I'm looking for some tips on sharpening a my fallkniven f1. I've always struggled sharpening the convex blade and I want to get it back to a really good edge.
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Sharpening an f1?
- Thread starter andrew_wales
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Sharpening convex is pretty straight forward. Lay it flat on the stone/wet and dry., sweep backwards (edge trailing) steadily bringing the knife up. You don't want to bring it too high, or you'll put a very steep edge on it. If you put into YouTube "how to sharpen falkkniven f1 " I'm sure you'll find a demo 
Hope this helped!
Hope this helped!
This thread shows the hoodoo hone - excellent for sharpening convex blades
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66683
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66683
sorry if i ask a [really] dumb question: i got recently an F1 as a gift, so now i need to sharpen one as well.... are all F1 convex? mine does*nt look convex [to me --may have been reprofiled by previous owner]- it looks more like a scandi grind to me.....
Paint the bevel with black felt marker so you can see in an instant what's happening.
Tape down the ends of a strip of box card material on a smooth, flat surface.
With pull strokes only, do some imaginary sharpening.
The black wears off the worked surface.
Beats guessing.
Tape down the ends of a strip of box card material on a smooth, flat surface.
With pull strokes only, do some imaginary sharpening.
The black wears off the worked surface.
Beats guessing.
forrestdweller cannot upload pictures, more's the pity, his life over there sounds quite interesting.
i hope one day my technical skills will improve and i figure out how to upload pics .... but i*m not sure if there is anything interesting about what i do...
