Sharpening an f1?

[andrew_wales]

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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[Tommyd345]

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!

 

[British Red]

This thread shows the hoodoo hone - excellent for sharpening convex blades

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66683

 

[forrestdweller]

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.....

 

[Tommyd345]

Upload a picture, let's have a look!

 

[Robson Valley]

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.

 

[forrestdweller]

interesting trick- thanks for that

 

[sandbender]

Upload a picture, let's have a look!

forrestdweller cannot upload pictures, more's the pity, his life over there sounds quite interesting.

 

[forrestdweller]

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...