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I caught a link to a review in another thread, and decided that I needed both. Subclaw came in yesterdays mail, seems like a really cool blade! Subcom should arrive soon (I hope). Question: Any suggestions on how to sharpen the Subclaw? I use bench stones to sharpen.
 
For hawkbills and Se or Recurveblades I would recommand the spyderco sharpmaker 204 or the 701 set. I can get my Subclaw very sharp on the 204 set. I touch my knives up regularly and don't let them blunt to much.
 
The simplest way to sharpen a small hawksbiill like the Subclaw is with a rod. You can get them from a number of companies, in diamond or ceramic. Even a steel will do a good job for regular maintenance, if you haven't actually damaged the edge.

Just to add: Maarten is right -- the Sharpmaker is the best, for this or other basic knife maintance. You don't always need it, though.
 
Not to disagree, but......I don't have a rod and have been trying for a number of years on stones. Finally figured out how to put a good edge on with a stone by hand. I am using 4 grades of 8x2 vermaculite. I did try a Lansky that was removed from the plastic, and found it worked pretty well. Am I doing it wrong?, or do I just keep an eyey on the angle?
 
Easav, I have been spending some time, and can see where it would be VERY easy to muck up the hawkbill blade. The Lansky I mentioned is a stone that is for serrated. Not the easiest to work with, but functional to touch up what came out of the box. Definetely going to think about some rods! (was just so proud of myself for finally learning how to on a stone that I got a $140 set!) No such thing as too many toys.

The Subclaw came yesterday. I would definetely recomend either to anyone interested in this type of knife.
 
Aloha michdad,

Glad you are enjoying the SubClaw...seems like everyone is, and I am very happy about that!:thumbup: However...

I commend your learning on bench stones...not easy by any means. (For me anyway.:o) However, I freehand 99% of the time, using my Spyderco Pro-File set, or I just whip out the Triangle stones from my Sharpmaker. Anyway, one of my friends in Europe had no access to such luxuries BUT he did have a fine or extra fine bench stone. Here is one of my "old tricks":

Hold the bench stone on a surface that will not enable it to slip, since you will be angling the stone on one of it's ends. Now, ya know the corners of the stone? Run your knife along the corner as you would with the Sharpmaker. I have successfully touched up SE and PE, as well as Hawkbill blades in this manner. Sometimes when doing yardwork, I am too lazy to run into the house for my Pro-File or Sharpmaker...so I zap the fine stone with some water, or WD40, and away I go!:o I hope you could "visualize this"...the key though, as with all sharpening is maintaining that angle, as you very well know.

Keep us posted and God bless!:cool:
 
Daywalker, I have a Spyderco Double Stuff, back-to-back coarse and fine ceramic stones glued together. They make a nice portable light sharpener as benchstones, and I use the corners of the stones the way you describe, as if they were the corners of a rod.

I don't lay them against a surface, though. I hold the ceramic in one hand and the knife in the other.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Daywalker, I have a Spyderco Double Stuff, back-to-back coarse and fine ceramic stones glued together. They make a nice portable light sharpener as benchstones, and I use the corners of the stones the way you describe, as if they were the corners of a rod.

I don't lay them against a surface, though. I hold the ceramic in one hand and the knife in the other.
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YO Esav my brother!!!

Yeah, that's the way I use my 701 and Sharpmaker stones. However, my fine stone has a "base" on it...so it's easier for me to place it on something to use the corners. Not sure if miccdad's stones are on a wood base though...

Thanks for pointing that out...D'Oh!:o

God bless you Knifebrother, and happy 2008!:cool:
 
Nope, 3 came with cedar boxes, not glued in. I found that using the edges worked on a Kershaw Vapor, so that's what I did with the Subclaw. I will have to try it though.

Never thought about gluing 2 stones together like that Esav. Might try that with some lansky spare parts in my tool box.
 
michdad said:
Never thought about gluing 2 stones together like that Esav. Might try that with some lansky spare parts in my tool box.
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Spyderco started with sharpeners before they turned to making knives. Most people only know their Sharpmaker, but the Double Stuff and the wide variety of ceramic files are excellent tools as well.

I like dual grit equipment. I have the DMT Diafold coarse and fine diamond sharpener, too. It's the butterfly style. I fit a nice kit in a Maxpedition cocoon.
 
The Spyderco Double Stuff comes glued together already, and in a heavy duty leather slip case. :)
 
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