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Hi guys, I really apologize as I know there are a lot of threads on sharpening setups so you guys might be tired of seeing this.
This is my first post so I thought I'd share a little about my first knife. I always thought a knife was just a knife and it's used to cut things, I owned a cheap pocket knife when I was young, but I never payed attention to it. It wasn't until I started carrying a flashlight everyday and finding myself using the S*** out of it that I decided I wanted a knife, I work in a restaurant and I'm constantly cutting cardboard boxes into sections or opening giant bags of sugar, flour, rice, etc.
I started looking for a cheap knife I could use, but being into firearms for years, I couldn't settle for something that works, I needed something perfect for my needs. I started looking into knives and noticed there was much more to it than I ever expected, different types of steels, razor sharp edges, edge retention, durability, in other words I found the beauty of what goes into knives which is awesome but also bad because now I have another interest that is going to blow a hole in my wallet.:dejection:
Anyways, I know this is real long and unnecessary but I picked up a Spyderco Dragonfly2 (VG-10) for my first edc knife and I couldn't be more happy, My favorite thing about it is, it just disappears in my pocket. Every little inch or ounce I can shed makes the biggest difference in my EDC gear. I've had the little dragonfly for 3 weeks now and the blade isn't as sharp as it use to be. I am looking into my first sharpening setup to get a working, sharper than factory blade. Doesn't have to be ultra sharp where it can shave someone's eyebrows off just by pointing the knife at them but I'd like it to be sharp enough to easily slice through notebook paper or receipt paper. I would like to keep it as basic and efficient as possible, not having a bunch of sharpening tools laying around and will be practicing on two cheap knives before working on my precious dragonfly.
The setup I'm thinking of getting is the smith's 4 inch diamond stone 325/750 grit along with a DMT 1k diamond stone.
Would you guys recommend a different setup or adding another finer stone to this setup?
Also should I add a strop and if so, would it be better to finish with a finer stone than 1k before stropping?
If you guys are still here, Thanks for taking the time to read my post and I really appreciate any help given.
This is my first post so I thought I'd share a little about my first knife. I always thought a knife was just a knife and it's used to cut things, I owned a cheap pocket knife when I was young, but I never payed attention to it. It wasn't until I started carrying a flashlight everyday and finding myself using the S*** out of it that I decided I wanted a knife, I work in a restaurant and I'm constantly cutting cardboard boxes into sections or opening giant bags of sugar, flour, rice, etc.
I started looking for a cheap knife I could use, but being into firearms for years, I couldn't settle for something that works, I needed something perfect for my needs. I started looking into knives and noticed there was much more to it than I ever expected, different types of steels, razor sharp edges, edge retention, durability, in other words I found the beauty of what goes into knives which is awesome but also bad because now I have another interest that is going to blow a hole in my wallet.:dejection:
Anyways, I know this is real long and unnecessary but I picked up a Spyderco Dragonfly2 (VG-10) for my first edc knife and I couldn't be more happy, My favorite thing about it is, it just disappears in my pocket. Every little inch or ounce I can shed makes the biggest difference in my EDC gear. I've had the little dragonfly for 3 weeks now and the blade isn't as sharp as it use to be. I am looking into my first sharpening setup to get a working, sharper than factory blade. Doesn't have to be ultra sharp where it can shave someone's eyebrows off just by pointing the knife at them but I'd like it to be sharp enough to easily slice through notebook paper or receipt paper. I would like to keep it as basic and efficient as possible, not having a bunch of sharpening tools laying around and will be practicing on two cheap knives before working on my precious dragonfly.
The setup I'm thinking of getting is the smith's 4 inch diamond stone 325/750 grit along with a DMT 1k diamond stone.
Would you guys recommend a different setup or adding another finer stone to this setup?
Also should I add a strop and if so, would it be better to finish with a finer stone than 1k before stropping?
If you guys are still here, Thanks for taking the time to read my post and I really appreciate any help given.
