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Thread: Best way to sharpen Mercator Stainless?

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    The failsafe best way to sharpen a Mercator is to bin it and buy a knife with an actual decent steel made in the last century or so
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    Some of these comments are informative and some down right funny.I used to use Mercator for trout fishing but now use a folding Buck.
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    I've enjoyed this thread, but all this Mercator talk has gotten to me. Should have my first Mercator arriving in the post tomorrow.

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    Yeah, i'd better get another, my last daily that lasted for five years, went into the lake along with the fish guts.

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    Mercators are a boys knife with a handle too small for a mans hand and an untrustworthy lock that is in the wrong place and can be depressed when gripping the handle firmly. The blade steel will sharpen to a shaving edge with a stone and strop but is soft and wont keep that edge like good steel. Ok for a spare under the seat of the car IMO
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    Mercators are a boys knife with a handle too small for a mans hand and an untrustworthy lock that is in the wrong place and can be depressed when gripping the handle firmly. The blade steel will sharpen to a shaving edge with a stone and strop but is soft and wont keep that edge like good steel. Ok for a spare under the seat of the car IMO
    They do their intended job well, which is to be a cheap compact usefull pocket knife. I'd love to get hold of an older model.

    It would be cool if somone did somthing similar but with a better steel that's still cost effective like A2 or D2 or similar

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    Mercators are a boys knife with a handle too small for a mans hand and an untrustworthy lock that is in the wrong place and can be depressed when gripping the handle firmly. The blade steel will sharpen to a shaving edge with a stone and strop but is soft and wont keep that edge like good steel. Ok for a spare under the seat of the car IMO

    This ‘boy’ likes his Mercator, bought it about 30 years ago and it’s my ‘go to’ knife for rabbit/hare shooting expeditions.

    The blade is showing signs of use and sharpening but I have another one (still unused) I also bought many many years ago as a replacement.

    Ah, to think my first one cost $3:50 from memory (or less - memory not always as good as it used to be!)
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    Last two I had broke ,one was the free replacement cut my losses and got a Spyderco far superior

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    Ive had 2 Mercators, the locking springs broke in both so dont bother with them anymore.
    I did cut up a cattle beast with one once so they do work, well until the springs broke.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seventy Six View Post
    Ive had 2 Mercators, the locking springs broke in both so dont bother with them anymore.
    I did cut up a cattle beast with one once so they do work, well until the springs broke.

    Hmm, never heard of that happening - and you had it happen twice!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Finnwolf View Post
    Hmm, never heard of that happening - and you had it happen twice!!
    That's what mine did overated German shite

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    Quote Originally Posted by NRT View Post
    That's what mine did overated German shite

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    I had a mercator knife very recently with the spring broken first time trip I used it. Perhaps a dud batch came into NZ.
    A mate sourced a bunch of them over the net. The second one I've used seems OK.

    As you can see I spent a bit of time painting it up and sharpening to razor before I used it.
    Fortunately I had a spare one I use for eating, with me.
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    Talking of sharp mercators; how about some pictures of Christmas trees using a stainless Mercator?
    I'm not sure if the stainless variant is up to the task, so I'd propose that if you post a picture here with such a blade you'll have the right to claim your sharpening method as the definitive answer to the OPs question ?

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    Sorry if I’ve missed it in here but @Tui4Me or @flock or anyone else using a Lansky, what degree do you use for a Mercator? 17 or 20?

 

 

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