Using a Lansky for an Ang Khola??? how?

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Shamrock Don

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I must be one of those people who cant sharpen freehand... I have a Spyderco Sharpmaker also which puts on a fairly decent chopping edge but im wondering what the Lansky could do.. My question is has anyone modified their Lansky sharpeners to work with the thicker Ang Khola spines?

BTW--Bill, thank you for my knife..Forgive me for not writing all about it. Soon though.. promise.. BTW.. i bought the 18" one.
 
Don, I had good success using a Lansky on a couple of my khuks. Take a look at this thread in the archive section for some details.

Cheers,
Brian
 
Thanks very much for the input... Would'nt i need use some longer screws for the clamp to work on the thicker spine? As it is now i cant open the clamp wide enough to accomodate the spine, the screws are not long enough and i run out of adjustment...
Anyone know the thread type/size of these screws? I lost the longer ones it originally came with a long time ago.....

[This message has been edited by Shamrock Don (edited 06-16-2000).]
 
Yes, Don, it sounds like you would need longer screws. I can't help you with thread sizes but, since they are machine screw type theads, if you bring what you have to a local hardware store they should be able to fix you right up.

Be careful when you place the clamp to make sure that you are doing so evenly. If one side "rides" the side of the blade & the other does not you will wind up with an uneven bevel. You might want to disregard Lansky's standard advice about keeping the clamp jaws parallel and, instead, adjust them so that both sides make maximum contact with the blade. Good luck!

Cheers,
Brian
 
Lemme tell you guys how to get a good edge on a khukuri: Take one well-used EZ-Lap Model M Diamond Rod, one with the bloom well-off of it so that a beginner would say it's 'worn out'.

Watch your favorite TV show, bird feeder, sunset or whatever, while caressing the knife's edge with said diamond rod. It is advisable to hold the rod well back from the end, to avoid bloodstains on the blade. I like to tuck the butt of the knife under the left armpit like a fiddle, and roll it back and forth to get equal tickles on both sides of the blade. Ah, what music it makes!

Note: these 'strokes' should be light as a feather, and at an angle that can be easily found by laying the rod flat on the blade bevel and then raising it a 'smidgin'. The international standard for a 'smidgin' is not clearly established, but it it somewhere between a 'bit' and a 'mite'. Since this varies with the barometric pressure, time of day and phase of the moon, you will eventually produce the much-desired 'Moron' or Chanel #5 edge, which cuts like tiger shark teeth. It is a gradual process, taking several months in some cases.

Occasionally, give your knife a taste of variety with a fling on a ceramic rod, or an affair with an old, experienced (1943 vintage) oil-stone.

Finish with a few back strokes on a rough strop. Khuk's seem to have a bit of a taste for roughness. (I use an old rifle sling and red rouge. The holes for the keeper straps on the sling probably have an extra effect.)

Repeat as necessary (for me, this is about 10 minutes a day.)

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Ken


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The sword cannot cut itself, the eye cannot see itself.
 
It is not really that hard to use the sharpener free hand with the Lansky. Examine what the angles look lon the Spyderco and use that as a guide. To start with use the course stone as Brian describes to work a burr on one side then the other. Next use the fine (pink) to remove the burrs. Your may have to flip the knife over a few times when working with the fine stone before the burr is cut off and will not flop from one side to the other. The Ang Khola should hair after this last step.

As you get better you can add in Brian’s other steps with intermediate stones to get an even better edge. While not as durable, you will get a razor edge without the intermediate steps. I suggest you start this way so you can get the hair shaving edge as soon as possible for moral encouragement.

I am confident the process Brian uses with the Lansky works. It will give an excellent cutting edge capable of easily shaving hair. He has covered the common hazards of using the Lansky on a thick blade. I just don’t like doing it that way because the angle is not 30 degree but something considerably less. Also, at the end the khukuri will have to be flipped over and over a number of times which can be a pain.

Will
 
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