Touching up with the Sharpmaker
Touching up with the Sharpmaker
If a knife is still sharp, and you just want to touch up the blade, get it back to razor sharp, is there any need to follow steps 1 and 2 with the brown rods? Why not just start at step 3 on the white rods? :confused:
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Why Not!
Yes if you feel the edge just needs a touch up go straight to the white rods at your desired angle. Sometimes the edge may only need 5 or 10 strokes per side don't overdo it unless you have to. Plus if its a Spyderco their edges are at 30 degrees so stick with the rods at 30 unless you want a utility edge then go to 40. All my Spydercos are at 30 degrees.
What Jdee said, but you may only need the flat sides of the white rods, so only step 4. In my experience this is enough already to touch up a knife that's still sharp. If it's a serrated edge, you only need step 3. I got very good results on serrated edges, letting the blade slide along the corners of the white rods slowly and concentrated and with little force. I guess it won't be that easy anymore once the blade gets very dull. Touch them up regularly.Lil Timmy wrote:Why not just start at step 3 on the white rods? :confused:
Yup, that's what I meant:
http://www.newgraham.com/sharpmaker.htm
if you scoll down the page. About $8 each.
http://www.newgraham.com/sharpmaker.htm
if you scoll down the page. About $8 each.