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How to sharpen diving knife?

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Abso

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My omer flat hunt knife got dull and i need to sharpen it. Is it ok to sharpen it like normal knife or is there special way so its resistance do not get harmed??
 
Sharp it like you would any other knife and just continue to do what you normally do after a dive, rinse well and wipe dry
 
Hi Abso,

If you are not comfortable sharpening your own knives you can either take them to a knife store for them to sharpen it for you.

However, if this type of kit interests you, in about a year you will be able to buy the following knife sharpening kit from Omer, which will be part of their 2011 catalog:



Cheers,
Claudio
 
Whatever you do, i recommend applying silicone grease to your blade before and after you go diving...I find it greatly minimizes the chances/speed of rust
 
If I was going to spend £70 (I believe that's about how much the Omer sharpening kit costs) I'd probably get the Spyderco Sharpmaker. Incredibly easy to use (just hold the blade so the cutting edge is pointing down) and slip it along the rods.
EDIT: The sharpmaker can be had for £50 including postage on eBay UK. I expect you'd find similar prices elsewhere in the world.

It even comes with a DVD and detailed booklet showing exactly how to use it. It's much loved by knife collectors and people who like their knives to be stupidly sharp. It's possible to get them sharper still with the use of strops and honing paste but that may not be strictly necessary.


For keeping things neat when I wouldn't want to carry a sharpmaker I'd take my Falkniven DC4 (diamond on one side, ceramic on the other) and use that.


Oh and once you've got it sharp, keep it that way. It's far easier to keep a blade sharp than to re-sharpen it.

With ANY sharpening system you need to take care not to round the tip of any knives that are meant to have a sharp one.



EDIT AGAIN: I mentioned taking care to avoid rounding the tip. Here's how (This same principle will work on any sharpening good sharpening system from expensive ones down to the costs-almost-nothing sandpaper-and-glass "Scary Sharp" system).
 
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