One of my favorite hunting knives has a gut hook, during the processing of my deer this fall I sharpened my knife a half a dozen times, but no sharpener I have can deal with the gut hook which also got dull during the process.
How are these supposed to be sharpened? Is there a typical way or is up to me and my dremel to figure it out?
sharpening a gut hook?
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Pydpiper
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sharpening a gut hook?
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This should work David. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... 4887&Nty=1
You could also try a chain saw file and or the edge of a triangular ceramic sharpening stick.
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You could also try a chain saw file and or the edge of a triangular ceramic sharpening stick.
Practice on road kills!
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I searched all of Bass Pro today, didn't see anything like that. I did pick up the G5 Sportsman though, thanks. 
I will dig in to my round diamond files and see what I have, if it is just a matter of a round file than I can make due, that brass handle is pretty attractive though.
I will dig in to my round diamond files and see what I have, if it is just a matter of a round file than I can make due, that brass handle is pretty attractive though.
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Hey, Pydpiper ...
Here's an old country boy's trick that could help you, if you want to use it.
Emery cloth held tightly around a properly sized dowel works wonders in sharpening such a curved edge ... simple, effective, and cheap.
For that matter, emery cloth laid on a perfectly flat surface will match any whetstone for sharpening flat edges. This is no secret, but it isn't widely known, either.
Give it a try, if you like!
Here's an old country boy's trick that could help you, if you want to use it.
Emery cloth held tightly around a properly sized dowel works wonders in sharpening such a curved edge ... simple, effective, and cheap.
For that matter, emery cloth laid on a perfectly flat surface will match any whetstone for sharpening flat edges. This is no secret, but it isn't widely known, either.
Give it a try, if you like!
Grizz
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After I posted my reply to you, I googled "sharpening with emery cloth" and found a thread on a forum where the guy was doing just that ... complete with pics ... hope that helps even more, if you use the method.
http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showt ... id/760830/
By the way, his advice to use a marker to color the edge is rock-solid advice when doing any freehand sharpening.
Good luck!
http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showt ... id/760830/
By the way, his advice to use a marker to color the edge is rock-solid advice when doing any freehand sharpening.
Good luck!
Grizz
Boo, that's exactly the sharpener I have. I bought that many years ago at Le Baron. Don't know if they still sell them.
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Re: sharpening a gut hook?
I just bought a gut hook and exactly I was just thinking to sharpen it when its not that sharp anymore so Thank you for the advise.