Super Blue Stretch

[Samarix]

Ditto

 

[skyhorse]

Got one in today,I'm liking this steel.:thumbup: Tomorrow going to make a few passes on the strop.

 

[Rasco]

Anyone else had a hard time getting this thing sharp on a Spyderco Sharpmaker...?

I dunno, maybe the angles are slightly off on mine or something, but it seems like I'm not able to get this one as sharp as some of my others...

I've got an Edge Pro Apex on the way, so we'll see how it does on that, but so far I have not been able to get this badboy as sharp as I would like, or as sharp as y'all are describing.

 

[nccole]

I like the way it cuts, but I too have found it difficult to get it how I want it from the stock sharpmaker. My Delica and Stretch have yielded the same frustrations. I plan on re-profiling the Stretch

 

[Screwdriver]

Anyone else had a hard time getting this thing sharp on a Spyderco Sharpmaker...?

I dunno, maybe the angles are slightly off on mine or something, but it seems like I'm not able to get this one as sharp as some of my others...

I've got an Edge Pro Apex on the way, so we'll see how it does on that, but so far I have not been able to get this badboy as sharp as I would like, or as sharp as y'all are describing.

Until I learned the Sharpie trick, I had a hell of a time on the Sharpmaker. The included angles only lined up with some of my knives.

 

[warlord260]

I like the way it cuts, but I too have found it difficult to get it how I want it from the stock sharpmaker. My Delicate and Stretch have yielded the same frustrations. I plan on re-profiling the Stretch

So many of my spydies are way off. Some at 19deg per side. My LW Manix would have to take off.060 per side to make it right. That would be like 50 hrs on the Edgepro. Dont have time for this on a $75 knife.

 

[Rasco]

I've been using a Sharpie to mark my edges, but still, for some reason, on the Sharpmaker, it's just not getting sharp like many of my other knives.
I'm very satisfied with the results the Sharpmaker has given me on some of my other knives (Kershaw Leek, Skyline, Spyderco Embassy, etc)
but the SuperBlue Stretch just doesn't want to cooperate.
I'm hoping the EPA is the answer. Why would it take 50hrs to reprofile on the EPA? Couldn't you just use some lower grit stones?

 

[bazfum]

I've had two goes at mine on the Sharpmaker with the diamond rods. It's still not where I'd like it. I think it's just that hard a steel. The edge seems to get valleys that hide the Sharpie and fool my eye.

 

[Battle Proof]

I use a bottom of a coffee cup to keep my Stretch sharp.

I rotate the Cup as i follow the edge i want.


It might work. Hope this helps, Battle

 

[trevitrace]

^^ Keeping it simple :thumbup:

 

[warlord260]

I've been using a Sharpie to mark my edges, but still, for some reason, on the Sharpmaker, it's just not getting sharp like many of my other knives.
I'm very satisfied with the results the Sharpmaker has given me on some of my other knives (Kershaw Leek, Skyline, Spyderco Embassy, etc)
but the SuperBlue Stretch just doesn't want to cooperate.
I'm hoping the EPA is the answer. Why would it take 50hrs to reprofile on the EPA? Couldn't you just use some lower grit stones?

The tip and the heel are uneven, and dont come close to cleaning up. Even with coarse stones 1/16th is a lot of steel to remove. Need more like a belt sander.

 

[Cynic2701]

So many of my spydies are way off. Some at 19deg per side. My LW Manix would have to take off.060 per side to make it right. That would be like 50 hrs on the Edgepro. Dont have time for this on a $75 knife.

I'd put money down that I could do it in under 20 minutes on an Edge Pro. An Atoma 140 or a DMT XXCoarse would make short work of it.

I did the edge shown earlier in the thread in about an hour; the coarsest stone I used was a Chosera 400.

 

[Filoso]

Ordered one a few days ago, will be here coming soon...

 

[warlord260]

I'd put money down that I could do it in under 20 minutes on an Edge Pro. An Atoma 140 or a DMT XXCoarse would make short work of it.

I did the edge shown earlier in the thread in about an hour; the coarsest stone I used was a Chosera 400.

I have An Edgepro, but only just got an Atoma 400. It was all i could find. It helped greatly, but the Manix was so bad that even with that it will take a few sharpenings to fix the heel. A few sharpenings make take years, as i have so many other knives. I am not knocking Spyderco as i love their knives. Sharpening and total reprofiling are two totally different things. I am at the point with my edgepro that i feel all my knives need reprofiling before they are sharp. My hat is off to those that show the highly polished perfect edges, as i know what kind of work that takes. Will be waiting for an Atoma 140 before i work on my k390 Mules that are at about 19 deg. Taking them done to 15 dps will be a chore.

 

[warlord260]

Cynic that edge looks nice. My Stretch SB took about 2 hrs. Started with the Atoma 4oo and ended with the Shapton 5000. Had a little tip problem on one side.

 

[Cynic2701]

Thanks. When I say under 20 minutes I just mean reprofiling to ~12.5 degrees per side, but not moving to any other grit or stone other than the Atoma 140. The edge would probably still need work afterwards, just that the bulk of the sharpening would be finished by that point. I sharpened my Stretch freehand on full sized stones (not an EP) and I am much faster that way--which is how I was able to do it in about an hour. If I had used my EP it would probably have taken about an hour and a half.

How do you like the Shapton (I assume Pro) 5000? I had one for a bit but didn't like the feel; I switched to a Shapton Glass 4000, but still am not pleased with how it "feels" when sharpening.

 

[rpn]

I'm surprised it's being a tough one to sharpen for folks. Mine came with an OK edge and a couple of brief sessions on the SM at 30 got it into great shape! I'm finding the super blue very responsive to getting touched up. :thumbup:

 

[warlord260]

Thanks. When I say under 20 minutes I just mean reprofiling to ~12.5 degrees per side, but not moving to any other grit or stone other than the Atoma 140. The edge would probably still need work afterwards, just that the bulk of the sharpening would be finished by that point. I sharpened my Stretch freehand on full sized stones (not an EP) and I am much faster that way--which is how I was able to do it in about an hour. If I had used my EP it would probably have taken about an hour and a half.

How do you like the Shapton (I assume Pro) 5000? I had one for a bit but didn't like the feel; I switched to a Shapton Glass 4000, but still am not pleased with how it "feels" when sharpening.

Sorry it was the 4000, just pulled it out to look at it. The 4 k is worn off a little somehow it looks like a 5. I also have the Shapton glass, 220, 500, 1k, 4k. Different feel with these then the regular stones. Like the feel these had on the super blue.

 

[RamZar]

Got mine today. Very sharp. Slightly off center blade but not touching the FRN. Laminate line on one side is very smooth and evenly spaced but on the other once it approaches the curve before the tip it looks like it got hit by a 6.0 earthquake. No biggie.

Is off-centered blade an issue with FRN handles or just the luck of the draw? I made it less off-center but not there yet.

Not too familiar with the FRN usage-wise as I get mostly G-10, CF or Ti. I also have a Native Lightweight with brown FRN and CTS-XHP incoming.

 

[rpn]

I'm loving this knife! :thumbup: It's great in the kitchen...



And it feels ready for outside duties as well. Something about is says "I'm tuff!!"...and can hang with my Military. Has great ergos- although the PPT is still #1 for me. If I go hunting this fall...this will be the folder in my pocket.

Really these 3 spydies and I'd be a happy man...