Thread: Svord deluxe general purpose restoration tips ??

I have pieces of old ram harness hanging up where I have my stones. Stone them then a quick strop. My Svord gets used to cut electric fence tape a bit so dulls the blade real quick. In saying that I struggle to keep a good edge on the Svord. Found the stainless blades easier(or more used to doing them)


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Originally Posted by tiroatedson

I have pieces of old ram harness hanging up where I have my stones. Stone them then a quick strop. My Svord gets used to cut electric fence tape a bit so dulls the blade real quick. In saying that I struggle to keep a good edge on the Svord. Found the stainless blades easier(or more used to doing them)


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Im yet to come across a svord that will hold an edge for a whole animal

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Im yet to come across a svord that will hold an edge for a whole animal

Gotta shoot them for that to be a problem so I'm pretty safe for the time being

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Im yet to come across a svord that will hold an edge for a whole animal

Using yourself or others?.
I would expect just about any knife sharp at the start should last at least one.

Originally Posted by erniec

Using yourself or others?.
I would expect just about any knife sharp at the start should last at least one.

Myself and others. Can get a real awesome edge on them like really sharp but dulls pretty quick.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Myself and others. Can get a real awesome edge on them like really sharp but dulls pretty quick.

Agree crap knives.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Agree crap knives.

So what breed of knife do you @BRADS AND @Ryan_Songhurst use ?

Originally Posted by dannyb

So what breed of knife do you @BRADS AND @Ryan_Songhurst use ?

$35 at farmlands does a truck load of deer without needing a rub, lasts years and performs better than any sword or bark river I've used

Originally Posted by dannyb

So what breed of knife do you @BRADS AND @Ryan_Songhurst use ?

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....w-homes-43239/

And I used a Benchmade SV30 Steep Country for a couple years awesome blade

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Myself and others. Can get a real awesome edge on them like really sharp but dulls pretty quick.

Thats Carbon steel knives for you man. They will all roll an edge when using against bone. Will come back to razor with a hone on a steel halfway through.

Modern stainless is way harder but once it's blunt it's blunt and will need a stone to bring it back.

The hc steels are typically way easier to put a fine edge on.

Originally Posted by erniec

Using yourself or others?.
I would expect just about any knife sharp at the start should last at least one.

They go blunt fast, got one I've been meaning to sell, been using a Farmlands Mercator copy last couple of years, bought three cause they cost about $12 ea - one sharpen will get through several animals with the odd refresh, they weigh nothing, take up no space and wont slice you when you tip up.

Originally Posted by tiroatedson

I have pieces of old ram harness hanging up where I have my stones. Stone them then a quick strop. My Svord gets used to cut electric fence tape a bit so dulls the blade real quick. In saying that I struggle to keep a good edge on the Svord. Found the stainless blades easier(or more used to doing them)


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If you lot don't stop stropping, I'm gonna need gumboots........