Knife sharpening

[Squirrel Master]

I use a Spyderco Sharpmaker. Check out a youtube video on it. It's pretty straightforward and hard to mess up, and it works good on any steel I've ever used on it.

 

[dtrkyman]

I have my best results with a piece of trim board that I glue multiple grits of wet sand paper to, follow that with a double sided strop.

 

[doc holiday13]

There are lots and lots of kits out some are good, some are not so good. The hardest part of sharpening a knife is holding the proper angle. Sharpening a knife is NOT a fast process. It requires patience and practice. Knife material also dictates how fast a blade will sharpen

I've purchased higher end commercial chef knives and been given a custom chef's knife. The chef knives came from the factory with what I'd equate to being 800-1000 grit grind at ~20-25 degrees. The custom knife came with a 8000g finish at ~20 degrees

the chef knife takes more grinding at l000 grit due to the higher nickel content. The custom knife is a much higher carbon steel and sharpens very quickly. Basically what I'm saying is stainless steel knives are very hard to sharpen

 

[Jpsmith1]

I use a KME system and with the right stones I can sharpen anything. Especially broadheads and super steels but it is not fast

2 votes for KME. I wouldn't carry it in the field, but it's a great base sharpener

 

[S-3 ranch]

I have use a work sharp diamond 3 in 1 set on 17* -20* depending on which steel I am sharpening, then strop on basswood with diamond paste

 

[*zap*]

I think it is best to know how to get a blade sharp using manual methods.....file if necessary, varying grit stones and strop. Takes a while to figure it out on our own but well worth doing.

 

[mtwarden]

I still use sandpaper (various grits) on a mouse pad to get an edge; to maintain an edge- leather strop loaded w/ black compound and bare on the other side

I do have a very small ceramic that goes into the field w/ me

 

[Beendare]

What is the best knife sharpener? I normally use a wet stone but was curious if there is a better faster way.

Best I’ve found is the EDGE PRO

 

[displacedtexan]

I used to sharpen my own knives, but never really liked doing it.

Now that I have knives with modern "supersteel", I hate it.

There's a local shop I spend a lot of time in. They have a retired former manager that loves sharpening. $1/inch, if you drop them off before about 3, it's next day pickup.

 

[Bearwhisky]

Work sharp field sharpener for me


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[SROB34]

Use whetstones at home on kitchen knives and hunting knives, a small honing rod for field work.
Somthing like this:

Lansky Tactical Sharpener

Lansky Tactical Sharpener SCHEELS

www.scheels.com

 

[TX_Diver]

I'm a fan of the spyderco sharpmaker. I've got some nice stones but the sharpmaker is easy and repeatable and fairly inexpensive. Use it for kitchen knives, hunting knives, butchering knives, pocket knives, etc. w/ no problems.

 

[MTtrout]

I pretty much use worksharp field sharpener for everything including kitchen knives. It small but easy to use.

Janis has a podcast with a guy from worksharp you should check out. I’m guessing his tips apply to other brands: https://www.themeateater.com/listen/gear-talk/ep-12-knife-sharpening-with-work-sharper

 

[5MilesBack]

I've been using a Lansky since the early 80's. I've added diamond hones to the mix and also tried several other sharpeners, but none have worked as easily and well as the Lansky. I also have a leather strop that I use for finishing.

 

[S-3 ranch]

I used to sharpen my own knives, but never really liked doing it.

Now that I have knives with modern "supersteel", I hate it.

There's a local shop I spend a lot of time in. They have a retired former manager that loves sharpening. $1/inch, if you drop them off before about 3, it's next day pickup.

Hell yeah! Better to pay a small fee once every couple years with super steel or any knife, imo a knife will stay razor sharp with small amount of honing/ stropping as you’re cleaning game or fish , grinding off metal is pointless unless you didn’t do some small amount of maintenance.

 

[flyfisher117]

The Spyderco Triangle sharpener system and a basic little Lansky are the only 2 I have been somewhat happy with.

I got a work sharp precision adjust and hate it. It only works on knives that aren't too big aren't too small, not too curved and not too straight, not too thick, not too thin. If your blade is any of those extremes it's horrible.

 

[tony]

Spyderco sharpmaker takes a little practice to get the hang of it.
I also have the work sharp field sharpener. I plan to pick up one of the electric models.

For 10 bucks, this little thing does a fine job. Toss one in a pack and the kitchen drawer.

 

[3Esski]

Rada has a pretty simple and effective tool for not much money.

 

[Backcountry_Preacher]

Using polishing rouge with a real fine grit on your strop makes a big difference

 

[caseybratten]

I make knives when I’m not at work or chasing animals, for repeatability and efficiency I use a work sharp precision adjust. I forget which model exactly. But it gets them hair splitting sharp quicker and more consistently than anything else I’ve tried.