Sharpening a xikar cutter

[Niela]

Alright, it wasn't easy, but I did manage to take it apart AND put it back together... the last one was a bit tricky, but once I solved the puzzle, quite straightforward actually.

I had a few problems lately with the caps of cigars splitting when I cut them. So far it feels very easy to cut, but will see once I cut a few.

Having a concave whetstone, helped to sharpen it, but it was still a tricky task and not as easy as working with a knife. But, with a bit of patience, it worked fine and I now won't have to buy a new cutter for at least another 5-10 years... Maybe even longer if I manage not to fuck up the edge.

[PeeJay]

You ply me with sausage sarnies and cigars, I’ll sharpen anything you want [emoji23]


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Deal, you know I have a box of Casa Cuba

[oskihen]

I thought I'd accidentally logged in to one of my woodworking forums as there are a significant number of woodworkers who will argue until the cows come home about the best way to sharpen edge tools! Take your pick from scary sharp, tormek, pro edge, worksharp, oil stones, water stones, diamond lapping plates - the list goes on and on! I swear that some (non professional) woodworkers spend more time sharpening their tools than they do using them!

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The all the gear no idea tradesmen.

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[Tomm783]

You know you're now sharpening mine next month right?

You ply me with sausage sarnies and cigars, I?ll sharpen anything you want [emoji23]


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[PeeJay]

I’ve seen some people not being paying enough going from a low to high grit too quickly, particularly with high HRC steel blades


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You know you're now sharpening mine next month right?

[Tomm783]

Chipping while sharpening? I removed some chips with the whetstones, but didn't manage to chip them yet.

But yeah, sharp knifes are a game changer in the kitchen. I get excited about it every single time I sharpened them... [emoji5]

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I?ve seen some people not being paying enough going from a low to high grit too quickly, particularly with high HRC steel blades


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[moteyi]

I thought I'd accidentally logged in to one of my woodworking forums as there are a significant number of woodworkers who will argue until the cows come home about the best way to sharpen edge tools! Take your pick from scary sharp, tormek, pro edge, worksharp, oil stones, water stones, diamond lapping plates - the list goes on and on! I swear that some (non professional) woodworkers spend more time sharpening their tools than they do using them!

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[Niela]

Did the one you had not use Japanese whetstones? This one does... I tend to work up through the grits then finish with a honing rod. There?s something rewarding about getting a blade razor sharp (without chipping the blade)!


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Chipping while sharpening? I removed some chips with the whetstones, but didn't manage to chip them yet.

But yeah, sharp knifes are a game changer in the kitchen. I get excited about it every single time I sharpened them... [emoji5]

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[Tomm783]

I had something similar before. Not as solid as that one, but the same principle. I found it took ages and I was never that happy with the results. When I first got my whetstones, I was converted. Find they give razor sharp blades fast and easy. It didn't take me much practice to hold the angles right etc.

But I guess these systems are the fool proof way and that one looks quite solid.

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Did the one you had not use Japanese whetstones? This one does... I tend to work up through the grits then finish with a honing rod. There?s something rewarding about getting a blade razor sharp (without chipping the blade)!


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[Niela]

If anyone wants to go full nerd, I?ve got an Edge Pro Apex and it?s without question the best blade sharpening tool for any blade.


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I had something similar before. Not as solid as that one, but the same principle. I found it took ages and I was never that happy with the results. When I first got my whetstones, I was converted. Find they give razor sharp blades fast and easy. It didn't take me much practice to hold the angles right etc.

But I guess these systems are the fool proof way and that one looks quite solid.

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[Tomm783]

If anyone wants to go full nerd, I?ve got an Edge Pro Apex and it?s without question the best blade sharpening tool for any blade.


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[Niela]

It depends how they?re torsioned against each other, normally with scissors the flat side is the main side you sharpen. But that requires a decent set of scissors where the blades aren?t set parallel to each other, if the blades are parallel you?re in danger of just creating a gap between the blades


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Ah, so you take of material on the flat side, but over the full surface of the blade? Not just on the edge? Never tried to sharpen scissors.

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[simwells]

I will use these for the sharpening. Works great for round edges on my garden tools. So I hope the rounded side will do perfectly.

If I worked on the flat side, wouldn't that ruin the scissor effect rather? I would have sharpened the rounded side and then straightened the flat part again by removing the burr?

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It depends how they?re torsioned against each other, normally with scissors the flat side is the main side you sharpen. But that requires a decent set of scissors where the blades aren?t set parallel to each other, if the blades are parallel you?re in danger of just creating a gap between the blades


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[Niela]

If it doesn?t need a major resharpen then I?d only touch the flat face myself as you would with a pair of scissors. Getting the other edge sharpened clean is going to be much harder and they should be tensioned together so sharpening the inside faces will do the job


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I will use these for the sharpening. Works great for round edges on my garden tools. So I hope the rounded side will do perfectly.

If I worked on the flat side, wouldn't that ruin the scissor effect rather? I would have sharpened the rounded side and then straightened the flat part again by removing the burr?

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[simwells]

If it doesn?t need a major resharpen then I?d only touch the flat face myself as you would with a pair of scissors. Getting the other edge sharpened clean is going to be much harder and they should be tensioned together so sharpening the inside faces will do the job


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