Can i sharpen this knife with a Smith's TRI-6 Arkansas TRI-HONE Sharpening Stones System?_____ Very satisfied with this purchase and while it is razor sharp right out of the box i don't want to chance ruining it with a wrong sharpening system. If you have a different recommendation i am all ears. Great Product :) Can i sharpen this knife with a Smith's TRI-6 Arkansas TRI-HONE Sharpening Stones System?_____ Very satisfied with this purchase and while it is razor sharp right out of the box i don't... » Read More Can i sharpen this knife with a Smith's TRI-6 Arkansas TRI-HONE Sharpening Stones System?_____ Very satisfied with this purchase and while it is razor sharp right out of the box i don't want to chance ruining it with a wrong sharpening system. If you have a different recommendation i am all ears. Great Product :) « Show Less
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Sorry, I do not know. The knife was sharp enough out of the box and after a few light camping trips the blade still holds true. Perhaps KA-BAR customer support could answer or email them directly? Great knife, and highly recommend the investment.
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I use Arkansas stones on all my knives including my beckers ka-bar actually suggests using an Arkansas stone or similar system. It's high carbon with other elements so it's still easy to touch up with no problems.
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Clay, you don't use a chef's knife to butcher a tri tip. Please don't buy a Global knife, they are terrible. I would get a Shun, Mac Pro or an Al Mar honesuki knife to do the base butchering, if you are breaking a sirloin and removing the cap (tri-tip). If you are buying the tri-tip as an end product then use a honesuki or European boning knife to remove the silver-skin and then use a good slicer to cut it into steaks. I have both Al Mar and Shun knives of varying quality and love every knife for a different reason. The Shun Kaji 9" slicer is a perfect tool for cutting steaks from any cut of beef.
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First, why would a brand new Ka-Bar need sharpening? Hell of a fine knife, as generations of US Marines will quickly tell you.Second, check the list of makers and sharpening angles included in the Smith's package.It may have the settings you need on your knife on that sharpener.If not, do what I did with my Gerbers and contact Ka-Bar directly for the correct sharpening angle.I love this sharpener and have put great edges on every thing from hunting knives to my Brother-in-Law's prized German kitchen knives.Hope this helps!
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well i bought these knife back in december of last year and they are as sharp as the day i bought them, (yr later) my husband stands very firm on Chicago cutlery knifes, some time down the road u will need them sharpened.my husband used a wet stone and it worked great. after 15 yrs still going strong. know you asked if the color will scrape off i can't honestly answer that, because i haven't sharpened these color one's yet... but im thinking that the color will come off because it is only the top surface that is color coated to match the handle. ( but only the part that is sharpened) hope this help you in any way, god bless you and your family at this thanksgiving time and also have a very merry christmas....tammy
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My husband says....the sharpener will produce a sharp enough enough edge to shave hair from your arm. However if you over sharpen your knife the edge will not last as long...but if you watch the video (included) they explain using the 30 back edge and that will help strengthen the edge. You can get a sharper edge by stropping...however I recommend the ultra find grit stones...purchased separately, for razor sharp edge.
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I sharpen all my own knove as a collector. For a good starter you can use this one:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000B8FW0E?cache=147f2e329270db6523dc7127b3c0f3c2&qid;=1401167703&sr;=8-38#ref=mp_s_a_1_38You can find tutorials for sharpening on YouTube. Ceramic stones are best for restoring a razor sharp edge!
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Yes you can. Remember all the negative feed back is because you have to spend days on the grey/med stones. People buy this thing because they have dull knives. Someone even said they had a half descent sharp knife and it made it worse. Remember to buy the diamond stones, it will wear away material a lot faster. If you have any other questions hit me up.
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Hey Jorge, if you are looking for a small sharpener to carry in your pocket to sharpen anything on the fly with then this is it, I've sharpened Axe"s, Hatchets, Knives and also fishing blades with this little gem... to answer your question YES.. it will sharpen just about anything, I would recommend putting the Machetes between your knee's with the handle hitting your stomach, then sharpen with a forward motion away from you, use course side first then the fine ceramic side.. also look at Smith's 50447 4-Inch Diamond Sharpening Stone, it run's about $10.00, by using these two products together you will be able to just about sharpen anything to hold a good blade. Well I hope I was of some help with this product... :-)
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I have a Boker ceramic knife. I did use the Duosharp to sharpen mine and it will definitely sharpen the knife. Is it the recommended way? Don't know. My instructions tell me to send the knife back to Boker to be sharpened. Brian
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The best is a ceramic system. Usually 2 rods at an angle stuck into a piece of wood. That steel should respond good to the ceramic. I just got a smith that is generally used for kitchen knives, but I like it because it will give me a good edge quickly and easily.
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i bought this knife just to learn how to handle this Scandi thing. i admit, i was gutting a deer and gave it a touch up with my Accusharp. clearly the wrong tool..but the ground didnt open up and swallow me whole. the blade got super sharp actually. (i then cut the !@#$!@#$! out of my pinkie finger).at home, i used my Spyderco sharpmaker. i laid the ceramic stick down on the flat notch. (horizontal) and honored the Scandi..just laid it down to match the clearly obvious bevel..several swipes..and then my leather block strop..whoa!! i had to put the knife down!! my pinkie finger was twitching in fear. it is sharper than OEM now. i bought this knife just to learn how to handle this Scandi thing. i admit, i was gutting a deer and gave it a touch up with my Accusharp. clearly the wrong tool..but the ground didnt open up and swallow me whole. the blade got super sharp actually. (i then cut the !@#$!@#$! out of my pinkie finger).at home, i used my Spyderco sharpmaker. i laid the ceramic stick down on the flat notch. (horizontal) and honored the Scandi..just laid it down to match the clearly obvious bevel..several swipes..and then my leather block strop..whoa!! i had to put the knife down!! my pinkie finger... » Read More i bought this knife just to learn how to handle this Scandi thing. i admit, i was gutting a deer and gave it a touch up with my Accusharp. clearly the wrong tool..but the ground didnt open up and swallow me whole. the blade got super sharp actually. (i then cut the !@#$!@#$! out of my pinkie finger).at home, i used my Spyderco sharpmaker. i laid the ceramic stick down on the flat notch. (horizontal) and honored the Scandi..just laid it down to match the clearly obvious bevel..several swipes..and then my leather block strop..whoa!! i had to put the knife down!! my pinkie finger was twitching in fear. it is sharper than OEM now. « Show Less
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Hello Kyrylo, In my limited experience there are two principal factors in blade's sharpening. One and the most important is the hardness of the abrasive material (this is the material that you will use to abrade) the abrasive material must be harder than the metal of the blade, so it can erode the blade, until the blade takes a good edge. The other matter is the grain size of the abrasive material, if the size is small, the edge will be thinner and sharpen but it will take much longer to erode the steel, larger grain size will leave a coarse finish but the erotion part is considerably faster. If you are wondering if the carbide stone may abrade any of those steels... my answer will be a resounding yes. This material is one of the most hardest materials ever made and is almost or equal as hard as a diamond, there is no steel made by man that can achieve such hardness. But don't trust me, go and investigate about hardness. I recomend you to search the hardness tables of scales like Rockwell or Vickers, the manofacturer of the steel can provide you the info. You just need to compare the hardness of the steel and the stone. Finally I have a really good experience with this sharpener, as you may read in the description of it, the carbide stone sets the edge of the blade, and the ceramic stone finish the work, this is beacuse the ceramic stone has a smaller grain size than the carbide. And this is a pocket sharpener, to make quick repairs on the edge of modest knifes (like a bowie style and smallers) it's not for heavy duty. I hope I have been helpful. Best regards.
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I'm pretty sure you can. I have a diamond sharpener from Smith's and it advises to use honing oil. So I doubt it'll cause anything bad. I use this oil on all my stones.
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It didn't work well for me either. I took off a lot of steel shavings using it but it was never razor sharp. Try a stone. I wonder if you run it through their sharpener then a stone if it doesn't sharpen up quick.
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Don't know where people come up with some of the things they say. Diamonds are fine for japanese knives, they are fine for any knives, including ceramic. I am a professional sharpener, and I have an extensive collection of custom and single smith japanese kitchen knives some of them costing many hundreds of dollars. I have no qualms sharpening with diamonds, even on Hitachi Aogami Super steel with rockwell hardnesses of 65HRC, or powdered metallurgy stainless steels. DMT plates are amongst the best diamond sharpening tools out there. I recommend mixing one drop of dish soap with about 8 ounces of water and using a spray bottle to keep the surface of the plate wet throughout sharpening, you will produce a superior result with this technique. Again, I own a sharpening business, and I use diamonds, natural N. American, and Japanese stones, as well as synthetic stones, they all work very well on every kind of steel out there. A 1200 grit to 4000 grit progression will be fine as long as you work the scratch pattern to as smooth as possible with the 1200 grit stone, as it will take a lot of work to get the scratch pattern of the 1200 grit stone smoothed out with the 4000 grit stone. You will get a nice edge at 4000 grit, but as has been said, you could probably stop at 1200 grit for a kitchen knife if you wanted. I enjoy a nicely refined edge though, so I say go as far with it as you feel comfortable.
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Depends on what you are sharpening and how often you use it. The trend stone is the best and highly recommend it. Still working great for me. If you did not buy one yet you won't be diappointed.
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I use a 3 stone kit. I usually only use the medium and fine stones. I have been disappointed with my knife, it came dull, and the edge had been burned by the grinder. I sent it back thinking they would replace the blade, it came back still dull and grinder burned out near the the this time. My nephew bought one like mine and his has been awesome, maybe I just got a lemon.