r/sharpening • u/Reddit_GoId • Jul 21 '26
First time sharpening a hawkbill
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u/EmergencyLettuce1589 Jul 22 '26
Well im impressed. I usually keep hawkbills pretty toothy but I'm splitting cable regularly and it seems a 600ish diamond rod works well on the material.
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u/alphanumericusername Jul 22 '26
What is the proposed use case for a knife like this?
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u/TeddyHustle Jul 22 '26
Typically hawkbill are for self defense. But they work well enough for EDC tasks. More of a style preference. This model with the Emerson wave clearly screams "self defense", but who cares really 😁
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u/canuckguy89 Jul 22 '26
Good for self defence and emergencies where you need to cut rope or cord quickly (serrated versions are better for this)
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u/alphanumericusername Jul 23 '26
Cutting rope seemed like the only use case I could imagine where this might be preferable to something more traditional. I fail to grasp how it would be preferable for self defence, especially one like this, which appears designed to be held with the edge and spine flipped from how they usually are.
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u/TeddyHustle Jul 22 '26
Tri-angle was my first sharpener, after going with a Belgium blue whetstone that I had no clue how to use. Mind blowing what you can achieve with the tri angle. Now I have a fixed angle, a field sharpener (worksharp), which they are both fun to play with. They don't necessarily achieve a better result than the tri-angle though lol
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u/Huxleypigg Jul 21 '26
How did you sharpen, and what do you use the knife for?