How to sharpen the spine of a knife

[@kirkdustin5986]

I REALLY appreciated this short vid brother! I have been struggling a bit with that process but now see how best to work my file!! I will try it on both Stainless & Carbon as the coals get ready this eve!! God bless HoF.

[@houseoffire72]

Thanks man glad to be of some help..! Main thing is keeping the file at a constant angle and to create a nice sharp edge(burr) one of my knives it takes almost no pressure to get a good spark lol I got lucky...!

[@NeoWolfsOutdoorAdventures]

Nice set of knives there....I am jealous!! Great video thanks for sharing!!

[@houseoffire72]

Thanks Wolf..! Those are main used ones - I have others but wont use them cause there handmade

[@wyattoneable]

Nice mod. I've done the same on a few knifes and it makes a big difference.

[@houseoffire72]

Its a mod everyone should even if they are not into bushcraft etc... its a very useable mod - works good for scaling fish, taking burrs off edges etc... thanks for watching bud & hope you sold everything at the market

[@opusxpn]

Playing catch up good thing we got the watch later option, I use a nicholson single cut to sharpen spines. I hold it with my hand and brace it with my leg just a couple of passes and its done. Cool vid

[@houseoffire72]

Jimmythefish (opusxpn) Thanks Jimmy - yeah man its not to difficult to do and with a good file like the one have... LOL mine have been used and abused for the last 10 yrs time for new ones:)

[@livinright1]

Tyvm for vid, I sent Armed Rogue a Stainless Bahco recently + forgot explain to file it to 90 degrees if using for a striker...this was perfect!! thx 4 sharing, Lisa

[@houseoffire72]

Your very welcome Lisa glad I could help..!

[@livinright1]

Excellent demonstration + tutorial...you have a nice collection there.

[@houseoffire72]

livinright Thanks again:) The collection is growing... If I would stop giving stuff away It would be a much larger collection...lol feels good to give & bring a smile:)

[@I_am_Jeff]

Thank you your video helped a lot. Im going to attempt that on my ESEE DPX H.E.S.T

[@houseoffire72]

Your welcome bud glad it helped...

[@MrBikboi]

Would my Naniwa Chosera stones work by laying the knife spine flat on the stones? Coarsest grit I have is 400 for fixing edge problems.

[@houseoffire72]

Any stone will work

[@wintafresh2ndchannel863]

Can I use sandpaper or a sharpening stone to sharpen the spine?

[@houseoffire72]

WintaFresh 2nd Channel Yep. Wrap the sand paper around a hard wood block or maybe a chunk of steel or aluminum bar if you have some just to keep it nice and flat. Stones work to do the same but it may put a groove in your stone but you could always wrap the sandpaper around that to

[@wintafresh2ndchannel863]

Can you make a video showing how to do it?

[@houseoffire72]

WintaFresh 2nd Channel Im sorry not right now. Prolly not till after the 4th of July. I have tons of firework stuff going on.

[@wintafresh2ndchannel863]

Alright then. I'll be looking forward to it.

[@houseoffire72]

WintaFresh 2nd Channel remind me or I will forget ok

[@TheLionsDen72]

NICE!!! Great job there bro. Thnx for sharing with us! :D

[@houseoffire72]

Thanks my super dooper good buddy:)

[@renemanjr123]

Great tip

[@mystifymac6372]

Not sure if this was asked yet but what kind of files did you use? Were they single cut?

[@houseoffire72]

Jeffrey Langston Nope not asked yet... Im unsure of the exact name of the file but the one I use most for this is a very fine single cut type of file... The larger one is a little more aggressive...

[@eltenda]

great infos bro'

[@houseoffire72]

Thanks broski..!

[@masonmatlock1379]

What type of file did you use? And would a mill or bastard file work well?

[@houseoffire72]

Mason Matlock I used a pretty fine tooth flat file.

[@masonmatlock1379]

Thanks for replying so fast.

[@houseoffire72]

Mason Matlock no prob glad to help

[@Eric-ew8jt]

I just bought the Mora Companion Heavy Duty Knife with Sandvik Carbon Steel Blade, And want to sharpen the spine for obvious reasons... Is is safe to assume about 3/4 of a Millimetre will do?? And could you use a grinder?? If a file is better nd if so could you suggest what to use.. Thanks in advance

[@houseoffire72]

You could use a grinder if your REALLY carefull but I would not... Any type of metal file will work as long as its not to course - I use a fine one it seems to create a nice sharp edge...

[@Eric-ew8jt]

Thanks for the responce

[@Eric-ew8jt]

How fine would you suggest??? Is there a # on the file I should be looking for?? www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/nicholson-mill-bastard-file-0582862p.html#srp Would one of these work

[@houseoffire72]

+Eric Rosbottom Yep that will work

[@Eric-ew8jt]

So I will pick them up and use the fine one like you suggest. Thanks again! I have a buck knife I want to do as well its 440 HC it throws sparks now but not like it should. Cheers and thanks again I will let you know how things turned out Cheers from Canada

[@prasadashish911]

Is mora robust is good for batoning? Or should i buy schrade schf51

[@houseoffire72]

ashish prasad I have with all my Mora's and no issues...

[@prasadashish911]

houseoffire72, thanks i already ordered my mora today, its a robust model

[@houseoffire72]

ashish prasad Be a good knife for most everything.

[@prasadashish911]

houseoffire72 , yes i saw your videos and other videos too. Mora does all that in a fraction of price so i gave an order

[@houseoffire72]

ashish prasad Awesome you will be glad you did. Some moras need a little work from factory. My first couple needed edge work. I have a couple mora hd that I really enjoy. Checked out my Mora vids you can see how I pimped mine out with ferro rod, fatwood etc.

[@eoinoconnor542]

I haven't got much knowledge on knives, so maybe this is a stupid question, but can I do that to the knife on my leatherman?

[@houseoffire72]

Eoin O'Connor You sure can bud sorry for the late reply

[@eoinoconnor542]

houseoffire72 Oh Ok thanks. I've got a mora now so I'm good!

[@houseoffire72]

Eoin O'Connor Good deal Mora knives are excellent knives!

[@eoinoconnor542]

Yup they certainly are! Thanks.

[@carllove3705]

You need carbon steel to strike sparks off of a flint, not for a ferro rod.

[@houseoffire72]

Ive done it with HC stainless.

[@carllove3705]

@@houseoffire72 The key there is "HC". High Carbon. Carbon makes the flint spark.

[@houseoffire72]

@@carllove3705 yep

[@shawsie5780]

I clicked on this when I saw the fosters can, Australian beer but no one down here drinks that crap!

[@houseoffire72]

Ian Shaw Lol... lol...:)

[@jessejames837]

Nobody said stainless can't throw sparks. People carry carbon steel knives incase they need to strike a piece of quartz or flint off of their knife.

[@houseoffire72]

Ive heard many people say stainless wont work for ferro rods when really any sharp edge works fine for it...

[@jessejames837]

Never heard that before. Whoever said that clearly doesnt know what they are talking about. People carry carbon steel knives so they can strike FLINT or quartz if needed, not ferrocerium. Ferrocerium will work on stainless or carbon steel whereas flint will only work on carbon steel

[@houseoffire72]

+Jesse James Exactly:)

[@applenaut]

As long as the stone is harder than the steel, you can cast sparks from any steel. Albeit some steels cast more and hotter sparks than others. That being said, you can pound hard rocks together and make sparks too.

[@keithallison.22]

Wow! You've ruined Mora than your share of good knives! Anyone that knows anything about knives knows you should leave at least 1" of smooth, safe, comfortable spine (at the handle), before any mods. You're welcome.

[@houseoffire72]

🤣🤣🤣 Each to their own..! Everyone has an opinion and to be honest I don't really care at all... Whatever mods I've have done or will do work for my needs...