What do use to sharpen your knives?
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What do use to sharpen your knives?
I use an old sharpening stone my grandfather passed to me from his grandfather. He used it to sharpen all his hand carving tools. It has great sentimental value, but I am thinking of getting a stationary belt sander. I have seen how they work and they are spectacular. Anyone else use one? I'm not crazy about the Lansky and it's pretty tough using the stone to get a razor sharp edge like the sander. Comments...JDinAB
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dell rapids south dakota USA
Posts: 441
RE: What do use to sharpen your knives?
I use a coarse Diamond stone to put the angle on and finish with a fine Diamond then hit it on the steel for a shaving sharp edge. I have tried all the fast, easy ways over the years and may take a little longer to get my edge but if you put the right edge on it will only take an occasional touch up with the steel to bring the edge back. I am serious about a shaving sharp edge.
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: What do use to sharpen your knives?
I use a gatco diamond kit.It is similar to the lansky kit but has larger stones and seems to be designed a bit better.It makes a very sharp edge very quickly.
#5
RE: What do use to sharpen your knives?
I use the Lansky system when I need to re-establish the edge angle, usually about twice a year. In between I use a Shrade diamond steel and a leather strop to keep my knives shaving sharp.
#6
RE: What do use to sharpen your knives?
We bought a Chicago Cutlery set that came with a sharpener...the type that looks like a metal stick with a wooden handle... you run the knife down each side. When I was in high school, I worked for a caterer, and I had to use this kind of sharpener when I carved the roast beef. It is what I know how to use, and it puts a nice edge on my little Buck folding knife.
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
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RE: What do use to sharpen your knives?
I also use a stone while I'm home. In the field I use a Speedy sharpener is what its called. Little orange handle with a carbide tip on the end. It will put back a edge on a knife very fast.
Also its a great tool for taking out a rounded bevel on a knife. It will put back a v shape bevel on the knife and then take it to a finishing stone and you got one sharp knife.
Also its a great tool for taking out a rounded bevel on a knife. It will put back a v shape bevel on the knife and then take it to a finishing stone and you got one sharp knife.
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: McCall Idaho USA
Posts: 753
RE: What do use to sharpen your knives?
I'm with Cherokee on the Speedy Sharpner, there's none better for putting a razor type edge on a knife in seconds while taking care of game. It takes up no room either, it'll fit right next to your knife, heck my wife even has one in the kitchen to resharpen her kitchen knives, it's that quick and easy. If you'd like to see a picture of one, "click" on my "site" at bottom of this post, got to "products" and there you'll see a picture and description of it. Too I've used the same one for 20yrs now. elknut1
#10
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Marysville, WA
Posts: 20
RE: What do use to sharpen your knives?
Cewramic crock sticks for me... the ones that come with two sets of sticks... coarse and fine. Keep 'em clean... and you'll have sharp knives with no fuss and muss.
The angle's always perfect... as all you have to do is keep the blade vertical as you make your strokes. Couldn't be more foolproof... and I'm the proof. lol.
The angle's always perfect... as all you have to do is keep the blade vertical as you make your strokes. Couldn't be more foolproof... and I'm the proof. lol.