How many sharpen w/o the Sharpmaker?

[thombrogan]

I bet there are a lot more non-Spyderco knives sharpened on a Sharpmaker than there are Spyderco knives not sharpened on a Sharpmaker. Who here uses charged strops, an EdgePro, or other equipment on their Spyderco knives?



In my case, most of my ClipIts are sharpened on an EdgePro and most of my other knives are sharpened on the Sharpmaker.

[cliff355]

My sharpening stuff consists of two DMT diamond bench stones (fine & medium), a black (really hard) arkansas bench stone and a strop. The strop I made from a 3" x 18" piece of leather glued rough-out to a maple board. It has a perpendicular dowel handle on the back of one end to keep my hand out of the way. I have been using green honing compound on the strop and it keeps a good edge on knives, plane irons. etc.

I have been looking at the 204 as a means to sharpen serrated edges though. There doesn't seem to be any good way to do that.

[Sword and Shield]

I believe that's a slipstick, Cliff, not a strop. I think a strop is without the backing. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Welcome to <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>Land, though. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

I can, and do sharpen on about anything. I've a Remington 1178 in my pocket that got the sandpaper treatment on the spey, by Sharpmakered the clip.

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[HoB]

I have a 204 and really like it. Got the extra fine rods as well. It is really good for Spydies and all knives that have an edge geometry with included angle smaller 40 degrees, use it whenever I can. But a Buck and a Gerber I had to rebevel first. Use a set of Japanese waterstones (#220, #1200, #6000). Use two angled blocks of wood (wedges) cut to 15 and 20 degrees, holding a knive against it and transferring the angle to the stone works very well. Every ten strokes I check if I am still maintaining the angle. The #220 cuts super fast. For some reasons the 204 doesn't work on Japanese kitchen knives made from blue or white paper steel (Aogami or Shirogami). I think the edge is to hard and chips, while the waterstones are so soft, that a particle dislodges from the stone, before the edge chips. Going to get 3 more stones for my birthday: #700, #2500 and #10000 or #12000. Can't wait!!! Hidatool.com and bladegallery.com have both an exellent selection of Japanese waterstones. All plain edges and the very tip of the Spyderedge I run down 3-6 times each side on a strop with green compound from leevalley.com. Makes a huge difference I think. Leonard Lee shows in his book why that is, it actually refines the edge substantially and doesn't draw out a "wire edge". He has the photographs to proof it I think.

In speed I trust

[HoB]

Oh, forgot: Use a #220 DMT stone to lapp my waterstones and for quick rebeveling by leaning it against the sharpmaker rods.

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[glockman99]

I use my Sharpmaker 204 to sharpen just about everything I own (including my 2 cats <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>), but every once in a while I break out my Smith's Tri-Hone, just to keep in practice with a bench stone.

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[vampyrewolf]

200/300 and 500/800 combo stones(alumina oxide), spydie 204, spydie doublestuff, strop with veritas green, 80-1500 sandpaper.

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[Alan2112]

I do occsionally. Usually at work, I use an E-Z Lap, or if I need to rebevel, I'll use our Smith's Arkansas stone. RKBA!

[J D Wijbenga]

I currently use the Norton fine India, the spydie doublestuff and a strop with white stainless polishing compound. I like to improve my free hand sharpening skills this way.

JD

[thom lambert]

Freehand! I have a medium and a fine Arkansas stone that I have had for at least 25 years. I use these most of the time, followed by a leather strop with Veritas compound. I had a Buch honemaster when I was a kid, and I think that helped 'train' me to maintain a good angle freehand.

If I have to sharpen a recurve, I use sandpaper on a dowel rod, and a crock stick.

Thom

[4 s ter]

I use the Sharpmaker regularly, but I do use other sharpening tools.

I use a EzeLap diamond bench stone for reprofiling blades. I've made a holder that holds it at the same 30 degree angle as the Sharpmaker. This way I can use the same action for reprofiling as sharpening.

I prefer a polished edge so I usually finish off sharpening with an extra fine translucent Arkansas stone and a lether strop filled with chromium oxide honing compound.

Between sharpenings, I use the leather strop about once a week to keep the edge hair-popping sharp.

David

"Not all who wander are lost"

[chux]

Have a 204 (although its out on loan atm <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> ) but it is only used for SE now. It was great at first when learning to sharpen but now I prefer Tri-seps and Double Stuffs. Next bit of gear I intend to get is a pro-file set, maybe it'll take over from the 204 for SE.

"Better gear than good sense a traveller cannot carry."

[Jimmy_Dean]

If you're good, you can really sharpen your spyderco with any system, but if you're not 100% confident, go for the sharpmaker. You'll get a beautiful edge every single time with very little effort.

-Dean

[Blades]

I also use my ultrafine <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> benchstone. I have a diamond rod someplace, every now and then I'll use it.
For the most part I use my 203.



Blades

[Jimd]

Most often, I use an EZ-Lap diamond stick or a crock stick. I then finish it with a leather strop.

A leather shoelace works great for the serrations on knives; it gets into the nooks and crannies and gives a mirrored edge.

In the future, I plan on getting a Spyderco 204.

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