Members watersnake Posted November 29, 2011 Members Report 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
electrathon Posted November 29, 2011 Report Posted November 29, 2011 Usually, the blade is dull or not properly sharpened. Sometimes it is the leather. Aaron Quote
mlapaglia Posted December 2, 2011 Report 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
Members watersnake Posted December 2, 2011 Author Members Report Posted December 2, 2011 Michael. Yes its cased mate Quote
mlapaglia Posted December 2, 2011 Report 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
Members Go2Tex Posted December 2, 2011 Members Report 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
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