Touchup time for Sage 2.

jkarp_53

jkarp_53

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After a couple weeks of regular use my Sage 2 needs a touchup. I've got an Edge Pro Apex 4 and want to check on the angle...I've read 15 and 21 degree suggestions. What would be the best in your opines?

Thanks...
Joe
 
Take a marker and color the edge. Make a few light passes at 15 and see where the marker is removed.
 
Maybe I'm tired and not thinking right :confused: but doesn't Spyderco recommend touchup at 20. I thought that's what Sal said in the Sharpmaker DVD but reprofiles need to be at 15 I think.
 
Knife Crazied said:
Maybe I'm tired and not thinking right :confused: but doesn't Spyderco recommend touchup at 20. I thought that's what Sal said in the Sharpmaker DVD but reprofiles need to be at 15 I think.
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pretty much, but i'd like to see a convexed sage 2.
 
After talking with friends who use the EP regularly I'm going to go with the 20 degree setting. Thanks for your comments so far, and good to see you over here Knife Crazied.
 
It depends on the specific grind of your knife, and whether or not you want to reprofile it. If the knife came ground at less than 30 degrees, you can use the 30 degree setting to touch it up. If it came ground between 30 and 40 degrees, you can use 40 degrees. Normally Spydies are ground at 30 degrees so that is why 40 is the recommended angle to sharpen.

If you want a really wicked edge, reprofile the thing to something less than 15 per side (if you search the forums you can find out what kind of an angle S30V can take), and then sharpen at something slightly above that.

But really, 40 degrees (20 per side) will give you an edge that can shave arm hair, push cut paper, and perform every type of EDC cutting chore.
 
My Sage 2 had an edge that was somewhere around 35 degrees inclusive. Knives have their bevels ground by hand, so each knife will be different.

I've taken the back bevels down to about 20 degrees inclusive, and now have a 30 degree inclusive edge. So far I haven't had any rolling or chipping at this narrower angle under normal use; I've cut up lots of cardboard and whittled a few sticks for a campfire.

If you do end up taking it down to 30 degrees, I think you'd be surprised at how much of a difference 10 degrees makes in edge sharpness.
 
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