are S shaped curved blades alot harder to sharpen??
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are S shaped curved blades alot harder to sharpen??
just a quick question i had ratteling around in my brain. thanks!!
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What do you think? Would you find it easier or harder?cooldaddyfunk286 wrote:just a quick question i had ratteling around in my brain. thanks!!
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I haven't tried sharpening anything like a reverse s, hawkbill or recurved blade. Sal shows how to do it in the Sharpmaker instructional DVD..it's basically like normal sharpening, but you NEED to use the edges of the triangular Sharpmaker stones (same as with serrations). This is because if you use a flat surface, rather than the edge, it can flatten out your curves (or serrations, or tanto point). That's the main concern, not to flatten out your edge's shape
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Depends on the curvature and on how you sharpen. Any concave curves will be harder, or at least more time consuming, to sharpen on flat stones. How much harder will depend on the degree of curvature. A mild recurve like the Adventura would be harder than something like the Stretch, but still fairly easy, a Cricket, considerably more difficult. With a Sharpmaker the differences would be minimal.
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