A new edge for a Strider GB

kwakster · **on:** March 01, 2013, 11:13:09 AM

A few days ago i gave this framelock Strider GB from a Dutch forum member a new edge on my Tormek T7 wetgrinder fitted with a black silicon stone.
The factory edge had a wide angle and was also quite irregular, so there was room for some improvement.
As you can see i didn't refine the scratch pattern on purpose (as i think it looks good on a knife like this), only removed the burr on the Tormek leather honing wheel, followed by some stropping on a leather handstrop coated with 6 micron diamond paste to create a slightly convex microbevel.
The straight part of the edge now measures around 25 degrees inclusive while the slanted part is about 30 degrees inclusive.

enki_ck · **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2013, 12:47:27 PM

That's one beast of a knife.

KDX · **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2013, 08:17:35 AM

Nice job kwakster.

KDX · **Reply #3 on:** March 02, 2013, 08:19:33 AM

Quote from: enki_ck on March 01, 2013, 12:47:27 PM

That's one beast of a knife.

They are made for hard use. Rick Hinderer makes some nice folders as well.

jekostas · **Reply #4 on:** March 02, 2013, 08:35:23 AM

You know, I'd probably be annoyed if I spent that much on a folding knife and had to have someone fix the edge out of box.

Perhaps it's just me, though.