Hello

Hey everyone, Im a noob, I dont have a Scrapyard knife yet but im waiting , waiting, waiting lol. You all seem really cool and I wanted to drop a line , and get info . The only real knife I currently own is a Busse Tank Buster , and I was wondering what I should use to sharpen it? I have a stone and it seemed to work ok, but i want a little bit more of an edge on it, it is pretty dull from splitting wood.I dont expect it to get to razor sharp but if there is a way to do it or a different method , Ill try it. Sorry for the bad punctuation lol <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Welcome to the yard. the TB sounds like a good start...lots of great steel to be had!

Welcome aboard jayme73. There are plenty of helpful folks in here as well as many previous posts about the sharpening / honing of the various Bussekin steels. A quick search on this forum and you will find all you need to know.
There are also several members here that could sharpen your blade for you.
I personally rework all of my edges with a $30.00 Harbor Freight belt sander with a few various grit belts and polish them off with a leather strop.
Hair popping every time. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Anyway, glad to have ya here. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Welcome to the Yard, Jayme! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

A sharpening stone is quite capable of getting your knife razor sharp. It does take some practice to keep the edge angle consistent and it helps to have a two grit medium/fine stone. You may need to thin the edge some. I suggest using the search function and looking through some of the older posts as this has been discussed...a lot. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Welcome aboard Jayme26!

You will find a wealth of information on this forum.

Welcome to the yard, its a great place.

Welcome to the Yard! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Welcome aboard
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Hey there,
First o, welcome to the Yard. This is a great place to hang your hat and enjoy some great people and conversations. Second, congrats on the TB, still kinda kicking myself or not getting one. Third, a lot o sharpening info here as already pointed out- a lot of good info. Have fun and join in.

Welcome to the yard jayme73 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Welcome to the Yard! Click the link in my sig for useful links.

Welcome to the Yard Jayme. You came to the right place for great blades.

Welcome to the yard. If your looking for a cheap but effective sharpening system try convexing the edge with automotive sandpaper and a mousepad.

It may be cheap at first but it adds up quick! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Welcom Jayme73,you picked the best forum to join! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

welcome Jayme! what style TB did ya get? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Welcome to the yard jayme73, there is a wealth of information to be had here and some great people.

Welcome to the Yard, jayme73!

welocme to the yard. new knife should be out in two weeks.

lol.

welcome to the yard!!

last time I found a dinosaur.

Welcome to the Yard

Dumpster Dan

jayme73 - Howdy and Welcome to the Scrap Yard! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Greetings !

Welcome to the Yard.

welcome. a great and cheap sharpening setup is the mousepad and sandpaper method. there's already a ton of info online (even youtube), but you basically lay the sandpaper on top of the mousepad and pull the knife spine first with the edge trailing.


aww..you're ruining the fun. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />



Haha <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />