Knife Sharpening

[StagLefty]

Available at Cabela's for $29.95

[brutal]

Nice.

Sure would like one of those WorkSharp Ken Onion adjustable angle electric sharpeners.

[JohnnyEgo]

I think the world of my WorkSharp 3000 for being able to very quickly take a beat-to-hell chisel and regrind it into excellent shape. I've been less pleased with the knife attachment, which is the non stand-alone version of the Ken Onion. At the end of the day, it is essentially a small belt sander. If you've got reasonable skill and a steady hand, you can put a functional edge on a knife pretty fast. If you don't, you can do it wrong even quicker, and it's pretty hard to add material back to a knife.

I have always sucked at sharpening a knife by hand, although I've gotten better in the last couple of years. I now either use a Spyderco block and rods, or some 3M Micro PSA sand paper. I also hone with a treated strop, which is what takes a knife from 'eh, that's sharp' to 'oh crap, where's my thumb'.

[Irving]

I braved the blizzard over to Sportsman's today looking for powder. They didn't have any so I went over to the knife section to look at sharpeners. They have that same WorkSharp one for $29.99. After standing in the aisle like a goober for about 20 minutes, looking at all the designs, I decided that I can build my own design that I think will work great. So some day, I'm going to fashion my own sharpener. When that time comes, I'll share it on here. In the mean, don't hold your breath, because who knows when I'll get around to it.

[porfiriozg]

I can do it for you. Or help you learn how to no cost

[ray1970]

This reminds me I should probably sharpen my EDC knife. Think maybe I'll do that here shortly.

[Great-Kazoo]

I braved the blizzard over to Sportsman's today looking for powder. They didn't have any so I went over to the knife section to look at sharpeners. They have that same WorkSharp one for $29.99. After standing in the aisle like a goober for about 20 minutes, looking at all the designs, I decided that I can build my own design that I think will work great. So some day, I'm going to fashion my own sharpener. When that time comes, I'll share it on here. In the mean, don't hold your breath, because who knows when I'll get around to it.

While you're goobering it, i'll bust out my honing stones. Little bit o oil and sharpen away. I use files on the axe and other larger blades. That work sharp is nice, might have the spouse buy it for my b-day.

[sellersm]

As mentioned. A leather strop is a necessity for a sharp blade. One reason that Worksharp appealed to me was the inclusion of a strop. Not a great strop, but at least they acknowledged its necessity. Wish I had some good honing stones though...


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[wctriumph]

I have tried many different ways and tools to sharpen knives over the years, none were satisfactory so I went and practiced and learned to do it by hand. Once you get the hang of it you won't use those fancy smancy toys any longer.

[KS63]

I use a honing stone. I takes time to learn, but it gives the best results IMO.