steel or stone burrs?
1103199
I think that the burrs are steel. We really like the function of our mill... and especially the end result!
1103200
Did not find in manual the material used for the burrs, however, it states if one complies with the operating instructions, there is a life time warranty on the grinding mechanism. Hope this helps.
975235
Any flat stone or crock stick will work. The blade is a modified tanto so it's a little less tricky to sharpen than the original style tanto. Good luck.
116311
I use light pressure - starting on the medium stone. If the blade is very dull use many repetitions and make use of the different angles. Then I switch to the fine stone. I also purchased the ultra stone to finish dressing the edge. Patience is the most important part. Once you get the technique down you will quickly sharpen knives.
1575984
On any whetstone you should be able to see that one side looks smoother than the other. The finer the grit, the later in the honing process you use it. In this case the lighter side is the finer grit
332552
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.
555955
I use a 300 & 600 grit stone before I use this and am very pleased with the results. I hope that helps.
680834
Ultra Fine did it for me. You can also strop after Ultra for an even finer edge! BTW go very easily w/ the Ultra Fine stones. It does not require many passes per side and with very light pressure.
2200307
I used a chefs choice 320. I run the blade down each side about 10 times, and then I use a steel to clean up the burr, then I strop it on a piece of leather with polishing compound on it about 30 times on each side to polish the edge. That usually does it. You may have to use the chefs choice a few more times on each side and repeat the process, depends on how dull it is. I hope this helps.
2107266
Stone grits are comparable to how sandpaper is graded the lower the number the rougher the cut. So #120 is very course and you would start with it if you had a very dull knife and then work your way up to #320 then #600 and finish off with #1500. Usually if the knife is not really dull you can start with #320 or even #600. I hope this helps
2233909
Diamond or ceramic. Forget 'flat rocks'. If you meant whetstone, no it won't. Diamond or ceramic. D2 is HARD steel.
978336
There are a number of youtube videos that demonstrate how to use a stone like this. None of them are really wrong so pick one you like and use it. The most important thing is to be consistent. Keep your blade consistently angled and you can't go wrong.
291269
No.Stone will do a better job.This steel is just ok.It is way to short also.
1863686
You bet, but how well depends on the bit. Even though they are more brittle (& pricy) than high-speed steel bits, I've experienced the best results using carbide on steel & aluminum; carbide's smoother/less porous surface tends to be more resistant to loading-up with chips.
545157
I believe steel. I purchased the mill stan irons just because of the reviews. I believe that these are ok, was disappointed with Mill Stan's customer's sevice. He sent me a different size , then challenged my skill level ........very arrogant?
91873
I've used mine once and didn't like them. They rolled the edge. I use a file now and that puts a real nice edge on the blade, with minimal material loss off the blade. I still have the original stones if your interested.
1019201
I have a few companions both stainless and carbon and a heavy duty carbon. I prefer the carbon steels, easy to sharpen and take a great edge. I use wet stones to sharpen them. They are great for fine wood work. The stainless require less maintenance. I have not batoned any wood with them because I have other knives for that.... over all great bushcraft knife
1773584
There are sets of diamond burrs that you can buy here for $6- and get 30 bits. It's been a while since I got these and I wasn't impressed with how long the diamond bits lasted.