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Post by capnjack on Mar 15, 2012 13:15:01 GMT -5
Since I can't buy disposable flshing knofes I'm gonna ask how everyone gets an edge on theirs.
Put up a beaver for the first time last night - was using the father-in laws 12" knife that has been sitting around for years with rust etc.
Wasn't long before I was digging around for a dang file to at least put some sort of edge on.
Next beaver I want a sharper edge.
Will a Lansky work?
Sincerely
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Post by fatty on Mar 15, 2012 13:34:23 GMT -5
Yeah it will but mt favorite and fastest way is the electric knive sharpeners. It was a little spendy but it works fast and puts a razor edge on it.
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Post by neotoxo on Mar 15, 2012 15:38:43 GMT -5
single cut bastard file - size of your choice a package of soapstone markers rub the soap stone into the file before using it and it will not become clogged with metal filings and it will cut quicker and cleaner... file only the beveled side of the fleshing knife until you get a good edge then lightly remove the burr from the flat side...DO NOT file a bevel into to the flat side it will make it practically useless... You don't want it shaving sharp but sharp enough that you will respect the edge by not dragging your fingers across it...
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Post by sniperbbb on Mar 17, 2012 23:16:49 GMT -5
DO NOT file a bevel into to the flat side it will make it practically useless... You don't want it shaving sharp but sharp enough that you will respect the edge by not dragging your fingers across it... Might not make the knife useless but it will certainly make future pelts worthless.
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Post by lyonch on Mar 19, 2012 10:16:01 GMT -5
I just use a steel on my necker 600. A few swipes on the beveled side, then one on the back side and i am ready to go. I like my fleshing knife as sharp as i can get it (especially when doing beaver). My fleshing knife is usually sharp enough to shave the hair off of my arm!
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Post by cattrap on Mar 19, 2012 17:41:48 GMT -5
Completely clean the knife off, the rust can damage the metal and it wont hold an edge as well, then the best way would be to start sharpening it with a harder grit stone until the edge is broken up a bit (this wont make it sharp) to make it sharp you would have to use softer grit stones until the edge is narrowed down and sharper, remember to always use the same amount of strokes per side (do 10 or 15 strokes on one side and then repeat on the other) also make sure you maintain the same angle of stone on knife so the edge stays centered
and lyonch no offense but a knife that you can shave with really isn't that sharp, the best knife sharpness test there is to be able to put a plain old piece of paper over the edge of the table and shave strips off of it without bending the paper, if you can do that your knife is very sharp but generaly only knives that are had made and heat treated properly can become this sharp and this can easily take 10 or 15 hours on just that part of the knife when making it so the knife will natuarlly cost a few hundreds of dollars unless they are made of special metal that can hold a very keen edge but, as a rule, the edge wont last long
Remember anyone can sharpen a knife it just takes practice ;D
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Post by cattrap on Mar 19, 2012 17:45:27 GMT -5
also a light grit sharpening stone in the skinning shed is very handing to touch up all of your skinning knives so that they do not become to dull and the skinning will be easier and the knife will never get to dull to have to use a harder grit stone to sharpen it wich only cuts down the blade and shortens the life of the knife
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