BY200 Byrd Duckfoot Diamond Sharpener
The BY200 byrd Duckfoot Diamond Sharpener is a versatile and portable sharpening stone, suitable for sharpening knives and many other edged tools.
Appearance in catalogs
The BY200 byrd Duckfoot Diamond Sharpener appeared in the following catalogs:
- 2008 2008 Spyderco Mid-Year Supplement
- 2009 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2010 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2011 Spyderco Product Guide
Designer
History, mentionings from the forums etc.
- How to use the DUCKFOOT sharpener., posted by forum member Jurphaas.
- Byrd Duckfoot - I'm impressed, posted by forum member Mike Sastre.
- Goldenstone & Duckfoot: How do you all use them?, posted by forum member JD Spydo.
Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web
BY200 byrd Duckfoot Diamond Sharpener
Byrd Knife engineers began referring to their new sharpening device as the Duckfoot in their initial design phase simply for lack of a better name. It stuck and it fits.
The Duckfoot sharpening device is shaped like a duck's foot with varying shapes for sharpening different edges. All told it offers around 15 square inches of diamond coated sharpening surface for sharpening any tool. It starts as a steel form and uses nickel plating to bond 600 mesh mono-crystaline diamonds to the steel. The diamond particles do not require pressing hard when sharpening (in fact if you press too hard you can dislodge the particles). Gentle pressure does it. The angles and sides include: a 1" X 5" flat diamond stone, 3 grooves including a wide radius channel for de-burring and a narrow radius channel for honing pointed objects.
By holding it vertically on a tabletop it tilts from one side to the other raising one edge off the tabletop and creating a 20° angle (40° total angle) for sharpening knife blades. The sides are elliptically shaped. There is a surface with large radius for sharpening PlainEdges and a small radius for SpyderEdges (serrations). Lay it horizontally and it creates a 12.5° angle designed for sharpening scissors. It comes packaged in a suede leather carry case that doubles as a non-skid counter top pad while sharpening. A detailed instructional DVD is also included.[1]
Variations
| SKU | From/To | MSRP | Note |
| BY200 | 2008 - 2011 | $54.95 (2011) |
Most collectible variation
Any BY200 byrd Duckfoot Diamond Sharpener in good condition with all of its parts and accessories and original packaging, would be considered a collectible.
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References
- ↑ The BY200 byrd Duckfoot Diamond Sharpener in Spyderco's online catalog
