Re Named to Barbarian fan club! (ESEE-4 knife - need opinion)

[Barbarian]

Now.... We'll get to knife show stories later.... like the day I bought a Lake lock folder from Mr. Lake himself for 50% of the market value... the day Chris Reeve took my Sebenza home with him (along with 3 other guys knives) because "these are fucked up, what the fuck happened?" ... even though Chris had my knife, it's rare, a Classic 2000 medium signed by Chris... plus it's my EDC.

Tease.

 

[x SF med]

Tease.

Wait until I get you to help me start a sharpening instruction page here.... and we have to discuss hardness, toughness, grain size, spring, shape to grain dimensions and inclusions..... and why it is important that you not use a powered sharpener on blades unless you are an expert, or have access to retempering/heat treating facilities....

I cannot tell you how many ruined blades I've seen from overheating by using a grinder or belt sander to sharpen a blade...

I would hazard a guess that you rough sharpen prior to heat treat then finish hone afterwards

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Now.... you need to learn how to sharpen properly, freehand.
You will need a Norton 8"x2" (min dimension) 2 sided grey/orange stone; food grade mineral oil; a 1200 grit Japanese water stone; and EZ-Lap 6"x2" diamond impregnated 'cutting' lap; Lansky triangular ceramic hones 4", 6" and 8"; a min 8 power jeweler's loupe; a bench strop and green Aluminum oxide polishing medium; Time: and tons of practice. (there is a lot more stuff you need for full repairs, we'll get to that later).

Hmmm...experience tells me I should interpret this as more of a directive than friendly advice. So with that said..understood. I will work on collecting the above quoted material and check back soon. Thank you for sharing your experience.

 

[Barbarian]

Wait until I get you to help me start a sharpening instruction page here.... and we have to discuss hardness, toughness, grain size, spring, shape to grain dimensions and inclusions..... and why it is important that you not use a powered sharpener on blades unless you are an expert, or have access to retempering/heat treating facilities....

I cannot tell you how many ruined blades I've seen from overheating by using a grinder or belt sander to sharpen a blade...

I would hazard a guess that you rough sharpen prior to heat treat then finish hone afterwards

I'm up for it whenever you're ready. Just let me know.

Actually, edging and honing are the last things I do before shipping. Edging has a steep learning curve, though.

 

[x SF med]

I'm up for it whenever you're ready. Just let me know.

Actually, edging and honing are the last things I do before shipping. Edging has a steep learning curve, though.

short touch times, many passes, lots of water, well used belts and a nice guide are essential...

The Spartan guys have gone to using a Wicked Edge (Pro Pack II) to put the edge on...

One day I will get one ... for Christmas, I'll hit the lottery or steal it from an SF owned NC knife company...