RTAK II Suggestions

[Citadel99]

All,

What are your thoughts on sharpening a RTAK II?  Long knife, not sure it’ll work in one stroke.  Also, what angle (the database is down now…)

Mark

[tcmeyer]

I don’t think you’ll have any problems dealing with the blade length.  Mount the knife with the belly a little closer to the vise than just centered.  If the belly is too far forward, you’ll see a change in bevel angle at the tip.   Look at the videos describing “finding the sweet spot.”  I’ve been sharpening a 12″ jerky knife without problems, but it’s just a straight edge with no belly to deal with.

If you intend to baton the knife, as with camp chores, you might be better off to use a more obtuse angle – maybe 22 to 25 dps, so the edge stands up to the abuse.

[Josh]

I don’t do knives that large on my WEPS unless I set the edge angle on a belt sander first and then micro bevel on the WE. The edge angle will vary too much w/ a blade that long and a bevel that wide in my experience.

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