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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: JamesV on February 15, 2016, 09:54:00 AM

Title: Sharpening a working knife
Post by: JamesV on February 15, 2016, 09:54:00 AM

What is the best angle to sharpen a skinning/hunting knife?

Title: Re: Sharpening a working knife
Post by: D.Ellis on February 16, 2016, 11:59:00 PM

That is a tough question to answer.......it depends on steel type, heat treat, main grind angle, edge thickness just before the edge bevel.......lots of variables. Including the biggest variable, the operator. Are you delicate and surgical, or a bit ham fisted?
For light duty(no chopping or prying around joints etc.) with good quality steel and heat treating you can go super thin.
There really is no "best angle", just different angles. Testing is the only way to determine what is ideal for your knife and situation.

Darcy   :campfire:

Title: Re: Sharpening a working knife
Post by: gudspelr on February 17, 2016, 10:20:00 PM

^^^ What he said. Maybe if you have a specific knife you're thinking of, post it up? Might be able to get more specific help.

Jeremy