HOW TO SHARPEN A RECURVE BLADE - For Less Than $4!

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[@LeLilley1]

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!!

[@kyle_noseworthy]

Glad I could help, Frank!

[@andymetcalfe7060]

I have a Schrade schf42 with a recurve, have always just sharpened it with a ceramic rod, same thing as this really, very easy

[@chrissekely]

He finally gets to the point at around 2:45.

[@ajtaylor560]

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!!

[@MarkYoungBushcraft]

I use either the dowel and sandpaper method and/or a round ceramic rod to sharpen my spoon knives. Thanks for sharing

[@bdwillis8284]

Perfect solution! Thank you.

[@peteswright]

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.

[@terrychorn1503]

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!

[@dp1569]

You should consider getting one. I have Kershaw Blur and of all my knives I carry that the most.

[@drewrinker2071]

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.

[@Airplanetyson]

Same here

[@famasmaster2000]

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 !!

[@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929]

I have the nirk tighe 2 (smaller version of that knife) probably one of the coolest looking folding knives ive ever seen!

[@kevinlin7674]

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!

[@ChadMorgan709]

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.

[@Killboy351c]

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!!

[@edobfenda6357]

Love the strop idea...genius!

[@macnitro902]

Glad you made a video on this subject almost had to watch an outdoor55 video

[@renita1231]

Great way to sharpen the them blades. love that big buck... Thanks for sharing. Cheers RH

[@Goosetavula]

Great video! Been trying to sharpen my zt0350 and this helps a lot.

[@magik360720]

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.

[@rebeljohnson9889]

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.

[@jazz6232]

This video was very helpful to me. Thankyou for it. Great job. I like your videos. greetings from Bavaria :-)

[@chriss8206]

Of all the knives I own is the nirk tighe 5250. Just so interesting. And is where demco their shark lock from.

[@SWhite-hp5xq]

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!

[@GriffinBenchmark]

Ohhhh, I've been waiting for this one! 😉👍

[@Michaeljm84]

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

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

recurve can be quite difficult

[@elmonte5lim]

Who knew that watching knives being sharpened could be so relaxing? Ever worked on a kukri?

[@obiesouthward7112]

Awesome. Thank you

[@dp1569]

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.

[@kyle_noseworthy]

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 :-)

[@gentlemensedge5503]

Good tips. Inexpensive and effective. What grit is your wet stone?

[@kyle_noseworthy]

My combo stone is a 1k/6k

[@Yourmomma568]

I just worry about the amount of work if you get a chip and have to reprofile. Imagine reprofiling with the rooster.

[@spoonsmith9506]

Excellent idea!

[@Ducati_Dude]

Thanks for the awesome info... ✔

[@floorguys0150]

diamond or ceramic rods work too

[@richterknives]

Super helpful

[@sonysony58]

Thank you so much

[@sharpen-up]

Nice tip mate!

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

Grit of sand paper?

[@davestelling]

I see #400 & #2000 grits...

[@grahamwilson1358]

Will it sharpen all the way to the recaso

[@CSGraves]

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.

[@thealvaco]

Good thinking!

[@BTC_DNA]

Brilliant!

[@REgamerPRO]

What knife is that? I know you said this but i dont understand

[@kyle_noseworthy]

The "Nirk Tighe", made by CRKT

[@REgamerPRO]

Kyle Noseworthy - Weiderfan thank you

[@adibkashani7616]

Spyderco sharp maker does this well, but not for $4

[@МиташкиГочев]

video starts at 3.00

[@squirrelsaga949]

Recurve are not my favorite because of the usability. I don’t see the advantage.

[@kyle_noseworthy]

agreed

[@RandyApril57]

love it

[@huejanus5505]

Or you could just get a cheap lansky 4 rod croc stick sharpener, under $20.

[@Omega17TheTrue]

This is why sharpening rods are better.

[@dp1569]

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.

[@richard66754]

Yet another worthless CKRT Hunk O' shit fantasy knife.