Members Rhale Posted January 28, 2020 Members Report Posted January 28, 2020 If you are using a good brand swivel knife blade just replacing and not stropping could get expensive! If you are just using Tandy blades I get it, but you should do yourself a favor and try a good blade it will make a lot of difference. Besides I have yet to see a Tandy blade new that didn’t need sharpened. Try a Barry King, Bob Beard, Chuck Smith, Clay Miller or about any other you will be amazed at the difference. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 29, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted January 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Rhale said: Try a Barry King, Yeah, I tried wunna them not so long ago. Sent it back. It worked okay, but not noticeably better than another. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 29, 2020 CFM Report Posted January 29, 2020 17 hours ago, JLSleather said: Disclaimer: I don't "strop". I REPLACE a swivel blade. Used to be, I would set a dull one off to the side, figure I'll sharpen it later when work slows up some. But I never did.. I'd end up with 8 or 10 not so sharp, and just ADMIT that Im NOT going to sharpen those and give them to somebody who will. That said, I DO think that this is a better approach than a leather "strop". Leather will 'flex", allowing a rounding of the surface that [ theoretically ] you are trying to eliminate. Card on the stone -any "flexing" or "rolling" of the surface would need a magnifier to see... much flatter surface result. stropping works well for really hard blades like razors and will break off and smooth that wire edge, that's why they call them razor strops lol. I don't see it doing much good on the milder steels or blades with high angles, as you said it rounds them due to the flex. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Ken Nelson Posted January 29, 2020 Members Report Posted January 29, 2020 I use wet/dry paper on glass and a tandy sharpening jig to get them kinda sharp and then use green rouge on cereal box cardboard on the glass and last, I use a white rouge on cardboard. When it is to my satisfaction, I keep the white on cardboard on the glass and strop it free hand often while using it. Just a stroke or two on each side. I don't have to do it all very often. Just a light strop on the cardboard laying on the glass. Works for me. Quote
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