Martin
16-11-2010, 08:39 PM
Right experts!!!!
I've just bought one of these:
http://www.heinnie.com/uploads/images_products_large/4941.jpg
Which is a Condor Bushlore knife from Heinnie Haynes. It's lovely looking knife and has a nice feel to it.
Now, the 'problem' is, this new knife is going to take a lot of work to get sharp. Well, to get proper sharp anyway. Out of the box, it feels blunt!!!
When you're sharpening a convex bevel knife, you use the mouse mat and emery paper right?? I'm doing the same but don't seem to have made any impact on the knife. I've done well over 300 passes on both sides of the blade and apart from it being shinier, it doesn't seem to be any sharper.
Do you think the angle of the blade against the emery paper makes a great deal of difference on a convex bevel? I'm holding it pretty much along the angle of the existing bevel, and I can feel some resistance on the paper but, like I said, I don't seem to be making much head way.
Any thoughts?
Martin
I've just bought one of these:
http://www.heinnie.com/uploads/images_products_large/4941.jpg
Which is a Condor Bushlore knife from Heinnie Haynes. It's lovely looking knife and has a nice feel to it.
Now, the 'problem' is, this new knife is going to take a lot of work to get sharp. Well, to get proper sharp anyway. Out of the box, it feels blunt!!!
When you're sharpening a convex bevel knife, you use the mouse mat and emery paper right?? I'm doing the same but don't seem to have made any impact on the knife. I've done well over 300 passes on both sides of the blade and apart from it being shinier, it doesn't seem to be any sharper.
Do you think the angle of the blade against the emery paper makes a great deal of difference on a convex bevel? I'm holding it pretty much along the angle of the existing bevel, and I can feel some resistance on the paper but, like I said, I don't seem to be making much head way.
Any thoughts?
Martin