Your knife sharping system?

[CB4]

Work Sharp Professional Precision Adjust Elite

 

[Nicaburns]

Can you post up a pic or link the the belt sharpener you have? I looked and there is 4 different models that I can see.

I have two delta sa180 sanders that are now discontinued. I run belts on one and a leather strop belt on the other.
This would do the same.

BUCKTOOL Dual-Speed 1″ x 42″ Belt Disc Sander Combo with Direct-Drive Motor

Dual-speed belt disc sander with a 3/4 HP brushless motor, all-metal build, easy belt/disc changes, and adjustable worktable for precision sanding.

bucktool.com

I start with a 500 grit belt, then move to 800, then 1200, then strop. Practice on kitchen knives and you will be shocked how easy it is to become proficient and fast.

 

[Scoon]

Second the Work Sharp Precision Adjust Elite

 

[WyoWild]

The KME sharpening system is awesome and their stones have very consistent grit and produce a consistent very sharp edge.

This year I upgraded to a White River Knives Hunter in Magnacut. Have been very impressed with this knife/steel. I skinned and deboned a large mule deer buck and the knife was still shaving sharp after. I just hit it with a leather strop when I got home and it was ready to go. The next week skinned and quartered an antelope and same thing.... still shaving sharp and just stropped it. As a result I don't feel the need to carry a sharpener in the field as I know I can get all the way thru processing an animal without one.

 

[Jason Snyder]

Ken Onion WorksSharp.

 

[S-3 ranch]

Work Sharp Professional Precision Adjust Elite
+ a diamond butcher steel and ceramic in the field to keep them razor sharp

 

[Zdub02]

Lansky system and a DMT diafold for me

 

[7mm-08]

I use a KME system as well. Quite a learning curve and not very a blink once and you're done kind of deal but with the strop kit and accompanying compounds from Stropman for the KME system, one can produce an edge that is impressive. The key to sharpening is angle consistency and patience to get steel to a mirror finish, which is just a full display of my ADD and not truly necessary for a field knife.

 

[KsRancher]

I have two delta sa180 sanders that are now discontinued. I run belts on one and a leather strop belt on the other.
This would do the same.

BUCKTOOL Dual-Speed 1″ x 42″ Belt Disc Sander Combo with Direct-Drive Motor

Dual-speed belt disc sander with a 3/4 HP brushless motor, all-metal build, easy belt/disc changes, and adjustable worktable for precision sanding.

bucktool.com

I start with a 500 grit belt, then move to 800, then 1200, then strop. Practice on kitchen knives and you will be shocked how easy it is to become proficient and fast.

Thanks! I will get one ordered

 

[Jpsmith1]

I use a KME system as well. Quite a learning curve and not very a blink once and you're done kind of deal but with the strop kit and accompanying compounds from Stropman for the KME system, one can produce an edge that is impressive. The key to sharpening is angle consistency and patience to get steel to a mirror finish, which is just a full display of my ADD and not truly necessary for a field knife.

As I understand mirror finishing a bevel, it reduces the functional efficacy of the edge. The micro-serrations for lack of a better way to describe it, ultimately get polished away and the edge loses some slicey-ness.

I love a nicely mirrored edge, but 600 and a quick strop has been my progression for field edges and EDC edges

 

[Nicaburns]

Thanks! I will get one ordered

Shoot me a PM if you need any help with the learning curve

 

[KsRancher]

Shoot me a PM if you need any help with the learning curve

Will do. Thank you!

 

[Britt-dog]

Lansky mostly but I also have and use a spyderco sharpmaker.

Eta: I use replacement blade knives in the field and don’t sharpen.

 

[coiloil37]

That’s the whole system plus my skill. I don’t need anything in the field, my knives go the distance.

 

[7mm-08]

That’s the whole system plus my skill. I don’t need anything in the field, my knives go the distance.

I've tried to perfect that angle hand sharpening and envy those who have that talent. Well done.

 

[PathFinder]

Except for the very talented, nothing compares to a fixed angle system. I have one of the Amazon knockoffs of the TsProf, and it's excellent. Very clean edges on everything from 420HC to 15v with similar effort. Using a diamond pasted strop to finish and touch up. It's crazy how long a good apex will last vs a poor one. My Iron Will A2 knife never previously could do an entire animal without sharpening. With a proper edge, I just did an entire bull elk with it and it's still sharp. I'm betting 15v or even M4 could do several elk with or without a strop.

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[aaron600rr]

Except for the very talented, nothing compares to a fixed angle system. I have one of the Amazon knockoffs of the TsProf, and it's excellent. Very clean edges on everything from 420HC to 15v with similar effort. Using a diamond pasted strop to finish and touch up. It's crazy how long a good apex will last vs a poor one. My Iron Will A2 knife never previously could do an entire animal without sharpening. With a proper edge, I just did an entire bull elk with it and it's still sharp. I'm betting 15v or even M4 could do several elk with or without a strop.

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Do you have an exact name or link to the Amazon version?

 

[PathFinder]

Do you have an exact name or link to the Amazon version?

Xarilk is the brand. https://www.amazon.com/XARILK-Sharp...2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1
The stones it comes with will wear out really fast, but it's compatible with all the major brands so replacing them is no problem.

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