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Hey guys, I've posted about the karambit on the sharpmaker before but I just discovered something new.
I'm trying to sharpen a karambit on a sharpmaker. The knife is greater than 20 degrees so I have to try to lean the knife to make up for the angle. What I discovered is I'm not getting a burr when I do all the strokes on one side. I did 100 strokes and no burr (not even a tiny one, that I can feel) . I'm keeping the same angle and I'm lowering the handle to keep the alignment of the edge to the rods.
I used a felt Marker and I'm removing the entire edge of steel with my strokes. I don't know what else I can say to decribe what I'm doing. Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong? Should I try it at a slightly steeper angle to hit that apex?
Keep in mind I was trying a lot of things on this knife and I had the edge messed up. It was like a double bevel. Then I did 400 strokes per side on the cbn rods to even that angle out. Then I did it at an angle that removed all of the marker from the edge. Shouldn't that work?? I've noticed before on my work sharp that I've removed all the marker, but I didn't get a burr. So I tried a slightly higher angle and it worked. I don't want to ruin what I've done so I'm asking you guys first if I should try at a steeper angle to get a burr.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks guys,
Bo
I'm trying to sharpen a karambit on a sharpmaker. The knife is greater than 20 degrees so I have to try to lean the knife to make up for the angle. What I discovered is I'm not getting a burr when I do all the strokes on one side. I did 100 strokes and no burr (not even a tiny one, that I can feel) . I'm keeping the same angle and I'm lowering the handle to keep the alignment of the edge to the rods.
I used a felt Marker and I'm removing the entire edge of steel with my strokes. I don't know what else I can say to decribe what I'm doing. Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong? Should I try it at a slightly steeper angle to hit that apex?
Keep in mind I was trying a lot of things on this knife and I had the edge messed up. It was like a double bevel. Then I did 400 strokes per side on the cbn rods to even that angle out. Then I did it at an angle that removed all of the marker from the edge. Shouldn't that work?? I've noticed before on my work sharp that I've removed all the marker, but I didn't get a burr. So I tried a slightly higher angle and it worked. I don't want to ruin what I've done so I'm asking you guys first if I should try at a steeper angle to get a burr.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks guys,
Bo