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re: Lets talk about knife sharpening
Posted on 12/30/14 at 12:30 am to DonChowder
Posted on 12/30/14 at 12:30 am to DonChowder
I grew up using oil on Arkansas stones, and I still use them. I have soft, medium, and hard black stones. Like you said, the angle needs to be constant. This gets much easier with practice.
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Posted on 12/30/14 at 1:28 am to iman48
+1 on the Work Sharp.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 1:32 am to mallardhank
+2
For the work sharp ken onion model
Got one for Christmas and it's the bomb.
Much better and easier than tge Lansky IMHO
For the work sharp ken onion model
Got one for Christmas and it's the bomb.
Much better and easier than tge Lansky IMHO
Posted on 12/30/14 at 3:47 am to brass2mouth
I use a chefs choice and a steel. Does a really good job and I can have a sharp knife in well under a minute.
The other electric one listed looks neat, but seems like it would take a little longer to get it done.
The other electric one listed looks neat, but seems like it would take a little longer to get it done.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 11:22 am to nvcowboyfan
Can yall link the Work Sharp you are talking about?
Posted on 12/30/14 at 11:28 am to mallardhank
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+2 on the Work Sharp.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 11:39 am to Tigerfan29
I tried several methods and gadgets over the years without much success. Some are more tedious and time consuming. Several years ago I used a Furi diamond fingers and have used it ever since. It puts a 20 deg edge on with the quickness and it is very compact. It has coarse, med, and fine finger choices but I just use the medium.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 11:41 am to TigerTatorTots
quote:Did you really not search for it?
Can yall link the Work Sharp you are talking about?
Posted on 12/30/14 at 12:01 pm to AlxTgr
It appears there are more than 1 kind unless I'm just an idiot...
Which is certainly possible
Which is certainly possible
Posted on 12/31/14 at 12:40 pm to TigerTatorTots
Posted on 12/31/14 at 12:57 pm to brass2mouth
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I suck at sharpening a knife, plain and simple
Me too - work sharp makes it easy...
Posted on 12/31/14 at 3:10 pm to xenon16
Will that work on 22" machetes, or is that too big?
Posted on 12/31/14 at 4:41 pm to TigerTatorTots
Worked on mine. Just remove the guide and set the belt forward so it grinds horizontally and clamp the blade to the bench top. These things remove material quick so use a light hand.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 4:47 pm to Geauxtiga
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:26 pm to I B Freeman
Knife sharpening 101: Lean to sharpen a knife on a wet rock. Use water or oil depending on the rock. It's going to take pratice
While you are learning,
Get and edge with. this LINK. Then fine tune with a steel.
While you are learning,
Get and edge with. this LINK. Then fine tune with a steel.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:57 pm to bbvdd
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bbvdd
Came here to post Lansky
Posted on 11/29/15 at 6:31 pm to xenon16
This work sharp thing appears complicated
Posted on 11/29/15 at 6:35 pm to brass2mouth
I use a regular diamond stone and water. The one I have is from cabelas and is very coarse, which I like.
If you have a hard time with it there are lots of idiot proof sharpeners out there that work very well. Pretty much anything that holds the angle for you will work fine for most knives.
Odds are you'll be surprised that the angle is as steep as it is. When I see people struggling sharpening a knife, they've almost always got the the blade too flat against the stone.
If you have a hard time with it there are lots of idiot proof sharpeners out there that work very well. Pretty much anything that holds the angle for you will work fine for most knives.
Odds are you'll be surprised that the angle is as steep as it is. When I see people struggling sharpening a knife, they've almost always got the the blade too flat against the stone.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 7:06 pm to Chad504boy
I put a gerber skinning knife on my dads worksharp just to try it out. Followed the directions with the belts. It was dull as hell.
I skinned my sons deer with it last week and it was fantastic. I am a worksharp beleiver.
I skinned my sons deer with it last week and it was fantastic. I am a worksharp beleiver.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 7:31 pm to Purple Spoon
I try to pay attention to the blade edge when it sits on the stone. Make sure the cutting edge is on the stone. As the knife gets sharper I get softer. Having said this I could not get my knives past a certain point until a friend told me to finish up the process with a steel.
I can get them to shave every time now.
I can get them to shave every time now.
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