Have I totally 'wazzed' this knife. I just can't get an edge on it, I have resorted to (light) grinding, various grades of stone, diamond steel... etc etc...
Blunt!
Please help
Blunt!
Please help
Helle Eggen - knackered
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It might be easier to help if we could see the offending item, especially a close up of the edge please.
Thanks, I'll do that.
Sorry, mate, your replying like I know what I'm talking about.
No probs im sure the picture will helpThanks, I'll do that.
Sorry, mate, your replying like I know what I'm talking about.
Please don't ask me how it got in this state. I have been going around in circles 
Anyway, here we go:
Anyway, here we go:
Thanks for that..... Oddly enough I did get a Mora (clipper), easy to keep sharp and works a treat.
What's a maker - I assume it is a tradesman of 'stuff'? And if someone repairs it, how the heck am I supposed to keep it sharp..... Sorry to be so dopey but I am no good at this knife thing
Alternatively get a butchers steel and edge it up on that.
It's never going to look pretty but so long as it cuts stuff it's fit for purpose.
It's never going to look pretty but so long as it cuts stuff it's fit for purpose.
Im trying to work out if its a convex grind, has the cutting edge got a convex shape to it as in when you lay it on the sharpening stone it dosnt sit flat it rocks like a axe has if that makes sense
Once it has a decent edge you should only really be stropping it between use. recommend you look up the 5 pound sharpening thread (a sticky in the blade forum here)
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11571
Longstrider of this parish (amongst others) could brink.it back to good health for you.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11571
Longstrider of this parish (amongst others) could brink.it back to good health for you.
Yup, tried that. I am (in my view) good with a steel, but this will not get any sharper.
I think the blade originally had a V to it if that makes sense. In at one angle and then a sharper angle - no pun intended.
Hello chap, if you would be prepared to trust me, i could put back into shape for you. no cost other than you post to me. if not no worries at all
Hello chap, if you would be prepared to trust me, i could put back into shape for you. no cost other than you post to me. if not no worries at all
That's great, thanks very much.
I would certainly trust you and be very grateful for your help. However,I have pm'd Longstrider (sorry before your kind offer). If it's OK with you (simply because I have pm'd the man) I shall see if he responds by tomorrow.
Can you drop me a pm with your details, if the other fella doesn't get back to me I will send you the knife - You offer is very much appreciated
A bit messy, but not a total write off, but it need to be re-edged, back to a single grind. I think where you have gone wrong is that you have constantly moved the angle of the blade as you have been sharpening it, so the original grind has been lost and every time, you move the blade across the stone instead of removing metal at the face, all you are doing is rounding off the edge. not a problem, just a matter of practice.
Southey is a good chap and could sort it out for you, or indeed Longstrider, again of this said forum.
and as said above once its been sharpened, all it really needs is a stropping to keep the edge.
Southey is a good chap and could sort it out for you, or indeed Longstrider, again of this said forum.
and as said above once its been sharpened, all it really needs is a stropping to keep the edge.
Thanks very much fellas - Southey certainly comes highly recommended as i have had a pm in the meanwhile telling me what a good chap he is.
Udamiano, I have seen strops made and sold on here but I don't really know what I need - what are the essential things to know and is there a single strop to do an all-round job?
Udamiano, I have seen strops made and sold on here but I don't really know what I need - what are the essential things to know and is there a single strop to do an all-round job?
Ideally your looking for a thin piece of leather (about 1-2mm is good), and then attach this to a flat board this give a solid flat surface to strop against. thicker leather deforms as you press upon it, and rounds the edge so a thin piece is better than a thick piece.
place the knife with the edge away from you onto the strop and then lift the back until the edge is flat against the strop, then wipe the blade down the strop towards you, repeat a few times, then turn the knife over now with the edge towards you and do the same, this time pushing the blade away from you. keep going until you have the edge you want.
The whole affair can be increased with the use of a polishing compound, which you can get from tool supplies, a good one that is highly recommended by a number of people on here is Starky blue (sometimes referred to as Smurf Poo ).
Hope this helps
Da
Much appreciated. Once I have the knife back 'in condition' I shall refer back to your advice and see what I can manage. Although I think I shall have to watch someone do this before I cock up another blade
