are S shaped curved blades alot harder to sharpen??

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are S shaped curved blades alot harder to sharpen??

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just a quick question i had ratteling around in my brain. thanks!!
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cooldaddyfunk286 wrote:just a quick question i had ratteling around in my brain. thanks!!
What do you think? Would you find it easier or harder?
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ahhh as soon as i posted it I said "dumb question" what i meant was, is it MUCH harder to sharpen?
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I have found it is a bit harder to sharpen if you are using flat and wide bench stones. You have to use a bit more care than normal.

If you are using a Sharpmaker and strop. Makes no difference to me.
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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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Like Deacon said, it can be a bit harder on regular flat stones. But it's quite easy with a curved stone like the Spyderco Pro-files, ceramic sharpening rods or just sandpaper wrapped around a pen.
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