Spyderedge Stropping Device

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This past weekend I made a device for stropping the inside edge of Spyderedge serrations which is cheap and works really well. I took a piece of knot-free 2x4 about a foot & a half long and ran the blade down it lengthwise, holding the blade at 90 degrees like a woodworker's beading plane. Coincidentally, the 2x4 thickness coincides exactly with the length of spyderedge on an Endura 4 CE.

You keep scraping the edge down the board "beading tool" style until it raises a pattern which fits exactly into the profile of the spyderedge being used. Then chalk on some green honing compound (from Rockler, Lee Valley, etc.) and proceed to strop the inside of the serrations. The pine holds compound very well and results are way beyond factory sharp.
 
That's a great idea. You can also use a thick (spongy) mouse pad with CrO. It will ride up into the serrations.
 
Actually, I can't claim total credit for this since I pirated the idea from a woodworking magazine article where a guy was doing something similar to sharpen his carving gouges (use the particular gouge to gouge out the profile in a board, rub on compound and strop). I figured the same thing would work with a spyderedge and it does for sure. One piece of scrap lumber can be made to sharpen the exact profile of all 10 teeth on an Endura 4 CE at the same time.

This may be particularly helpful on a knife that has been "used" a bit and touched up repeatedly with a 701 stone. Profiles of the teeth may change over time, but this type of "strop" will conform exactly to the profile of the knife used to make it.
 
Good idea. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the heads up.
 
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