Brilliant!!!! Wish I had seen this about a month ago!! A buddy gave me his Puma White Hunter that needed sharpening and a full spa treatment. I did the best I could but sharpening that bad boy was almost impossible . . . I ended up using a Sharpmaker and that sour of worked but took FOREVER!! Thanks so much!!! I love your videos! I'm learning a lot!!
All you have to do is to turn the blade at a very sharp angle and follow the edge of the stone.i dont have many recurve blades either,but there is no need to buy anything extra!.it works for me everytime.problem with usinh honing rods or sandpaper is just what the name implies.honing is not taking metal off the edge.its simply polishing and moving the edge of the knife to its apex.thats fine if you never use the blade for real knife use.if you actually use your blade.then eventually you have to remove metal.which you cannot do without a stone of some sort that is aggressive enough to remove metal from the knife,s edge.do whatever works for you.although you remove actual metal with only sandpaper or honing rods.their are small round fine files you could use as well.a lansky system would work as well since the stone,s are very narrow.key holding the recurve section at an extreme angle of the very edge of any stone.hope my experience can help you or your viewer,s.
Hi. Only just getting into Whetstone sharpening techniques so watching all your vids avidly! A small point, but its helpful to find out that you call Emery paper, sand paper! Over here in the UK its Emery or Wet&dry. Sandpaper is the brown stuff (sand stuck on glued paper). Thanks for the recurve sharpening technique. Good to have in the armory for later use.
I feel tthe same way...not a huge fan of these blades for that same reason. I have a kershaw with a similar shape blade. Thats a very cool trick for sharpening. I always wondered how the heck I would sharpen mine so I dont use it often. Looks like she is coming out of retirement !! Great vid !!
Gday Kyle, cheers for videos mate. One thing I’d like to see you do is put a link or at least name the blades used in your videos in the description or comments, and link any relevant videos too. Keep up the great work all the same!
Very nice designed knife. Not my cup of tea but I appreciate it none the less. I've never had to sharpen a recurve but that is pretty well the same system I use to sharpen hook knives. I like the king stone by the way , I've heard a lot of good things about them and they are pretty fairly priced.
Thank you for this. I have this same knife as well as a couple other recurve blades. I can sharpen them with my workshop pro because the belt gives and is somewhat flexible allowing it to get inside that curve. but, i couldn't figure out any other way to sharpen them. I should've thought of that. thanks.
This will depend on the knife. With some, the dowel method shown here won't be able to contact the edge all the way to the ricasso. A potential solution would be to split the dowel lengthwise, creating a sharp corner where you can bring the attached abrasive all the way up to the choil/ricasso area.
I love recurve blades the are amazingly versatile! Once you start using them for hunting and camp chores you'll never dismiss them again. They aren't great at kitchen/cooking work but do manage to get the job done! All of the best choppers are recurve. Great video!!
Love it, bro! I've always struggled with recurves. I'm going to give this a shot on my buddies fossil! thanks for making these vids, man!! love that Nirk Tighe!!
This is a great "macgyver" type solution but you will ultimately end up having to replace that wed/dry sandpaper when the silicon carbide grit wears out, just save yourself the hassle and get a turnbox kit with rods, or a coarse and fine ceramic honing rods. Also, they are perfectly smooth and flat, unlike your dowl.
Hey Doug, of course buying the actual tools will be better. I am offering a 'poor mans solution'. Also, sand paper is super cheap; you're able to sharpen your recurve blade for probably a couple years on $20 worth of paper :-)
I've always bought straight bladed knives because I never could see the benefit of the re-curve---and----I knew that sharpening it would be a problem for me. Thank you for sharing! I probably will not buy a re-curve even with this new found knowledge, but it's nice to know how to sharpen them if I ever need to. Very informative! Great video!
I hate recurves for this very reason, my first recurve I loved the style until it was time to sharpen it, if I could learn this method I might not hate them so much.
They are not "better", just serve a different purpose. Can't achieve nearly the same edge that you can get with a stone, however for quick touch ups and recurves they are great.
He finally gets to the point at around 2:45.
I have a Schrade schf42 with a recurve, have always just sharpened it with a ceramic rod, same thing as this really, very easy
Brilliant!!!! Wish I had seen this about a month ago!! A buddy gave me his Puma White Hunter that needed sharpening and a full spa treatment. I did the best I could but sharpening that bad boy was almost impossible . . . I ended up using a Sharpmaker and that sour of worked but took FOREVER!! Thanks so much!!! I love your videos! I'm learning a lot!!
Glad I could help, Frank!
I just worry about the amount of work if you get a chip and have to reprofile. Imagine reprofiling with the rooster.
Perfect solution! Thank you.
All you have to do is to turn the blade at a very sharp angle and follow the edge of the stone.i dont have many recurve blades either,but there is no need to buy anything extra!.it works for me everytime.problem with usinh honing rods or sandpaper is just what the name implies.honing is not taking metal off the edge.its simply polishing and moving the edge of the knife to its apex.thats fine if you never use the blade for real knife use.if you actually use your blade.then eventually you have to remove metal.which you cannot do without a stone of some sort that is aggressive enough to remove metal from the knife,s edge.do whatever works for you.although you remove actual metal with only sandpaper or honing rods.their are small round fine files you could use as well.a lansky system would work as well since the stone,s are very narrow.key holding the recurve section at an extreme angle of the very edge of any stone.hope my experience can help you or your viewer,s.
Of all the knives I own is the nirk tighe 5250. Just so interesting. And is where demco their shark lock from.
recurve can be quite difficult
Grit of sand paper?
I see #400 & #2000 grits...
Awesome. Thank you
I use either the dowel and sandpaper method and/or a round ceramic rod to sharpen my spoon knives. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much
Great way to sharpen the them blades. love that big buck... Thanks for sharing. Cheers RH
Hi. Only just getting into Whetstone sharpening techniques so watching all your vids avidly! A small point, but its helpful to find out that you call Emery paper, sand paper! Over here in the UK its Emery or Wet&dry. Sandpaper is the brown stuff (sand stuck on glued paper). Thanks for the recurve sharpening technique. Good to have in the armory for later use.
This video was very helpful to me. Thankyou for it. Great job.
I like your videos.
greetings from Bavaria :-)
I feel tthe same way...not a huge fan of these blades for that same reason. I have a kershaw with a similar shape blade. Thats a very cool trick for sharpening. I always wondered how the heck I would sharpen mine so I dont use it often. Looks like she is coming out of retirement !! Great vid !!
Gday Kyle, cheers for videos mate. One thing I’d like to see you do is put a link or at least name the blades used in your videos in the description or comments, and link any relevant videos too. Keep up the great work all the same!
Very nice designed knife. Not my cup of tea but I appreciate it none the less. I've never had to sharpen a recurve but that is pretty well the same system I use to sharpen hook knives. I like the king stone by the way , I've heard a lot of good things about them and they are pretty fairly priced.
I have the nirk tighe 2 (smaller version of that knife) probably one of the coolest looking folding knives ive ever seen!
Thank you for this. I have this same knife as well as a couple other recurve blades. I can sharpen them with my workshop pro because the belt gives and is somewhat flexible allowing it to get inside that curve. but, i couldn't figure out any other way to sharpen them. I should've thought of that. thanks.
Spyderco sharp maker does this well, but not for $4
The strop is a good idea! For my Bencmade 710 I usually just run it on my Lansky Turnbox. Another good video as always brother!
Will it sharpen all the way to the recaso
This will depend on the knife. With some, the dowel method shown here won't be able to contact the edge all the way to the ricasso. A potential solution would be to split the dowel lengthwise, creating a sharp corner where you can bring the attached abrasive all the way up to the choil/ricasso area.
Glad you made a video on this subject almost had to watch an outdoor55 video
I love recurve blades the are amazingly versatile! Once you start using them for hunting and camp chores you'll never dismiss them again. They aren't great at kitchen/cooking work but do manage to get the job done! All of the best choppers are recurve. Great video!!
I have the buck paklite set with a "skinning" knife that has a pretty deep recurve Don't use the set at all though Great video
Great video! Been trying to sharpen my zt0350 and this helps a lot.
Who knew that watching knives being sharpened could be so relaxing? Ever worked on a kukri?
Ohhhh, I've been waiting for this one! 😉👍
Good tips. Inexpensive and effective. What grit is your wet stone?
My combo stone is a 1k/6k
Thanks for the awesome info... ✔
Love it, bro! I've always struggled with recurves. I'm going to give this a shot on my buddies fossil! thanks for making these vids, man!! love that Nirk Tighe!!
Love the strop idea...genius!
Super helpful
Recurve are not my favorite because of the usability. I don’t see the advantage.
agreed
diamond or ceramic rods work too
This is a great "macgyver" type solution but you will ultimately end up having to replace that wed/dry sandpaper when the silicon carbide grit wears out, just save yourself the hassle and get a turnbox kit with rods, or a coarse and fine ceramic honing rods. Also, they are perfectly smooth and flat, unlike your dowl.
Hey Doug, of course buying the actual tools will be better. I am offering a 'poor mans solution'. Also, sand paper is super cheap; you're able to sharpen your recurve blade for probably a couple years on $20 worth of paper :-)
video starts at 3.00
I've always bought straight bladed knives because I never could see the benefit of the re-curve---and----I knew that sharpening it would be a problem for me. Thank you for sharing! I probably will not buy a re-curve even with this new found knowledge, but it's nice to know how to sharpen them if I ever need to. Very informative! Great video!
You should consider getting one. I have Kershaw Blur and of all my knives I carry that the most.
I hate recurves for this very reason, my first recurve I loved the style until it was time to sharpen it, if I could learn this method I might not hate them so much.
Same here
Excellent idea!
Brilliant!
Nice tip mate!
Good thinking!
What knife is that? I know you said this but i dont understand
The "Nirk Tighe", made by CRKT
Kyle Noseworthy - Weiderfan thank you
Yet another worthless CKRT Hunk O' shit fantasy knife.
Or you could just get a cheap lansky 4 rod croc stick sharpener, under $20.
love it
This is why sharpening rods are better.
They are not "better", just serve a different purpose. Can't achieve nearly the same edge that you can get with a stone, however for quick touch ups and recurves they are great.