Knife Shop

[mishkin]

Thanks, Art. I checked couple of the skiving knives that I have and both had 17.5 angle. No wonder I'm stropping all the time =)

[Art]

Even at 20 to 30, you really need to strop often. More So around 20.

Art

[judgebc]

Art,

I have been sharpening my Tandy swivel knife blade and can’t seem to hold a steady angle.

My blade is polished but my sharpening is not in one plane.

Tandy has a jig, but I don’t see how you can set it at a pre-determined angle?

How do you sharpen a Swivel Knife? Thanks

[Art]

Hi Judge,

First, included angles. I have seen swivel knives with anywhere from 40° to as high as 60° included angles. That's 20° to 30° per side. I try to duplicate the original angle if it still exists, if not, go with 45°. Most folks use the Keen Edge swivel knife sharpening jig, and watch this video of Kevin Hopkins of SLC showing you how to use it. The amount the blade sticks out from the jig determines the angle. Try to match the original angle, it makes the job go a lot faster as there is less metal to remove. Some of these custom maker blades are made of OhMyGhodium and the less of that stuff you have to remove, the better. Bruce Cheaney also has a video that doesn't use a jig. The facet on a swivel knife blade is usually so large that it is pretty easy to sharpen without a jig, but nobody is going to fault anyone for using one. I use one. The more the facets look like mirrors, the better the knife will cut.

Art

[rickdroid]

Art,

I have been sharpening my Tandy swivel knife blade and can’t seem to hold a steady angle.

My blade is polished but my sharpening is not in one plane.

Tandy has a jig, but I don’t see how you can set it at a pre-determined angle?

How do you sharpen a Swivel Knife? Thanks

I've got a Tandy jig for sharpening swivel knives, if you care to borrow it PM me with a mailing address and I can get it in the mail in a couple of days.