soundiesam Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hey all, this might be a really silly question but what do people use to sharpen there Leatherman Blades?sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cavill Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 A sharpening block... Or, when I'm home, my Dad's got an old electric knife sharpener/tin opener/finger remover, which also does the job quite well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Hey all, this might be a really silly question but what do people use to sharpen there Leatherman Blades?sam A Leatherman comes with a lifetime guarantee. When the blades are blunt, send it back and they'll sharpen them for you/send you a new one. Not needed to do it myself yet but many of my friends have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirch Sound Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 A Leatherman comes with a lifetime guarantee. When the blades are blunt, send it back and they'll sharpen them for you/send you a new one. Not needed to do it myself yet but many of my friends have done it. Haha are you sure? Plus you would have to pay shipping costs which would just make it more expensive than sharpening it yourself. I use diamond wet stones, the medium first then fine, you can get them in most DIY Stores in a pack of 3 for around £15. Its the best way I find, as a traditional oil stone is too big to sharpen right up the blade and a powerd sharpener takes off too much. Rich EDIT: Oh and I think its a 25 year guarentee, not a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 25 years isn't too bad. I'd be surprised if they lasted 25 years. Well, lasted that long with its original owner anyway. Last one I had lasted 3 weeks. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.calder Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 It is a 25 year guarantee which allows you to take your leatherman into an authorised reseller and they will either send it off for service, or give you a new one on the spot... it is a bloody good guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirch Sound Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Yes, however it surely dosent cover a blunt blade? Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.calder Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 No, but it does cover a chipped blade, should it accidentally get hit by a hammer... I will leave the rest up to your imagination. That said, sharpening the blade is a lot less hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLee Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I don't think that I would have much faith in the skills of a stage technician who wasn't even able to sharpen his own penknife - let alone a plane or a chisel! <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack s/lfx Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 The Leatherman warranty service is really great! The distributors - Whitby and co are based in my local town, Kendal, which makes it really convenient. They will always honour their warranty service and often you will get a brand new tool as a replacement. If not they will give your current tool a good clean up and service. Agreed however is that routine sharpening is probably easier and more hassle free to do at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyro_gearloose Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Heres a pic of my sharpening kit : http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t41/gyro_gearloose/sharpeningkit.jpg Starting at the top we have metal polish and a leather strip glued to a piece of MDF. Next the three plastic handled stones are coarse, medium, and fine DMT Dia-sharp mini hones. Finally we have my freshly sharpened Gerber. You can't see it in the photo, but the edge is polished to a mirror finish and its sharp enough to shave with! The whole kit was bought for me as a Christmas present by a friend who makes his own knives. When I sharpen something (multitool, kitchen knife, chisel, plane, etc) depending on the condition I'll start with either the coarse or medium hone and then work my way upto the finest hone. Finally I polish the edge with the leather, which has had polish worked into it. The hones are used wet, lubricated with water not oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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