Sharpen A Convex Edge And Repair A Convex Edge The Easy Way
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- In this video I show how to sharpen a convex edge and repair a damaged convex edge. Also how to maintain your knife strop. I use sandpaper and a leather strop to sharpen a convex edge. If you apply very little pressure and the correct angle when stropping your knife you will succeed
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Thank you for this. There are a lot of convex sharpening videos that are super “in depth” that aren’t as good as your easy to follow video.
The tip about pushing it forward til the blade bites, then lowering the angle ever so slightly was super helpful for me. Thank you.
This video was a game changer for me. Thank you so very much for sharing. I now have the sharpest convex grind bushcraft knife in all of Eastern Canada. All it took was 1000 grit paper, a two by four and an old piece of leather. Thank you again!
I know that Coqui chirp, oh man that sounds good.
I use a Fallkniven DC4 to sharpen all my knives including a Joker Nomad which has a convex grind. I find that I can more easily "feel the edge" than when using a sandstone . The DC4 comes in a leather sleeve which can be used as a strop too . Like most things in life , keep practicing .
How do you sharpen it. Im trying amd trying just cant a decent edge on my fallkniven
Always interesting to see different sharpening techniques. Thank you for the video, Gabe
Thank you
Thank you. I found your tips in text quite helpful.
Great video thanks for making it
Great info. Thanks
Merci beaucoup l'Ami
Great video learned a bunch
Much mahalo
Aloha from Big Island. Nice video
Aloha
Great demonstration on the convex sharpening, yeah it one of my issues though cause I have so many other knives with hollow or flat scandi recurve, etc, I had to buy a separate kit just for those knives :(. I need to find a sharpening system that does them all. Enjoyed this video. Mahalo.
Knife life problems lol thanks for stopping by
Well done.
Much mahalo
Thank you very much. I have the F1 also and was trying to figure out how to sharpen it. I was using a mousepad and sandpaper but I might have been doing it wrong.
Thank you for watching. Yes sometimes if the surface is too soft it will take off the edge instead of sharpening.
Have a Joker Nomad convex edge and chipped from chopping a knot perhaps. However, hoping this method of edge repair will really take out enough material to restore a smooth contiguous convex edge. Would like to have seen the knife actually cut rope but outside your camera field of view. Thanks, great instructional video. Gonna give it a try
Thanx for the info
Mahalo for watching
Thx for the vid! if you backpacking for days to many items = put weight, its a no no. If you only bring one item to sharpen your convex, what would you bring? greatings from Sweden.
Liked the video. Thank you for the tips and demonstration.
Thank you
Thank you
SuperScience894 much mahalo
No honestly I searched for hours
Good video bro, I subscribed
Thank you welcome aboard it should be a fun and interesting Adventure
Another good one Gabe, thanks. Are you still liking the F1? I’ve shortlisted that one and the Gunny...
great job!
Thank you
Man that nature rocks! Where you from?
Hawaii. Shooooots brah!!
How do you know the edge angle?
Intobalance Bushcraft lay the blade flat on the strop then bring it to an angle where it's cutting the leather strop then back it down a little so it's not cutting the leather strop and that's your angle. Hope that helps and Mahalo for watching
Thanks, just got the canadian camp II and do not want to mess it up rigth from the start. Mahalo
i have always sharpened and took care of my own knifes , it's just a part of being and outdoorsman hunter , fisherman and i've worked as a welder since 18 yrs of age so you couldn't tell me anything about metal and knife blades , but i've grown into a mature middle age man and have learned i thought i knew some shit about some shit , this is my first real knife the esee 4 and it was splitin frog hair when i got it in the mail , now i've used it some and as always i sharpen my own knives but i was scared at first with my new 160.$ knife but i started working on it and like always it was good but i kept trying to get the factory edge back and the more i did the more i fucked up , now the lower part of the coating is gone and my knife looks like a five yr old has worked on it with a 9 inch grinder , not funny to me and my first real knife but i have it almost back to normal but i say to all you do it all myself people and welders that think you know it all please listen and learn from these fellows that know the knives and survival equipment , i wish i had watched more video's and gotten advice from the pro's because now i have an ugly esee knife but it still works , please reply ! pro's and knife people that don't know as my self so you don't fuck up a good knife , facebook at Chistophe hester or email at cameronhester1@gmail.com please help or reply to my personal experience , thank you all much
In my opinion you are putting too much angle on the tip... it should never exceed 90 degrees to the cutting Edge... your way you will make the tip round
I thought I was listening to John Malkovich...
I hate convex grinds, I like Scandi grinds because of ease of sharpening. All I need is a DMT Diafold Diamond pocket sharpener. I can get a razor like edge in just a few passes on a DMT sharpener. That sharpener is compact and easy to use in the field . With a convex you need strops and compounds , or mouse pads and sandpapers . It is more difficult in a field use knife. I never chipped my LT Wright Scandi blades because I do not baton or abuse my knife that is meant for cutting , that is what knives were designed for even though it can do that . Flat grinds and saber grinds can be difficult to sharpen in the field because it is hard to get a correct angle on that small edge on both sides in the field with a hand sharpener. It can be done and I sharpen my flat grinds but it takes more time than a Scandi grind. I own and use other grinds including convex like my Bark river Bird and trout , But it is never my main field use knife only for Fishing use . If you like convex that is fine, buy what you like and what works for you.
Mark JG I also do not baton with my knife so it stays sharper longer than if I where and hitting the occasional knot. I have a convex and for in the field the only things I bring are a Fallkniven DC4 and a strop I made that I clip to my pack. I don’t feel I even need the strop really but I’ll use it after using my knife for awhile just to hone it in and it seems I go longer that way before having to go to the sharpener and I also just think it looks cool attached to my pack but I have done this for every type of edge I have had. I never knew people thought taking all that extra stuff into the field with you was necessary for a convex edge. mine stays very sharp the way I am doing it currently. Sure maybe i can sharpen a different grind faster but I don’t find convex more difficult. I totally agree with you though buy and use what you like. I feel like different grinds excel and can be more durable at different tasks. One edge isn’t gunna be the best at everything we just gotta pick what’s best for us and how it preforms across all tasks for me I feel convex is pretty good across the board. I’ve never really seen it as something that requires more maintenance.
Se pierde la geometría de la punta al levantarla demasiado, tu técnica, no es buena....
So what I take away from your video is that you can keep a convex edge sharp just by stropping alone.....only use sandpaper when the edge is damaged.....
This is how to strop a knife, not how to actually sharpen a convex edge.
If a V edge and a convex edge have the same edge angle, the V edge is stronger. There is not "more material behind the edge" of a convex knife because you are removing material from behind the edge in order to CONVEX the bevel. A 30 degree V ground edge has a full 30 degrees of steel all the way up to the next bevel. Convex isn't a bad grind though and they're beautiful and unique in comparison to V grinds.
The area behind the edge of a v grind is thinner than a convex edge. It’s easier to damage.