Basic convex shaprening

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I made this vid for my customers who use their knives in the kitchen or game. Simple, quick and easy.

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[kelli112687]

i have a pretty dull convex knife, its 1095 steel. this is my first time trying to sharpen a convex and im having a world of trouble doing it. i would like to see a side view of the angle your lifting the edge. i feel a grit, using little pressure, and im just not getting results. i increase pressure and it gets worse, LOL! im lost and feeling quite incompetent. should i drop down to a rougher grit to get the edge started? 400 i feel a small grit, 600 is almost impossible to tell. plz help!

[bindlestitch1]

@kelli112687

Kelli, have you tried putting some permanent marker on the edge to see if you're sandpaper is hitting in the proper spot?

[kelli112687]

@bindlestitch1 no i haven't. would i just put a small mark down the edge of the blade?

[bindlestitch1]

@kelli112687

Yeah, just mark both sides of the knife about half way up and then try your sharpening technique again. After a couple normal strops look and see where the marker is rubbed off.

It'll help you figure out if your raising the knife to much or not enough.

Iz

[hpd707]

Other Youtube video's make this crap too complicated.

Thanks for the common sense explanation. One of the marks of intelligence is the ability to simplify - to remove the non-essential or irrelevant. Good job.

[bindlestitch1]

@hpd707

Thanks! I appreciate it.

Iz

[rmstudio]

Thank you for one of the best songs ever. Just alone made me watch your videos.

[TheTaxman25]

@hpd707 like Einstein said “If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough”

[bindlestitch1]

@bindlestitch1

But it sounds like you want to convex the entire bevel which is a whole different animal. Lots of guys say they have convexed their flat ground knife on a mouse pad and sand paper but I question that for a whole host of reasons I don't have room to discuss here. If you want a true convex then it's best to re-grind it or just buy a convex knife.

Iz