What do you use to sharpen your sebenza?

Razor

Razor

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I use a flat diamond stone and a flat medium spydeco stone.I was wondering if the sharpmaker would be better?

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Ray
 
Sharpmaker is easier to hold a relatively consistant angle.
 
Being a non-knife sharpening individual, the Spyderco Sharpmaker does make it easy to maintain a shaving sharp edge on my large Sebbie.
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I have been thinking of trying a leather strop after the Sharpmaker. Anybody have any advice on this? Thanks
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Mike
 
Try this link. I bought one here and it works great. I got the one 12" by 3" flat bed leather hone. It was only about $20 and they even sent a spare leather replacement piece. You might say two for one. http://www.handamerican.com/flatbed.html


[This message has been edited by Big Al (edited 11-15-2000).]
 
Big Al, Thanks for the info.
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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" John 15:13

Mike
 
Never had to actually sharpen mine, which I've had since '93. Only had to dress the edge, and I do that lightly after every use. I use the white rod of a sharpmaker and do it free-hand. I don't like jigs. (tried them obviously) I have better success just eyeing it and going by feel. If a ceramic rod isn't close, I use one of those pocket diamond stones, extra fine. They're green and fold like a balisong.
I might strop it a bit after...Works for me.



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"When loss and gain are alike to one, that is real gain.."
 
If you have a decent grind to start with; a steel will take you a long way with little effort.
 
I own the Spyderco 204 and their medium and fine stones. The flat stones take a long time and lots of practice to use but yields better results. Busy people and beginners would benefit from the 204 but the flat stones make smoother edges. Plan to practice a lot. Practice on your cheaper knives before working on your Sebenza.
 
If you wish to preserve the slight convexivity of the final edge on your sebenza, you may have best luck with Spyderco Sharpmaker or with a leather strop (pull the edge towards you, don't cut into the strop).

I own one of the leather strops from these guys also, and they are excellent:
one. http://www.handamerican.com/flatbed.html


Flat stones are going to be tough... I haven't mastered them myself.

I use a Lansky jig for most knives (not Sebenza), but Gatco may be a bit better and the Edgemaker is much better. This jig approach makes it easy to hold the angle and I get excellent results, but it will assuredly ruin the nifty convex edge on a Sebenza. I know. I sent mine back to Chris and for $19 my blade looks brand new with that nifty convex edge. No more Lansky for my Sebenzas.


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"I send mine back to CRK"?
Man..that's the equivalent of sending a car back to Detroit for an oil change.
No thanks....Sharpmaker is good enought for me.
 
I'm with the Sharpmaker 204 folks. That and a leather strop do the job for me . . .
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ralph
 
I also use the Sharpmaker 204. Very little effort with the Sharpmaker, and a leather strop w/flitz. Seems to keep it shaving sharp
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I use the Spyderco Sharpmaker and a leather strop. For quick touch-ups I have an old Gerber sportsman steel that works well.

David Rock

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Stop when you get to bone.
 
I also use the Sharpmaker 203.It does work very well.I hold the blade straight up and down to get the 20 deg angle on top of the thinner factory edge.In the beginning I tried to lean the blade more to match the factory angle.It got dang sharp but did'nt seem to hold up that well.Then I went and sharpened it with the 20 deg angle and got alot better results.Doing it this way gives you a much more durable working edge.
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scott
 
I also use a leather strop That I made with leather that I bought from Hand American.
Glued a peice rough end up to a piece of oak and use 1200 grit Chromium Oxide.
I just touch it up once a month or so.
Did that last night and now it's sharp as a scalpel again.
 
I guess I seem to be a mix of everything. I use a Sharpmaker for the occasional touch-up followed by stropping on a piece of 9 oz. leather impregnated with green rouge. This easily produces an edge that will cut free standing hair and go through cardboard like butter.

I have also used the Lansky to reshape the tip to a precision pinpoint.

The right equipment coupled with a little time, patience and practice will allow you to finish an edge as well, or better, than the original.

 
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