BWCA sharpening 440c stainless steel knives? Boundary Waters Group Forum: Edged Tools

Chat Rooms (0 Chatting) | Search | Login/Join

* BWCA is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Boundary Waters Quetico Forum

Group Forum: Edged Tools

sharpening 440c stainless steel knives?

Author

Text

BearBrown

04/26/2011 01:29AM

My fixed blade remington knife is made out of 440c stainless steel. The blade is not serrated Currently, I have a cheap sharpener that just doesn't do a great job and I have little experience or knowledge regarding knife sharpening. What is the right tool for the job?

Richard "Bear" Brown

Print Top Bottom Previous Next

whiteh20

04/28/2011 12:00AM

Tough to get 440 to hold an edge. I use a ceramic V sharpener on my swiss army knives. Holds an edge for about 5 minutes of cutting and needs touched up. The only time I ever got a 440 stainless knife hair popping sharp was with a cardboard grinder wheel and rouge on a bench grinder. Tough stuff to keep sharp.

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

Print Top Bottom Previous Next

Naguethey