Best Knife Sharpener and cleaning methods

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for shits and grins then see how much he charges for knives and not the branded henkel ones

Oldcharlie - what is that?

If you genuinely have an interest in sharpening your own knives, first do plenty of research. Believe it or not, youtube is a pretty good source for this, look up Mr EZ Cook's sharpening videos.

Invest in a 3 stone system, coarse (250 grit), medium (1000 grit), and fine (4000+ grit) plus a strop (you can make one for very cheap...just leather and some wood+glue). That will get you started and you can work on your technique. Once you get the hang of it, you can determine if you want or need additional stones.

I use 250 (if the knife is blunt), 1000, 4000, 8000, Surgical Black Arkansas, Translucent Arkansas, and a 2 strops...one with green compound, one with bare leather).

I can get my knives shaving sharp, although I'm far from a sharpening guru. It's definitely a skill you have to develop over time and practice.

Sharpener thingy

electric sharpeners like that can work, but be careful using them. You don't want to heat the edge up too much or it will become brittle.

Appreciate it man.

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Holy shite Bob Kramer knives!

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yeah, if you sign up for the waiting list, you might get the right to purchase one in the next 5 years, if you are lucky

I think they make 2 a month

I think his basic knives start at 4-5k with nothing really done to them. His system is legit, like said in here stone is the way to go.

Yeah, it is slow speed and it works great. I dont use one I learned to sharpen on a stone as a kid and thats all I do

A purpose built strop is "better", in the sense that it is more suited for the activity and thus more efficient...however with patience the end result will be the same if you use a belt.

Like using a garden trowel vs a shovel to dig a 2 foot hole. Both will get the job done, but one is "better".

Wicked Edge