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Thread: Best way to sharpen Mercator Stainless?

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jpurdon Best way to sharpen Mercator... 07-09-2021, 01:37 PM
40mm Best way I have found (but... 07-09-2021, 01:54 PM
MB Opinel carbon steel is... 07-09-2021, 02:20 PM
hotbarrels 40mm to solve your issue with... 07-09-2021, 08:36 PM
Marty Henry Didn't think they made a... 07-09-2021, 01:57 PM
40mm I have a bunnings mercator in... 07-09-2021, 01:59 PM
Hahn If it's like any other... 07-09-2021, 02:17 PM
Cordite 90% of times you need to... 07-09-2021, 06:55 PM
Hahn Yeah it was fairly dull so... 07-09-2021, 08:08 PM
38 South Manganese is typically the... 07-09-2021, 09:28 PM
40mm All of my carbon kitchen... 07-09-2021, 03:26 PM
ebf Walnut oil is the only food... 08-09-2021, 04:52 PM
outdoorlad Best way is to send it to... 07-09-2021, 03:53 PM
38 South In the days when I trapped... 07-09-2021, 03:59 PM
40mm Yeah, mine is a bunnings one,... 07-09-2021, 05:22 PM
jpurdon So I've now got my hands on... 07-09-2021, 04:10 PM
40mm Only thing with rust is that... 07-09-2021, 05:25 PM
Micky Duck you will still get ok edge on... 07-09-2021, 04:13 PM
johnd I got wise in the end, but I... 07-09-2021, 06:02 PM
Tui4Me I got caught with a Mercator... 07-09-2021, 08:34 PM
Cordite They are usually humourless... 08-09-2021, 08:43 AM
Pixie Z I took two Mercators with me... 08-09-2021, 09:12 PM
Micky Duck bit of colorful string... 07-09-2021, 06:44 PM
40mm Thanks hotbarrels 07-09-2021, 08:57 PM
Preacher For a quick and dirty hone,... 07-09-2021, 09:14 PM
veitnamcam Bought my Son the new... 07-09-2021, 09:37 PM
flock Always struggled to keep my... 07-09-2021, 10:01 PM
Tui4Me I do the same as you but... 08-09-2021, 08:59 AM
Von Gruff Knives The best way to remove the... 08-09-2021, 07:33 AM
Micky Duck I have the same kit Tui4Me... 08-09-2021, 09:17 AM
Tui4Me To get reply to the original... 08-09-2021, 09:29 AM
veitnamcam I got the boys from the local... 08-09-2021, 06:40 PM
thejavelin I use one of the $12 copies... 08-09-2021, 02:39 PM
Hahn Yep that's the bastard right... 08-09-2021, 04:54 PM
Dundee I use a fine stone and follow... 08-09-2021, 07:54 PM
Tui4Me All these Mercators are... 08-09-2021, 08:36 PM
Tui4Me Yeah they don’t like it when... 08-09-2021, 09:55 PM
Nick-D The failsafe best way to... 08-09-2021, 10:27 PM
TeRei Some of these comments are... 08-09-2021, 11:17 PM
Kimber 7mm-08 I've enjoyed this thread, but... 08-09-2021, 11:19 PM
tamamutu Yeah, i'd better get another,... 09-09-2021, 07:53 AM
Moa Hunter Mercators are a boys knife... 09-09-2021, 11:12 AM
Nick-D They do their intended job... 09-09-2021, 11:24 AM
Finnwolf This ‘boy’ likes his... 09-09-2021, 11:58 AM
NRT Last two I had broke ,one was... 09-09-2021, 12:46 PM
Seventy Six Ive had 2 Mercators, the... 11-09-2021, 01:34 PM
Finnwolf Hmm, never heard of that... 11-09-2021, 01:57 PM
NRT That's what mine did overated... 11-09-2021, 02:59 PM
Bagheera I had a mercator knife very... 11-09-2021, 10:31 PM
Puffin Talking of sharp mercators;... 11-09-2021, 11:17 PM
thatguy Sorry if I’ve missed it in... 25-12-2021, 10:08 AM
Nick-D Sharpen to whatever angle you... 25-12-2021, 12:26 PM
thatguy Thank you Nick-D I had it on... 25-12-2021, 01:05 PM
thatguy I got one of those Sheffield... 27-12-2021, 08:14 AM
thatguy Further interesting results:... 27-12-2021, 12:00 PM
Nick-D The knockoff stainless blade... 27-12-2021, 12:51 PM
thatguy Nick-D okay that explains it.... 27-12-2021, 01:31 PM
Nick-D It usually is the case in... 28-12-2021, 01:06 PM
thatguy Really appreciate the advise... 28-12-2021, 08:04 PM
tamamutu I had blunt knives for years... 27-12-2021, 12:21 PM
7mmsaum Tried a few Okapi but never... 27-12-2021, 12:55 PM
viper 186623 27-12-2021, 03:11 PM
7mmsaum Sako 75’s come with the ideal... 27-12-2021, 12:46 PM
csmiffy Maybe that should be a... 27-12-2021, 04:32 PM
woods223 Jeez, this thread goes on.... 27-12-2021, 05:45 PM
thatguy Best way to sharpen Mercator... 27-12-2021, 06:20 PM
Nick-D With respect, a fencing wire... 28-12-2021, 01:12 PM
Tui4Me Woods is on the money - they... 27-12-2021, 08:58 PM
flock Small blade like a Mercator... 28-12-2021, 10:18 PM
TeRei Crikey some dude from H and S... 29-12-2021, 06:00 PM
Happy Jack This what I do as my palms... 02-01-2022, 07:50 AM
JLF https://i.postimg.cc/N0THj8TV/... 03-01-2022, 10:32 AM
  1. 29-12-2021, 06:00 PM #38
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    Quote Originally Posted by flock View Post
    Small blade like a Mercator can be stropped using the meaty side of the palm of your hand, being a chippy we do this to remove the burr on chisels.
    Crikey some dude from H and S reading this would suffer from apoplexy.
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