Was reading a thread earlier about advice on sharpening a BM 710. I remembered just a few days ago, I saw a post in MT&E of someone putting Sharpmaker rods, flat side down, in their EP arm. I was wondering if anyone has ever put in Sharpmaker rods with the pointed side facing down in a EP to sharpen recurves? Seems like a quicker and more consistent route if you wanted to use the EP stones to sharpen the belly to the tip, then put in the rods to do the recurve.
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Sharpmaker rods in EP for use on recurves?
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I found 1/2 round stones not long ago in Edge Pro lengths that would have done the job but I can't find the bookmark now. But they are out there.
Also google "3/4" Wide Shapton Pro Edge Pro Stones" and search from there. I don't want to post any links. Search for 1/2" stones too.
Then there's the method of tipping the stock EP stones and use light pressure to touch up a recurve. Too much pressure on the edges will wear the stones.
Might be easier than fitting SharpMaker rods in the EP. I was "brainstorming" that a few weeks ago then decided to go with narrow EP stones.
Also google "3/4" Wide Shapton Pro Edge Pro Stones" and search from there. I don't want to post any links. Search for 1/2" stones too.
Then there's the method of tipping the stock EP stones and use light pressure to touch up a recurve. Too much pressure on the edges will wear the stones.
Might be easier than fitting SharpMaker rods in the EP. I was "brainstorming" that a few weeks ago then decided to go with narrow EP stones.
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That was probably NRA's thread about his FrankenSharp. Yes, he mentioned that you can mount them edge down in the EP arm to do odd shaped blades. He has a pic of a kris style blade that he did that way. Gimme a second to find the thread.
Okay, looks like I was combining a couple threads in my mind. Here he mentions using the corners of the rods to do weird shaped blades: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1160155-Jig-To-Get-Perfect-Use-From-SharpMaker?highlight=kris, and here the same thing is mentioned and there's a vid of the kris blade he did using that method: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1162597-Homemade-Sharpener-Using-KME-SharpMaker-Edge-Pro-Clone-Parts. :thumbup:
edit: Sorry. He said he did the kris on a regular SM, but would try it again using the rod mounted in the EP (my mind is going
).
Okay, looks like I was combining a couple threads in my mind. Here he mentions using the corners of the rods to do weird shaped blades: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1160155-Jig-To-Get-Perfect-Use-From-SharpMaker?highlight=kris, and here the same thing is mentioned and there's a vid of the kris blade he did using that method: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1162597-Homemade-Sharpener-Using-KME-SharpMaker-Edge-Pro-Clone-Parts. :thumbup:
edit: Sorry. He said he did the kris on a regular SM, but would try it again using the rod mounted in the EP (my mind is going
).
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