Hey everyone,
Feeling a little better today & started playing with my " Knife Sharpener ".
I cant' get the hang of free-hand sharpening a knife on any stones. I recently saw a review on " U - Tube ", of the " KME Sharpener " ( Dean O ) .. and bought one.
I can now put a razors edge.. on most of my Knives / Arrow Broadheads ,
that will fit within the clamps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZQWhTGkb5c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mtz0aNJBCY
I picked the " Diamond Stones Kit " , along with a few extra ones : Ex - course Diamond & extra fine white honing stone.
I also ordered a few leather strops,
cut specifically to fit the " KME Sharpener ".
http://www.stropman.com
Sharpening Stones on left / Strops & Strop compounds on Right.
I've already used it on all of my other knives, &
had some difficulties, with larger thick blade knives.
My solution,..use an " Adjustable Height , Pistol Rest ", to keep the blade balanced, & stable.
The " M-18 & Yuma " were already pretty sharp. So, I decided to use the Strop & Compound , to Polish the Edge.
I used a Honing stone & Black Marker, to find & adjust for the correct edge angle, & then used the Strop / Compounds for a Polish.
The curved edge on the " M- 18 " , posed another issue to overcome. My " KME Sharpener " , came with a " Round Diamond Rod ", for use with serrated Blades. It will work, to keep that portion of the blade sharp :thumbup:
The " Polish " was most noticeable on the " M-18 Blade ".