tips

[feeny]

I noticed the other day that the tip on my vg-10 caly3 was suspiciously absent... as in detached.

...Annoying... particularly since I dont recall doing anything that may have adversely affected said point...

Emotions aside - now to the question - any tips for restoring its point?

[Blackhair]

Well, the tip of my Caly3 isn't particularly pointy. Do you just mean that the tip isn't needle sharp, or what?

[The Deacon]

How much broke off? If it's less than .5 mm, you can probably restore it by just giving the knife a good sharpening, concentrating on the front portion of the blade. If it's more than that, it will take a more serious effort to restore it.

[haxxor]

You could grind down the spine. A diamond stone followed by the sharpmaker rod grooves would work.

[feeny]

No.. no I mean its actually gone... looks to be in the vicinity of 1mm - possibly less... surprising because I dont recall doing anything to upset the tip.

Gah let me go find a digital camera and post a pic.

*goes to rummage for a camera*

[mrappraisit]

With an assortment of benchstones you could repair it yourself. It might take what seems like a considerable amount of time, 2-3 hours total depending on the courseness of the stone you start with. If that's the route you want to take you can probably find good how-to's on the internet.
If you don't have the equipment, or are unsure if you want to fix it yourself, the :spyder: factory can do it for you:
www.spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/index.php?item=10

Good luck, let us know how it turns out.