Sharping Sebenza

[beherethen]

I have a Gatco sharpening set. The angles are 29-25-22-19-15-11. Which angle would you suggest for sharpening a Sebenza?

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[stjames]

19

 

[K-guy]

Why 19? Is this CR suggestion?

 

[robl]

i'm wondering too. chris reeve recommends the spyderco sharpmaker( which i bought)but it only allows 30 and 40 degrees. their site says 18-20 degrees. should i use 30 since it is closer? spyderco says to use 40 for plain edge knives. i could use some help...thank you rob

 

[stjames]

40 degrees on the sharpmaker is the compound angle (both sides measued against one another). At the shop each side of the blade is sharpened to 18 degrees (approx), (from a theoretical zero degree at the center of the blade)so a 40 degree sharpmaker or 19 degree angle as measured by Gatco would be the closest. Dig?

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA

 

[beherethen]

Thanks St James-19 would not have been my first choice.

 

[robl]

aaahhhhh thank you James. i can dig it!