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ElCuchillo

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Ok, I don;t know if it's me or what (probably) but I can't friggin get an edge back on my Case SS Bonestag Peanut!! I've used stone, diamond, ceramic, ALL my sharpening tools, and I just can't do it!! I've done it hard, tried it easy, smoothly, every technique imaginable. I've reprofiled the blade, and it's just not working!!! This has never happened to me before. I usually get the edge I want, even if I have to start over and reprofile it, and I've gotten this particular knife razor blade sharp before. Why can't I do it now?
Has this ever happened to anyone else, where you've lost your sharpening mojo?
 
Put it down and walk away from it for now. Something's not right with what you're doing, and you need to back away for a bit. Try it again in the morning.:D
 
Take a breather, and wait it out. Try it again tomorrow, and have a couple beers while you're workin' on it.
 
Yea just stop for now. No sense in messing it up more. Put in on the shelf for a day or so. That has happened to me. I figure the stars were not right. It worked out OK for me when I came back. Heck I got it sooo sharp I could skin an alligator with it. Or you may have to buy another one so you can see what your doing wrong with the first one.
 
Good advice. Sharpening "mojo" seems to come and go from time to time. Most days I can sit down and put a great to fantastic edge on just about any blade I have. Other days, though, I can't seem to get a blade even butterknife sharp. When these times hit, put down and walk away. You'll just get pi$$ed off and screw something up if you stick to it. Generally, a good night's sleep gets the mojo goin' again. :thumbup:
 
My money is on a major burr. Lightly "cut" directly into the hone to knock off the burr, then start over. Make sure you form a complete burr along the entire edge of both sides, then carefully knock it off before moving up in grit.
 
Are you sure you are not holding it upside down and trying to sharpen the spine? ;):D
 
Set the knife down.

Fix a cup of coffee and eat a Southern Fried Pie; I prefer Apple, still Peach, is good and Chocolate and... ain't no bad Fried Pies. *grin*

This allows the knife to capture the Zen and Aroma from the coffee and pie.
Very important, and not shared often, still a best kept sharpening secret (mum's the word *wink* ).

Now ease over and set a coin on the stone/emery paper, depends on the angle you prefer, as to the coin you choose.
Ease the spine onto the coin and very lightly move off the coin a few times.

Now that you have the Angle, the Zen, Caffeine, Pie, ...etc., the Peanut will sharpen right up.

Just did a Peanut with MOP and scissors for a lady with Tru-Sharp blade.
There is no truth to the rumor I bribe easy, or steal fried pies....*crossed fingers*.

<hand slap>

Tip : do not reach for the ladies stash of chocolate while sharpening....*ouch*


Steve
 
Southern Fried pies ain't small...

Oh! you mean to check the edge of the knife...*grin*
 
All good advice given here so far. But you have got to remember sharpening a knife is all about rhythm. At least it is for me as I freehand sharpen in circular motions.. Sometimes, just sometimes, a wee bit of squeezins from the old Jug gits the old rhythm back into a happy motion.;):D
 
I find if I'm tired I tend to press to hard against the stone. Like sunnyd says, it's the rhythm, you have to relax and let the sharpening do itself. Back off, come back tomorrow, don't rush it.
 
sm2 said:
Set the knife down.

Fix a cup of coffee and eat a Southern Fried Pie; I prefer Apple, still Peach, is good and Chocolate and... ain't no bad Fried Pies. *grin*

This allows the knife to capture the Zen and Aroma from the coffee and pie.
Very important, and not shared often, still a best kept sharpening secret (mum's the word *wink* ).

Now ease over and set a coin on the stone/emery paper, depends on the angle you prefer, as to the coin you choose.
Ease the spine onto the coin and very lightly move off the coin a few times.

Now that you have the Angle, the Zen, Caffeine, Pie, ...etc., the Peanut will sharpen right up.

Just did a Peanut with MOP and scissors for a lady with Tru-Sharp blade.
There is no truth to the rumor I bribe easy, or steal fried pies....*crossed fingers*.

<hand slap>

Tip : do not reach for the ladies stash of chocolate while sharpening....*ouch*


Steve
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Steve,
Real glad you have found your way to the porch.
Bill
 
wudnme said:
SPYDERCO TRIANGLE SHARPMAKER
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I've been eyeing one of those, but to tell the truth I'm sure I would throw the base part away and just use the rod thingies freehand. I'm sure that's blasphemy, but the ceramic rods are good for finishing work. I have a spydie ceramic benchstone - medium that I use more than any other stone, but it's too slow to take care of a knife that needs major work, or a brand new knife.
 
Yes, he will. Or would, if he didn't know already. Read the original post:
This has never happened to me before. I usually get the edge I want, even if I have to start over and reprofile it, and I've gotten this particular knife razor blade sharp before. Why can't I do it now?
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The Sharpmaker is actually a good learning tool. And once it has helped teach what sharpening is about, you can turn the base over, lay the rods in the parallel grooves designed for this, and use them as a benchstone.
 
Using a sharpening fixture all he'll learn to do is use that fixture. Sharpmakers are like painting by numbers- you'll end up with picture but you won't be learning to paint.

It behooves every knife knut to master the art of free hand sharpening with a pocket size hone so you can be anyplace any time and tend to your blade. It's awfully hard to stick a sharpmaker in a wallet.

Once the memory is in the hands, he's good for life.:)

Hey ElCuchillo, are you using the slicing or circle strokes?
 
jackknife said:
Using a sharpening fixture all he'll learn to do is use that fixture. Sharpmakers are like painting by numbers- you'll end up with picture but you won't be learning to paint.
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Great. You speak from your experience, I'll speak from mine. Once I got a Sharpmeaker, I learned how to sharpen using it, then learned what it was doing to the edge so I could sharpen with the rods freehand.

Now I use a Spyderco Double Stuff for touchups and a DMT coarse/fine Diafold for fixing a damaged edge.

We each learn in our own way.
 
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