[abwgtx]

I typically sharpen my own knives when needed. But the best sharpener I have found is Hans. I give him my knives and he brings them back at the proper geometry for the type of use. He loves to sharpen knives. I buy him lunch.

 

[jon.henry755]

I typically sharpen my own knives when needed. But the best sharpener I have found is Hans. I give him my knives and he brings them back at the proper geometry for the type of use. He loves to sharpen knives. I buy him lunch.

If a nice lunch is all it costs you, then you’ve got it made because it doesn’t get any better than that. As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!

 

[AIRASSAULT86]

I use an apex 4 sharpener with shapton glass stones up to 16000 grit they work great

 

[dale lockwood]

looking for new toy and sharpener-is it worth it?

Amazon.com: Chef’sChoice Trizor 15XV Professional Electric Knife Sharpener for Kitchen Knives with Diamond Abrasives and Precision Angle Guides, 75db, 3 Slots, Gray: Chefs Choice Edge Select: Home & Kitchen

 

[dale lockwood]

Knife Sharpening: What's the Best Angle? - BLADE Magazine some Benchmade they take to 15-17.5 degrees, lot of hunting knives are close to 20 degrees. any knife experts out there?

 

[fly]

looking for new toy and sharpener-is it worth it?

Amazon.com: Chef’sChoice Trizor 15XV Professional Electric Knife Sharpener for Kitchen Knives with Diamond Abrasives and Precision Angle Guides, 75db, 3 Slots, Gray: Chefs Choice Edge Select: Home & Kitchen

this is retarded

 

[Primitive Man]

My maternal grandfather was a Swedish woodworker/carpenter. I was about 5 years old when he taught me to sharpen his chisels and planer blades. I sat on his lap at the work bench and he guided my hands over his oilstones while his pipe smoke floated around us. He gave me my first pocketknife when he thought I was ready.
I’ve been sharpening everything in the 60 years since. I’m glad I learned the skills.
I still use mostly oilstones and I will use a ceramic spyderco “sharpmaker”.
The important thing is to get a system and learn it completely.
Fun fact- I won a $10 bet once by putting a shaving edge on an axe and shaving my beard off with it. The next time I used it like an axe I rolled the edge and spent an hour filing it back into shape for axe work.

 

[fly]

My maternal grandfather was a Swedish woodworker/carpenter. I was about 5 years old when he taught me to sharpen his chisels and planer blades. I sat on his lap at the work bench and he guided my hands over his oilstones while his pipe smoke floated around us. He gave me my first pocketknife when he thought I was ready.
I’ve been sharpening everything in the 60 years since. I’m glad I learned the skills.
I still use mostly oilstones and I will use a ceramic spyderco “sharpmaker”.
The important thing is to get a system and learn it completely.
Fun fact- I won a $10 bet once by putting a shaving edge on an axe and shaving my beard off with it. The next time I used it like an axe I rolled the edge and spent an hour filing it back into shape for axe work.

what you need is stone smooth enough to get shaving finish, not an razor angle

 

[Boo]

My maternal grandfather was a Swedish woodworker/carpenter. I was about 5 years old when he taught me to sharpen his chisels and planer blades. I sat on his lap at the work bench and he guided my hands over his oilstones while his pipe smoke floated around us. He gave me my first pocketknife when he thought I was ready.

How cool is that!

 

[fly]

 

[woodsman]

I got a Work Shop as a gift. I gave it away. At 74 I am old school. After getting my first 410 shotgun at 9, my father put me in his shop, and taught me how to sharpen my first knife on a stone. I like Tri Hone systems.

I am.hands on guy. Today, most don't know how to.use a wrench. Sad

.

 

[wpageabc]

Depends on what knife you ar e sharpening and for what purpose.

Many folk simply throw out blades when they get dull. Good metal deserves good edge. So treat it accordingly. If its really dull start rough and go from there to fine. Its simple and not rocket science. The ancients used rocks. We have much better thing for those who take the time.

 

[bowmanmt]

I use the chef's choice, I butcher probably 35 deer a year here in the garage and it's very quick for touch-ups and also I could do a 15° or 20° angle

 

[Gabowman]

I use an oil stone like tool makers use on my carbon steel Case knife. For my indoor (cheap) knives along with a couple German knives i use this...

 

[dale lockwood]

I got a Work Shop as a gift. I gave it away. At 74 I am old school. After getting my first 410 shotgun at 9, my father put me in his shop, and taught me how to sharpen my first knife on a stone. I like Tri Hone systems.

I am.hands on guy. Today, most don't know how to.use a wrench. Sad

.

Yes, I been old school so far. Just checking out options. Its kind of tradition and part of the hunt, I guess.

 

[Joel11230]

I like to sharpen on stones also. I’ll use a steel to straighten the blade up between sharpenings. But yes it does matter what the steel is. I like to use the king water stones on the more expensive better quality knives and my tri hone oil stones for carbon steel. I’m not beyond just grabbing a Smith sharpener for a quickie though.

 

[wpageabc]

"Just do it" Like others have said. Slight angle on a flat stone will do the trick...

 

[Navyboy7]

Get a Benchmade and you don't have to worry about it, except for touchups

 

[Iron Duke]

looking for new toy and sharpener-is it worth it?

Amazon.com: Chef’sChoice Trizor 15XV Professional Electric Knife Sharpener for Kitchen Knives with Diamond Abrasives and Precision Angle Guides, 75db, 3 Slots, Gray: Chefs Choice Edge Select: Home & Kitchen

I have two ... of those. The first one is about 15 years old. The newer one does European edges and Asian edges. They work superbly for the average kitchen chef. They get even brutally dull knives sharp again. They get knives sharper than 99% of the people out there are using now. I've often brought them when going to Thanksgiving or special dinner to sharpen the host's knives. For God only knows why, I'm often elected to "carve the turkey," even as a guest. I don't know if it's my hunting reputation or I look like a butcher or maybe Jack the Ripper? At first I was a bit uncomfortable considering it's usually the man of the house's "honor." I guess in this new world things are different. It astonishes me how many people, particularly women, are using and just living with dull knives that would make you vomit. I'd dig through a draw full of knives trying to find one without an edge like a shovel. I'd wind up going out to the truck and getting the diamond stone I keep out there and sharpen one so the turkey didn't look like it was carved with a chainsaw. Finally, I offered free knife sharpening...lol The "Chef's Choice" machine brings those blunt edges back effortlessly. If you're presented with 10 or 15 knives, it's a godsend. What they don't do is sharpen knives fanatically Japanese whetstone sharp.

 

[miles58]

I have always used stones, but I have numberof diamond steels, and a couple of Ceramic "steels", a Sharp Maker, a couple Lansky Turn Boxes,a Work Sharp, strops and different grit compounds.

Because I have a lot of knives that are very hard and tough steel I like diamond stones and steels a lot. Some Knife steels and some sharpeners justseem to work better together and I have become habituated to grabbing one of about three or four sharpeners that are always handy when I pick up a knife that needs touch up. About once a year I will get out the big diamond stone, and freshen up the strop compound on an old rifle sling and most of the knives get a new edge.

It does seem like I am doing that less often now though, because the modern steels just don't need it as much. The newer steels like VG-10 and it's close relatives and S35VN are so easy to live with that I tend to grab them when I need to do some cutting, and a lick or two on the Lansky or Sharpmaker after, and they're as good as new.