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

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.

Wicked Edge