Sharping a Libertariat

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  1. Boots

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    I ordered a Libertariat as a silent Santa gift for one of my grandsons. It is nice and will fill a niche in his collection. Before I send it on I want to touch up the blade but do not have a lot time with the season here so I am going to use my Ken Onion Work Sharp. The Work Sharp does a good [not great] job and is quick. I would like input from those who have had a chance to get some experience with this knife what edge would you put on this knife?
     
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    I believe pre (re?) sharpening is uneeded Boots, every Esee or Condor I've ever gotten was shaving sharp right out of the box.
     
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    My Libertariat was not shaving sharp out of the box, it was sharp but not what I wanted. It just took a few minutes with a ceramic stone and a strop and it was slicing through paper nicely.

    In my opinion it came plenty sharp for its intended use, it came out of the box ready to chop.
     
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    Mine wasn’t really what I would call sharp either. I’ve beat on some things already and it needs some love when I have time.
     
  5. John

    John I know who I am! Staff Member

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    I keep mine ship shape with a DMT diamond and a homemade strop that has Flexcut Gold on one side and black compound on the other. Pretty much the same for all cutlery in my house.
     
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    Mine was machete sharp which means it got the DMT red diamond treatment and black compound strop. I did my best to maintain the factory bevel. It is damn sharp now. I could not have done it with a strop alone.
     
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    Well my is now SHARP so grandson can shave if he wants to. Isn't that what the Libertariat is for?
     
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    The Libertariat was designed to be a double edged dagger. If you have enough time and enough DMT's.
     
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    Mine was sharp out of the package. A few swipes on a stone it would shave. Mines good nuff fer me.
     
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    The handles are super dull, though.
     
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    Weeellll...Right by the lanyard hole.......but a couple swipes with a fine file and some sandpaper...

    There ain't no complaints from me, though. Wish I had another one.
     
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    Mine is sharp enough to shape a spoon
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    You spoon with your Libertariat ????? That could be a tough wound to explain at the ER !
     
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    I’ve been running mine on the Spyderco Sharpmaker and a Flex strop.
     
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    14 post's and only one pic ?:confused:
    What's wrong with this picture or lack thereofo_O
     
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    Here you go. Got to skin out a bobcat with it on Thanksgiving and was impressed at how well it worked. Will also cut the head off one with one whack. All in all, pretty happy with it.
     

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    Nice
     
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    How many ways are there to do that?
     
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    Video or it never happened.
     
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    More than one I'm told...
     
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