Thought she was lost, but she was just hiding. Glock 78. (Pic heavy)

[captain spaulding]

Glock Field knife 78. Its a great fixed blade. I misplaced it for over a year and just found it earlier. The one and only thing that is a bummer about this knife is it does not come even remotely sharp from the factory. Which leads me to a little story. I took it to be "professionally" sharpened. The guy sharpened it up and then went to wipe it down with some sort of oil of something. Well it instantly started to strip off the black coating.  I was kind of bummed, but he did not charge me for the sharpening of this or the Stretch I had taken to him. Now if this was the end of the story I would of been much happier. I was looking at the coating and noticed his sharpening job. Double  . This guy is supposed to be a professional and this is how he sharpens. The edge is terribly uneven and some spots were not even hit. Its a complete mess of a sharpening job. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Surprisingly though it is actually pretty sharp. I was still very disappointed that this guy smurfed up the edge and stripped some of the coating off. Some quick things about the knife though. It is basically indestructible. Check out some hard use destruction test of this knife online. Very impressive. It can be used as a throwing knife as it is perfectly balanced. The end cap can be popped off and there is two holes so you can put a stick in there and drive a nail through to make a spear. Last but not least you can use the guard to open beer bottles. 

[captain spaulding]

[SAK Guy]

Very impressive!!!!!!!!! 

[David]

That Pro Sharpener did a number on the edge.

[captain spaulding]

That Pro Sharpener did a number on the edge.

I know. What a jackass. Thank goodness he didn't do that to my Spyderco Stretch I took to him or he would of owed me a new knife. Lesson learned and I bought a Sharpmaker after that experience. I will never let anyone sharpen one of my knives again unless I send it in to the manufacturer.

[Chako]

 

[strmliner]

Cool blade Cap...glad you found it!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

They are a fantastic blade. I'm glad you found it again

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[David]

Glad you found your knife again. It's nice when that happens. That video is a interesting one.

[lowtech]

Kwakster will get a heart attack if he sees those pics... I think I could have done that. With an angle grinder.

Luckily we have a professional knife dealer (kitchen knives) and sharpener on our weekly market. He sets up stall bi-weekly and has a professional belt Sander and leatehr polishing wheel in his truck. It´s equipmant out of a Solingen Knife Manufacture rigged up in his car.

He gets used to me bringing by my newest flea market/ebay purchases with busted edges or my kitchen knives needing a new edge.

And on topic, teh Glock is an indestructible tool. I don´t know if he is known outside germany, but Rüdiger Nehberg, a survival expert and activist for human rights and native tribes has written a small instrucion on how to cnvertt one into a survival knife in one of his books. I´ll see if I can find it and show a pic or two withouth infringing his copyrights.

[styx]

One of the 2 Glock products I actually like (the other one being their e-tool) 

As far as the sharpening, I'd wager he simply put it on a grinder and that is it. A local knifemaker told me about his story with professional sharpeners that charged him double the value of the blade in question.
And then people tell me that my $2.50 for small knives and $5 for larger ones is too steep 

[lowtech]

One of the 2 Glock products I actually like (the other one being their e-tool) 

As far as the sharpening, I'd wager he simply put it on a grinder and that is it. A local knifemaker told me about his story with professional sharpeners that charged him double the value of the blade in question.
And then people tell me that my $2.50 for small knives and $5 for larger ones is too steep 

I think good work needs to be paid fair. your prices seem fine to me. I pay somehwere between 3-8 € depending on edge shape, length and condition.

[styx]

I think it's more of our mentality than anything else. Things are either replaceable or it is as simple as using angle grinders or bench grinders. And then you get a mess like Cap did. If you're lucky

[Grant Lamontagne]

I recently found my Glock knife too, and it is in sad shape. It had been left in a box in the garage for a few years and now has some serious rust on it.

The nice thing about these knives is that they clean up really well.

Def

[Joe58]

They are a pretty tough knife. I was looking at mine yesterday since I just starting in on sorting out the box I'd put it in. I do need to see if I can get a more serviceable edge on it though.

Be a good knife for your grab and go bag I think.

[Chako]

Before I got mine, I had thought it slid on a picatinny rail. Was a little disappointed you couldn't use it as a bayonet at the time. 

[sawman]

If they had done that to any of my blades I would have thrown up, and that's just for starters.

THAT makes me SICK cap'n! I'm so sorry they messed up your blade like that on such a beautiful knife

[SAK Guy]

That Pro Sharpener did a number on the edge.

I know. What a jackass. Thank goodness he didn't do that to my Spyderco Stretch I took to him or he would of owed me a new knife. Lesson learned and I bought a Sharpmaker after that experience. I will never let anyone sharpen one of my knives again unless I send it in to the manufacturer.

Don't worry Cap! A couple thousand passes on a "quality" carbide sharpener will clean that right up.....



 

[Man in the Moon]

I've owned a numbers of Glock knives - I was able to obtain a very, very  good edge using a Lansky system & diamond hones, which was just as well since the Lansky is the only sharpener I can get on with    At some point I gave up trying to re-touch the blade with commercial gun blue and polished the blade instead. 

[styx]

That Pro Sharpener did a number on the edge.

I know. What a jackass. Thank goodness he didn't do that to my Spyderco Stretch I took to him or he would of owed me a new knife. Lesson learned and I bought a Sharpmaker after that experience. I will never let anyone sharpen one of my knives again unless I send it in to the manufacturer.

Don't worry Cap! A couple thousand passes on a "quality" carbide sharpener will clean that right up.....

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The carbide sharpeners do make one hell of a ferro rod striker though. And they can work out the kinks in a mangled blade a bit too fast

[SAK Guy]

That Pro Sharpener did a number on the edge.

I know. What a jackass. Thank goodness he didn't do that to my Spyderco Stretch I took to him or he would of owed me a new knife. Lesson learned and I bought a Sharpmaker after that experience. I will never let anyone sharpen one of my knives again unless I send it in to the manufacturer.

Don't worry Cap! A couple thousand passes on a "quality" carbide sharpener will clean that right up.....

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The carbide sharpeners do make one hell of a ferro rod striker though. And they can work out the kinks in a mangled blade a bit too fast

LOL. Just yanking Cap's chain....I know how much he despises dislikes the carbide sharpeners!   

[styx]

Well I'd actually be willing to experiment with one kind of carbide sharpeners to see just how good of an edge can be had with 'em.
And I do admit that I was dismissive of 'em until a buddy of mine made an utter idiot out of himself and one such thing helped out solve a problem. Jackass forgot his knife when he went hunting, so ended up dressing a deer with a can lid

[SAK Guy]

I use them on extremely abused/dull blades to get a bevel started but if you push too hard, you can see the steel coming right off.....

[styx]

This is an extremely misleading video but I want to see if these type of results can be achieved. While slicing thin paper might not be the best test it does tend to indicate a knife that will perform most kitchen tasks very good in my experience

[captain spaulding]

This is an extremely misleading video but I want to see if these type of results can be achieved. While slicing thin paper might not be the best test it does tend to indicate a knife that will perform most kitchen tasks very good in my experience

I have no problem with a sharpener like that as it is not a pull through and on top of that seems to be (at least to me) more of a "on the go" sharpener. A sharpener like that is more for maintaining a edge rather than setting a edge though.

[captain spaulding]

That Pro Sharpener did a number on the edge.

I know. What a jackass. Thank goodness he didn't do that to my Spyderco Stretch I took to him or he would of owed me a new knife. Lesson learned and I bought a Sharpmaker after that experience. I will never let anyone sharpen one of my knives again unless I send it in to the manufacturer.

Don't worry Cap! A couple thousand passes on a "quality" carbide sharpener will clean that right up.....

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The carbide sharpeners do make one hell of a ferro rod striker though. And they can work out the kinks in a mangled blade a bit too fast

LOL. Just yanking Cap's chain....I know how much he despises dislikes the carbide sharpeners!   

I just hate any pull through design. Makes me cringe just thinking about it.

[kwakster]

While those Glock knives are basically indestructible, they are also difficult to get a good & lasting edge on due to the lower hardness & the obtuse edge angle.
If i were in the US and had doubts about my own sharpening abilities i would send my knives to Razor Edge Knives, a very friendly guy who is active on Bladeforums US:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1243155-Professional-Sharpening-Regrind-Cerakote-Service-(pic-heavy!!)

He can also do very nice regrinds, something you could consider for thicker bladed knives like the Glock.

[captain spaulding]

While those Glock knives are basically indestructible, they are also difficult to get a good & lasting edge on due to the lower hardness & the obtuse edge angle.
If i were in the US and had doubts about my own sharpening abilities i would send my knives to Razor Edge Knives, a very friendly guy who is active on Bladeforums US:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1243155-Professional-Sharpening-Regrind-Cerakote-Service-(pic-heavy!!)

He can also do very nice regrinds, something you could consider for thicker bladed knives like the Glock.

I can sharpen it myself now. This was before I was real familiar with sharpening.