What is your knife sharpening set up?

[Jeremy K]

What is everyone using to keep an edge on your favorite blade? I bought a full lansky kit awhile ago ,I keep going back to this 3 stone kit from cabellas that has been around for as long as I can remember at my dad's house.

[Lawdwaz]

Spyderco Sharpmaker.

 

I just pulled a couple knives across it tonight as a matter of fact, hoping to knock the edge off one of them tomorrow morning. 

[132 eight pointer]

Anything ceramic and the diamond sharpening rods work great to touch up edges and tips of knives and broadheads and fish hooks. When I just can't get a sharp edge I take the knife to work and let a guy there work on it.He loves a challenge.

[Jeremy K]

I was at a birthday party yesterday and the kids dad asked to use my pocket knife ,come to find out he was cutting twist ties off of some stupid toy and put 5 nicks in the blade ,i just closed it and put it back in my pocket ,knowing i could fix it later , he probably would crap if i told him how much i paid for a pocket knife.

[ny hunter]

I have been using the work sharp the past couple of years i love this thing..

[Lawdwaz]

I was at a birthday party yesterday and the kids dad asked to use my pocket knife ,come to find out he was cutting twist ties off of some stupid toy and put 5 nicks in the blade ,i just closed it and put it back in my pocket ,knowing i could fix it later , he probably would crap if i told him how much i paid for a pocket knife.

 

Ohhhh that sucks.

 

I cringe when someone wants to "borrow" a knife............

 

What knife did the kids bugger up?

[Jeremy K]

Ohhhh that sucks.

 

I cringe when someone wants to "borrow" a knife............

 

What knife did the kids bugger up?

My new Benchmade that i just bought a couple months ago

[Lawdwaz]

[Marion]

I wish I knew how to sharpen my knife. I just wind up using my pirahanta now. Gotta love the replaceable scalpels

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[Trial153]

Work sharp....

[nyslowhand]

An oil stone with different grits on each side. Primarily the fine grit side, hardly ever need coarse grit! That's for my hunting and pocket folder knives. If I purchased my kitchen knives from any place other than WalMart, supposed I'd have a different method to keep an edge on them other than a cheapo, generic draw gizmo with ceramic rods.

Edited October 13, 2015 by nyslowhand

[zeus1gdsm]

Started with a regular stone 2 sided... Then sharpmaker... Now the work sharp... I looooovvvve the work sharp.

Once you have that edge u only need.to come back for a few swipes on the fine strap to bring it back.

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[zeus1gdsm]

Started with a regular stone 2 sided... Then sharpmaker... Now the work sharp... I looooovvvve the work sharp.

Once you have that edge u only need.to come back for a few swipes on the fine strap to bring it back.

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Also works well for axes.

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[Nomad]

To many systems to list right now.

Being on knife forums for years and years, I' ev heard tons of stories like yours. The response to " who's got a knife ?" Is of course " what do you need me to cut? "

As I'm sure you know Benchmade will sharpen your Presidio for free for life.

They also do or did replace a blade for $35 , for when someone borrows your " knife" and use it it as a hammer, screwdriver or pry bar........

I wore the blade on my 710 down pretty far after years and years of use, $35 and a new blade!

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I have several stones and a full Lensky kit.

 

This seems to be my go to now since it does such a great job on my knives AND my broadheads.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_177450-10803-DBSF___?productId=1207127&pl=1&Ntt=dimond+sharpener

 

 

I do carry a small draw type sharpener in my backpack for quick field touch ups.

[shawnhu]

I use a 5 step process on badly abused knives and usually only need 3 for decently used edges.

The 5 step includes 3 different grit wet stones and 2 rods which includes a steel.

I've sharpened a few knives for friends and they've been happy with the work.

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[Nomad]

Oh and one tip when sharpening.

If you take a sharpie and blacken the edge bevel , this will show you what part of the bevel is hitting the stone for proper alinement .

[thphtm]

hand diamond hone then a super fine arkansas stone. I have a kennedy rollaway draw full of various grit stones. A little water on the diamond hone works the best for me.

[Fletch]

I have been very happy with the carbide.

 

http://www.deergear.com/product/Hunting/Knives/Pocket-Rocket-Carbide-Knife-Sharpener/pc/2437/c/0/sc/2822/157375.uts?refineByCategoryId=2822

 

 

Its not purist but I never have a dull knife and it takes no skill or time!!

Edited October 13, 2015 by Fletch

[Lawdwaz]

Oh and one tip when sharpening.

If you take a sharpie and blacken the edge bevel , this will show you what part of the bevel is hitting the stone for proper alinement .

Before the Sharpie was invented, we would use a candle to soot up our Zwickey broadheads edges to find the right sharpening angle and we'd soot up bullets in dummy cases for finding OAL for hand loads.

Love me some Sharpie!!

[chas0218]

Lansky diamond hone set. I can shave with knives when I am done. A superb sharpening set.

[Five Seasons]

so I'll admit right off the bat that I'm not a knife guy. I only own a few, and the only ones that really get used are my buck knife and skinning knives.

 

So what are the benefits or why do you guys use stones?

 

This is what I use, and I'm sure some of you are cringing, but it only gets used after a deer.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Discontinued-Per-Vendor-9-22/38581058

 

[shawnhu]

so I'll admit right off the bat that I'm not a knife guy. I only own a few, and the only ones that really get used are my buck knife and skinning knives.

So what are the benefits or why do you guys use stones?

This is what I use, and I'm sure some of you are cringing, but it only gets used after a deer.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Discontinued-Per-Vendor-9-22/38581058

The ceramic sharpeners are ok for the folks that just want to pull it through a couple of times and use the knife.

I use stones and honing because I like to determine my own knife angles and have full control over how I want to shape my edge.

You can equate it to a carpenter using only one grit of sandpaper and only using one machine to sand, vs multiple sanding machines from belt sanders down to hand held files.

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[Lawdwaz]

The ceramic sharpeners are ok for the folks that just want to pull it through a couple of times and use the knife.

I use stones and honing because I like to determine my own knife angles and have full control over how I want to shape my edge.

You can equate it to a carpenter using only one grit of sandpaper and only using one machine to sand, vs multiple sanding machines from belt sanders down to hand held files.

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Ahhhhhh, if you don't let your edge get too far away from you, the Spyderco Sharpmaker does a dandy job.  I keep mine setting in the corner of one of my workbenches, all set to go.  After a gutting/skinning/boning/filleting session I just run the blade over the stones (angles set already and difficult FU) and within a dozen strokes I'm back in the game.

 

Other than eye balling, (and that's fine) how do you "shape your edge"??  I can see the desire of using different stones when you've "lost" the edge.

[Hunter1]

I always used a stone till I got a work sharp last birthday