Sharpmaker diamond sleeves?

[storyville]

Couldn’t find any mention of these on Spyderco’s site. Are they still available? And if so, are they available in super-fine, or fine only, or...?

Glen

 

[Brian Lavin]

My diamond sleeves are what I use for knives that are VERY dull and/or need to be reprofiled. They are too abrasive to use for touch up in my opinion. I have only seen one type also, don't think there are different "grits" for the sleeves.

 

[Clay Kesting]

Glen,

The diamond sleeves are no longer in production, but I believe that Spyderco is working on something to replace them.

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Take care,
Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.

 

[storyville]

aw shucks! thanks for the info -- glen

 

[Joe Talmadge]

storyville --

Not to worry. I've been getting great results just leaning a DMT 6"x2" diamond hone up against the ceramic sticks in the sharpmaker. That keeps the diamond hone at the exact right angle. I use the x-coarse diamond hone for quick re-profiling the first time I sharpen a knife, after that I can just stick with the brown ceramic stones.

Joe

 

[dirtsqueezer]

Joe -

Great suggestion, I just put a wicked edge on my old leatherman doing that trick on a Vee sharpener.

Gotta keep saving my cash for a sharpmaker.



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-j-

How do I set my laser printer to stun?

 

[storyville]

"Why didn't I thinka that?!" Thanks Joe -- as always, ingenuity in its simplest form!

Glen