Sharpening your Beckers

[spikebot587]

ok guys i thought id ask what sharpening system is good enough for you to use on your beckers?
i tend to go the old fashion route with hard and soft arkansas stones and ceramic rods for finishing.

 

[mountainmist]

This topic has been beat to death! I use sandpaper in grits 150, 400, 600, 800, 1000,1500,2000 and 2500 & mouse pad and finish with a stropman strop loaded with black and white compound.

 

[Cryptyc]

Yup. Good enough. I'm a stone man myself.

 

[dresnor]

I have had good results with sandpaper and a strop, stones, and a 2 sided diamond file. All of them work well in the field and at home.

Guided systems and the sharpmaker were ok but drove me nuts.

Find what makes your knives sharp and that doesn't drive you nuts and don't look back.


Jeremy

 

[Jonny1280]

I use the Sharpmaker with diamond, med, fine, and ultra fine rods. I get amazing results.
I've also convexed my Machax with sandpaper and a mouse pad. Very good results there too.
Jeremy has it right. Find what works best for you and go at it.

 

[Diamondshooter]

This topic has been beat to death! I use sandpaper in grits 150, 400, 600, 800, 1000,1500,2000 and 2500 & mouse pad and finish with a stropman strop loaded with black and white compound.

Really? Or you just playin?
I use a worn course diamond stone thing til it's sharp enuf ta skin a pig.

 

[mountainmist]

Really? Or you just playin?

No, I wasn't kidding.

http://http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/978499-What-is-the-best-method-of-sharpening-Becker-s-1095

http://http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/806274-Sharpening-Becker-s-or-otherwise

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/794788-Sharpening-Beckers

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/998671-Becker-sharpening-question

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/987553-sharpening-systems-used-by-Beckerheads

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/277951-Sharpening-Beckers

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1090535-Trouble-sharpening-my-beckers

Should I keep going? I have absolutely no problem with asking a question that's already been asked before, if you didn't there would be very little activity on BFC.

 

[Diamondshooter]

 

[Zuluninja]

mountainmist, while it is fine therapy to polish an edge, I think that is just overkill. You can do a good convex with 120-220, maybe go up to 400 for some shiny action and then strop, if you do it right it will cut really good.

 

[Charlie_K]

I'm no professional. I just use a triangular Lansky pocket sharpener.

 

[Zuluninja]

oh, yeah, I prefer diamonds but also use stones and strop at the end regardless of method.

 

[mountainmist]

mountainmist, while it is fine therapy to polish an edge, I think that is just overkill. You can do a good convex with 120-220, maybe go up to 400 for some shiny action and then strop, if you do it right it will cut really good.

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[spydercobenchmadekai]

I'll use a lansky on my Beckers sometimes, but most of the time I use 220>400>600>2k sand paper + a mouse pad. The BK9 gets sharpened on the belt sander at 220>400.

 

[mountainmist]

mountainmist, while it is fine therapy to polish an edge, I think that is just overkill. You can do a good convex with 120-220, maybe go up to 400 for some shiny action and then strop, if you do it right it will cut really good.

Oh, I thought he was talking about this topic being beat to death. I'll try just going to 600 next time!

Thanks and God Bless!
The Kid

 

[Zuluninja]

yep, don't need to spend so much time making pretty an edge that will get dirty quickly

 

[dynamicmoves]

Actually, when my edge dulls I just start at about 1000 or 2000, or possibly just the strop. Depends on how lazy I am.

It takes me all of 10 minutes to sharpen a blade, and that's if I start at 220. Course, my sharp might be your dull.

 

[mountainmist]

Actually, when my edge dulls I just start at about 1000 or 2000, or possibly just the strop. Depends on how lazy I am.

It takes me all of 10 minutes to sharpen a blade, and that's if I start at 220. Course, my sharp might be your dull.

My knives are never sharp enough! I don't think I've ever dulled a becker! I sharpen about three times per one use.

 

[daizee]

coarse diamond
fine diamond
strop

Takes about 90 seconds, and that's if the coarse is needed.

 

[cschol]

My knives are never sharp enough! I don't think I've ever dulled a becker! I sharpen about three times per one use.

I have that "problem" too

Except the day I helped process 12 deer, from field to freezer. My 15 got a workout that day but stayed sharp enough to finish the job with only a quick stropping about 2/3 of the way thru.

 

[Chalet]

I just use the bottom of a ceramic coffee mug for now. When I can afford nicer stuff to sharpen with I'll eventually get something. I tried wet/dry sandpaper but I didn't see any difference in sharpness. The coffee mug way will take the edge from not shaving sharp to shaving sharp in a couple of minutes. I'd like some nice stones or something, though.