watersnake Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Can anyone tell me why my steel swivel knife blade is dragging . I have sharpened it and keep stroping it but it seems sticky and rough edges on the cut .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Usually, the blade is dull or not properly sharpened. Sometimes it is the leather. Aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlapaglia Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Can anyone tell me why my steel swivel knife blade is dragging . I have sharpened it and keep stroping it but it seems sticky and rough edges on the cut .. Is the leather cased or dry ? Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watersnake Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Michael. Yes its cased mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlapaglia Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Michael. Yes its cased mate Have you tried the blade on anoth. er piece of scrap? that will tell you if its the blade or the leather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Go2Tex Report post Posted December 2, 2011 Is the leather drum dyed? I have had problems with my knife dragging on drum dyed leather and found that frequent swipes on my strop board takes care of the problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
