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 KNIFE MAKING - art for those who love steel craft, Interested in making edged tools/knives?

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MeToo
post Oct 24 2019, 03:12 PM

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I have a few knives.. from kukri to flips, to fixed blade to axes, swords (maybe ~20+, often branded though not all Chris Reeve's la) etc made with various steel.... which I need someone to sharpen. I dont need a mirror finish, just to have it professionally sharpened to better then factory edge (cause sometimes it comes dull as a politician..).


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post Oct 25 2019, 05:39 PM

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QUOTE(CRAFT_COACH @ Oct 25 2019, 08:01 AM)
nice collection!... if got pix, even nicer  tongue.gif

ah, the age old dilemma of putting/sharpening an edge.

for immediate gratification - u can try these guys:

https://www.facebook.com/khidmatasahpisau/

their starting rate is RM 1.50 per inch. <-- THis is very good price, are they any good?

seem to have lot of happy customers in their FB page.

but, if u wanna learn urself how its done/experiment - come on over. <-- Hence my problem, had to give up too many hobbies as it is due to lack of time

i have put differing edges to many a blades over the years with a variety of tools. made the requisite mistakes too. so know firsthand the 'dangers' of putting the wrong bevel & eventual grind... luckily, with experience - also figured out how to overcome this hurdles too. best to start of with tools and finish with hand using a leather strop.

i'm currently perfecting my chisel grind. its somewhats keeps in line with my initial japanese sword making roots as well as greatly compliments the rough & tough bushcraft knives i make these days.  <-- I have a few japanese kitchen knife (made in japan), picked them up at those small little japanese knife shop whenever i dropped by Japan, not big commercial brands

honestly, its a lifelong learning/experimening thing. have seen 'experts' screw up edges coz they were unfamiliar with the bevel. sumtimes it permanently affects/changes the profile of the knife. ex: putting a full hollow grind on a convex grind. so, i can put an edge on a knife that u can shave reasonably well with - but it is dependent on the underlying bevel/knife HRC. <-- THIS is my concern, anyone can put a edge to a knife, but if its done by totally changing the grind.. then I'll probably prefer to keep a dull knife..
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