To use Sharpmaker to sharpen the DPx HEST 2.0 folder knife

[jk13542]

The knife has D2 blade and black phosphate coated.
How to do?
Can I just follow the instruction as normal or I have to beware somethings or take any special steps?

 

[RevDevil]

The same way you would with any other knife. The coating or brand is of no consequence, unless you hVe a convex edge on it. I'd recommend reading in the Maintenance, Tinkering, and Embellishment section. That is where 99.9% of sharpening questions are discussed.

 

[stitchawl]

The knife has D2 blade and black phosphate coated.
How to do?
Can I just follow the instruction as normal or I have to beware somethings or take any special steps?

All you'll need is patience... D2 is very resistant and takes a loooooooong time to sharpen on a Sharpmaker.


Stitchawl

 

[dustyzz]

You will need a LOT of patience if your going to use a sharpmaker, as D2 is pretty hard steel... the Hest/F has a fairly obtuse edge angle from the factory (+50 degrees inclusive) so that means you will have to basically reprofile the entire edge ... for what it's worth, it took me almost 2 full hours to reprofile and mirror polish my Hest/F to 30 degree's inclusive using an EdgePro (starting with 220 grit and finishing with Chosera 10k waterstones).

Good luck!