Who would you trust to sharpen your Customs?

RogerP said:
Jerry does a detailed sharpening demonstration on his video - "Jerry Fisk - Knife Care". He demonstrates on knives of varying sizes, including (if memory serves me correctly) a small sword.

Roger
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Thanks, Roger
I have not seen Jerry's "Knife Care" video. :confused:
 
I've resharpened/reground hundreds of other people's knives and even a couple dozen from custom knifemakers. It's not a matter of pride, for me...more of convenience for the customer. I've had people send 5 or 10 knives at a time to sharpen...or the same customer send several knives over a period of time...because they knew what to expect from me.....and, I would do the same if I had a handful of customs that I wanted sharpened (but didn't want to have to send them each to the individual knifemakers = $$$ s/h).

Add Tom Krein to the list for resharpening/regrinding. Amazing what the guy can do with a belt grinder. :thumbup:
 
Tom (Krein) helps me with my edges. Daniel (Koster) - I heard he puts a mean edge on it but I haven't experienced first hand, lol, still waiting for my jungle parang, haha (no worries Dan...let your hand heal first)

I KNOW Bob's edges +_his thin grinds = SCARY SHARP.
 
Of all of the custom non-kitchen knives that I've ever handled, I think that Charles Marlowe consistently puts on the sharpest edge anywhere. However, Charles does not provide a sharpening service for other makers' knives.

I agree with those who have posted above that if you are not going to sharpen a knife yourself, sending it back to the maker is the best thing to do. If the maker is unreachable for whatever reason, I would recommend Tom Krein. He puts on a great edge, among the best, and last I talked to him, he welcomes sharpening jobs on knives from other makers.
 
The only thing with Tom is I don't want them Convexed which seems to be what Tom does.(I'm probably wrong on this one.:o ) I just need a couple knives reprofiled so I can just touch them up on my SM as needed. (I'm looking to get a slightly steeper angle than the 15 degree rods so I can microbevel them on the SM using the 15s. If that makes sense..) And it isn't that I can't sharpen knives, I just want them perfect, angle-wise, before I start on them.:o

And as far as having the makers do it, the ones I'm interested in doing the makers either can't guarantee what angle it will end up at or they are too busy and I don't want to waste their time.

thanks for all the replies,

Greg
 
Greg,
Feel free to give me a call.

I don't do a convex edge.

I should be able to get it to pretty close to the angle you would like.

Tom
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Thanks for the reply Tom, I wasn't sure if you did convex or not or I would have already contacted you.:thumbup: I've got a message into Bill currently but if he isn't interested I'll be calling you directly.

thanks Tom,

Greg
 
Greg,
No worries! Bill can take care of you if he has time. Give me a call if you need!

Tom
 
Kohai999 said:
Once got a beaut of a knife from DANBO, Russ Andrews personal camp knife, and you could TELL that DANBO used the Sharpmaker on it from the edge scratching(he did a fine job, otherwise, it WAS sharp!:) ) but the lad needed to be introduced to a leather wheel, and told him that should be his next purchase.:cool:


Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Sorry, STevbo. Danbo has never owned a Sharpmaker.
 
Perhaps I missed it, but someone who should definetly be added to this discussion is RJ Martin.

Scary Sharp!

WWG
 
Oilman, I don't know where you live, but I would personally take such said customs to a nearby knife show (and another excuse to go to a knife show!)
There's usually someone that's set up to sharpen knives. Makes sure he's doing a good job first! Or see if there are any nearby knifemakers. I don't mailing expensive things if I don't have to.
 
I've seen a guy at the local show sharpening but I want to KNOW for sure the guy is gonna do an EXCELLENT job and stand behind his work before I let him have a whack at a $500+ knife. I don't think I'd get that from the guy there. YMMV

oil
 
Oilman,

You need to invest in an EdgePro, a bunch of extra 120 grit stones for it, and a lot painters' tape. The 120 grit stones will set the edges below 15 degrees per side for you in no time; the replacements are because you'll wear them out with all of that reprofiling in no time; and the painters' tape is for the sides of the knives and blade table of the machine in case you don't gently wipe down your blades with each and every pass so that you don't scratch your blades in no time. The thing leaves flat, pretty edges as polished or coarse and as sharp or dull as you want and I'm proof you don't need skills to make it work.
 
thombrogan said:
Oilman,

You need to invest in an EdgePro, a bunch of extra 120 grit stones for it, and a lot painters' tape. The 120 grit stones will set the edges below 15 degrees per side for you in no time; the replacements are because you'll wear them out with all of that reprofiling in no time; and the painters' tape is for the sides of the knives and blade table of the machine in case you don't gently wipe down your blades with each and every pass so that you don't scratch your blades in no time. The thing leaves flat, pretty edges as polished or coarse and as sharp or dull as you want and I'm proof you don't need skills to make it work.
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At some point I probably will get one for profiling but I've put it off a couple of times so far.:o
 
If it was a light touch up, i would do it. but if it really needed to be sharpened i would get the maker to do it for me. and no one else.
 
certainly not me....i barely trust myself to sharpen the knives that i make.....:D
 
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