Yep. My Grandfather taught me to spit on my wet stone! I wasn't nearly as good at sharpening as he was though,his edges were dangerous sharp!
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My opinion … using oil on a stone just clogs it up. Water or nothing. A good STROP is the key to really fine edges. https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Understanding-Strops-W111.aspx That and a good steel to begin with. I strop my kitchen knives after every single use. Only use a stone if a guest abuses the blade. By the way, generally speaking; "a woman is a knife's worst enemy."...lol
X2 - I was taught the same process.My opinion … using oil on a stone just clogs it up. Water or nothing. A good STROP is the key to really fine edges. https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Understanding-Strops-W111.aspx That and a good steel to begin with. I strop my kitchen knives after every single use. Only use a stone if a guest abuses the blade. By the way, generally speaking; "a woman is a knife's worst enemy."...lol
+1 ...By the way, generally speaking; "a woman is a knife's worst enemy."...lol
Women seem the same everywhere, unfortunately.
I have to keep one knive hidden from my wife, for meat cutting / carving.
Yup...I learned to sharpen a knife in boy scouts from my scoutmaster. He spit on the stone every time. My father was a master finish carpenter and used chisels for shaping every door hinge, cabinet hinge, latch, recess etc in the wood. He spit on his stone to sharpen and when I say his chisels were wicked sharp...I mean sharp!
I use spit and then wash the knife. I also just bought a strop a few months ago after reading an article that explained that last step that puts a fine edge on the blade. The strop is fantastic and I even use it on my G5 Montec fixed blade heads.
As far as the ladies go... at least in my household, my wife and mother-in-law treat knives like screw drivers!!! I had beautiful Henkel knives I bought when I first got married. Cost me a small fortune. Only I used them and sharpened them. Then my mother-in-law starts coming over for the weekend or a 3-5 day visit. Lucky me! I go to use one of the knives and the tip is broken off...squared off by at least an 1/8th of an inch! Mother Knocker I'm pissed! I ask what happened to my knife and I get " I opened a pop top soup can with it!" Used the tip of the knife to lift the tab and snapped it off! Now...to add insult to injury, a few days later another Henkel has a tip snapped off. I'm losing my mind now and am ready for a full out assault on anyone touching my knives. Turns out my wife fesses up and tells me she tried to pry open a lid with it. Within one weeks time, I have 2 knives damaged.
I sharpen my kitchen knives every few weeks because after 21 years of marriage I still can't figure out how I can make such nice edges on my blades and bingo they're dull in no time... just watch how the Mrs. uses them and I totally understand!
The old phrase " keep yer powder dry" is a good one. Someone should come up with one about knives!
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