Sharpening an Enzo Trapper

[raslerd80]

Hello,

I use a japanese wet stone for sharpening my scandi blades. However, the Trapper's factory grind angle is a bit smaller(more gradual) than I'm use to.

Should I be laying the blade on it's factory angle when sharpening?

thank you!

[TB_London]

If you like the way it cuts and haven't had problems with chipping I'd keep the angle. A bit of black marker on the bevel will help you see where you're hitting

[pieinthesky]

A scandi has only one bevel angle, your Trapper probably has two angles: The main bevel angle (which will be shallower than a scandi) and the cutting edge bevel which will be about 20 degrees each side and steeper than your scandi.

Unless I have misunderstood your post, you might be looking at the wrong bevel angle. You need to sharpen the cutting edge bevel.

[mikew]

Yep, I'd agree with that. Looking at the pics on Brisa the trapper apears to have a secondary bevel.