of the white rods for touch-ups.
 
On recurves I still use the sandpaper mouse pad method. But what I do is put the mouse pad on top of a large wood half round; something with a radius less than the radius of the curve of the edge. Same thing when I use a strop.
 
Tony G said:
On recurves I still use the sandpaper mouse pad method. But what I do is put the mouse pad on top of a large wood half round; something with a radius less than the radius of the curve of the edge. Same thing when I use a strop.
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I use the edge of my kitchen counter top, found it sharpening khuk's. Puts the working area at about a 45 deg. angle, and gives me room below to follow the edge.
 
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