Sharpening stone

[ny hunter]

What is a good stone to buy for sharpening knives.... I use the worksharp now but would like to try a stone... 

[nyslowhand]

If you're talking about hunting knives and tools, I've used what is called a whetstone all my life. Best size is ~2W"x6-7"Lx1"thk with dual sides & grits, 400 & 1000. One I specifically use is an oil (lubricant) stone. Would imagine you could use one for kitchen knives also, but I never have.

[ny hunter]

36 minutes ago, nyslowhand said:

If you're talking about hunting knives and tools, I've used what is called a whetstone all my life. Best size is ~2W"x6-7"Lx1"thk with dual sides & grits, 400 & 1000. One I specifically use is an oil (lubricant) stone. Would imagine you could use one for kitchen knives also, but I never have.

Thankyou .........

[mowin]

I've got a fine and a slightly courser stone my dad said he got from his father. The courser one has been used so much, it isn't flat any longer and has a contour in the middle of the stone.

[sbuff]

Not a stone but I love this ,keep one in my pack while hunting 

https://www.amazon.com/Smiths-PP1-Pocket-Multifunction-Sharpener/dp/B000O8OTNC/ref=asc_df_B000O8OTNC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198070022856&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14296006154369535095&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9004664&hvtargid=pla-338189056706&psc=1

[luberhill]

Trouble is you really need multiple stones .. longer the better ..

I have many and have sharpened hundreds of knives 

I now use the razor sharp system ..two cardboard wheels ..

takes two minutes and it’s shaving sharp ?

Edited July 2, 2021 by luberhill

[DirtTime]

I use a two sided stone similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/Combination-Knife-Sharpening-Stone-SIDED/dp/B01NB07L3X

 

But made by Smiths, one side is 240 and the other is 800 ( if I remember right ). I don't use oil anymore, so having a water stone I can also use dry if need be is preferred. I also use a Smiths two sided diamond stone to de-burr and put some finesse, then finally a few minutes on a leather strop.

 

I also have a few knives that have rounded areas on the blade, so I use a rounded diamond stone for those.

[ny hunter]

Thankyou guys ..

[DirtTime]

I want to pick one of these up in the future, this system allows to sharpen different grinds properly without the guess work.

https://www.amazon.com/Lansky-LKUNV-Universal-Kit/dp/B000B8L6M2

[rachunter]

I use a lansky deluxe and a syderco[recommendation from this site] both work great.Lately I've been using a strop more then anything. If your just looking to try a flat stone shoot me address and i'll send you one.

https://lansky.com/products/dlx-5-stone-system/

Tri-Angle Sharpmaker® - Spyderco, Inc.

[Daveboone]

The old wood workers used to say that for every stroke using a knife, you had a stroke sharpening/ honing. Of course steels are much better today. I have a carborundum med/coarse (flip side) stone for heavier sharpening, when I have been bad to my blades, but a fine hard arkansas stone is used most frequently, with oil. I do have a diamond hone that I keep in my hunting pack for field touch up though. A good stone will last generations if taken care of. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

I wish I could sharpen a knife, its a skill Ive never been able to master


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