Sal, Zoomer help please
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Sal, Zoomer help please
Hi Sal,
Just purchased a Zoomer from Chicago Knife Works. Blade came very dull.
Can I send this in to be sharpened correctly?
Many thanks
Just purchased a Zoomer from Chicago Knife Works. Blade came very dull.
Can I send this in to be sharpened correctly?
Many thanks
Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Hi MacLaren,
Contact customer service. I'm pretty sure we can sharpen it for you.
sal
Contact customer service. I'm pretty sure we can sharpen it for you.
sal
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Sounds great, thanks Sal.
Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Hey MacLaren,
That's a Hamaguri Edge (appleseed) and as I understand is most often sharpened on an abrasive like emery paper on a mouse pad.
I'll email Charlynn on the Q.
sal
That's a Hamaguri Edge (appleseed) and as I understand is most often sharpened on an abrasive like emery paper on a mouse pad.
I'll email Charlynn on the Q.
sal
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Thank you, Sal! Very much appreciated, sir.
(That's why I made a thread asking you, specifically sir. I can't sharpen something like that - I'll leave that to the experts)
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Mine does not have that little dingus, no. I'd think that could be sharpened right off? Bookmarking for that emery board/mousepad process--if it doesn't look too hard I'd love to preserve the current edge/bevel. I'm trying to recall the last knife I had with this grind...might have been a Bob Lum?
I want the see the after if you do send it in, please--thanks!
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Will do!
I'm very excited about Spyderco sharpening it...the first one I had was serious.
I'm very excited about Spyderco sharpening it...the first one I had was serious.
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
The paperwork with mine said it would be conventionally sharpened if I sent it in, not convexed as it was originally done in Taichung.
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Right. But, Sal said he would tell Charlynn to have it done the original way as it wasn't right from the factory.yablanowitz wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:43 pmThe paperwork with mine said it would be conventionally sharpened if I sent it in, not convexed as it was originally done in Taichung.
Or at least that's how I read it.
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Sharpening a convex knife isn’t too bad, especially if you don’t have to fix a chip. You put some sand paper on a leather strop or mousepad and go to town.
If you’re more of a fixed-angle guy KME makes a convex attachment.
If you’re more of a fixed-angle guy KME makes a convex attachment.
I'm happiest with Micarta and Tool Steel.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Thank you, Kenneth - great info!kennethsime wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:11 pmSharpening a convex knife isn’t too bad, especially if you don’t have to fix a chip. You put some sand paper on a leather strop or mousepad and go to town.
If you’re more of a fixed-angle guy KME makes a convex attachment.
Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Trailing strokes on a mouse pad, like stropping but on progressively fine auto body sandpaper...it helps to have clearance by placing it on the edge of a counter or raised butcher's block. You can get really beautiful convex edges with a little bit of patience and a steady hand.
So it goes.
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Did yours not come so sharp either?yablanowitz wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:43 pmThe paperwork with mine said it would be conventionally sharpened if I sent it in, not convexed as it was originally done in Taichung.
If so, send yours in too. Im gonna try to get mine in the mail tomorrow.
Like I was sayin, the first one I had a few years ago was magnificent.
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
Mine was fine, it has been used and touched up several times. It really doesn't need a factory refresh.
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Re: Sal, Zoomer help please
I bought a zoomer on clearance. It's worth what I paid for it but I would be mad paying full price. It is butter knife dull and the Appleseed grind doesn't even go all the way to the edge. It has been finished with a microbevel.