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- Mar 2, 2002
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1 - I had a chive sitting in a drawer for around a year (probably a lot longer) because after a day of opening boxes, it was too dull to cut anything. A couple of "forever" sessions on a sharpmaker didn't restore the edge in the least, but added a blunt tip to the knife as well.
Thanks to Cliff and Crayola and others I don't remember, I took it to a coarse "rasor's edge" stone I have and narrowed the bevel way down, which did not take much time at all. And I even got a sharp pointed tip back on it!
I still can't freehand sharpen worth a darn, but after thinning it out, less then 5 minutes on the sharpmaker made it shaving sharp again. I'm astonished!
BTW, that chive was super sharp out of the box, but from the above I guess the original edge must be really obtuse, right?
2 - I had a mini copperlock that left a tiny bit of the tip sticking up from the scales when it was closed ..... barely enough to see, but you could catch it on your finger. I can't remember who posted on this, but the suggestion worked perfectly. I ran a white rod from my sharpmaker back abd forth on the part of the blade just to the rear of the edge, just a few light strokes. And that did it! The knife closes properly now.
There are REALLY great tips on this forum!
Thanks to Cliff and Crayola and others I don't remember, I took it to a coarse "rasor's edge" stone I have and narrowed the bevel way down, which did not take much time at all. And I even got a sharp pointed tip back on it!
I still can't freehand sharpen worth a darn, but after thinning it out, less then 5 minutes on the sharpmaker made it shaving sharp again. I'm astonished!
BTW, that chive was super sharp out of the box, but from the above I guess the original edge must be really obtuse, right?
2 - I had a mini copperlock that left a tiny bit of the tip sticking up from the scales when it was closed ..... barely enough to see, but you could catch it on your finger. I can't remember who posted on this, but the suggestion worked perfectly. I ran a white rod from my sharpmaker back abd forth on the part of the blade just to the rear of the edge, just a few light strokes. And that did it! The knife closes properly now.
There are REALLY great tips on this forum!