If you don't have a steel, get one. If you've ever been in a meat plant and watched the people work they use a steel on their knives every few minutes or so.If you have one, finish up with a knife steel. I use the pocket steel by Razors Edge. https://shop.razoredgesystems.com/collections/steels/products/raz-r-steel
I often use the steel to dress the edge during or after use to maintain the edge.
To: JTKelly.Here is a tip. LEARN HOW TO DO IT, save money, look like a genius know it all, and make use of a useful skill the rest of your life.
All from a skill that isn't even close to as difficult as learning to write in cursive.
OK.I have difficulty getting my knifes as sharp as others seem to be able to get too. Any tips and tricks on how to get this done, or is the right sharpening kit 80% of getting it right?
Sincerely sir, thank you. Not to be disrespectful. But there are a lot of blades that need sharpening. Not only knives. If you learn the feel of a sharp blade you can sharpen almost any blade. Any edge that should/needs to be sharp, saws, to razors, chainsaw, drill bits, chisels, axes, in my day a scythe. Sharpening a blade is a skill. A skill that paid money.Let me make sharpening really easy for everyone. Get a Spyderco Sharpmaker. Trust me. It is the easiest system that there is, and it is hard to mess up. After that, you just have to keep up on the edge. That thing will put a shaving sharp edge on any knife as long as the edge is not completely rounded.
They are decently cheap for what they are. Seriously hard to screw up.
I agree with you, but as the thread is "Knife Sharpening Tips" I only addressed that.Sincerely sir, thank you. Not to be disrespectful. But there are a lot of blades that need sharpening. Not only knives. If you learn the feel of a sharp blade you can sharpen almost any blade. Any edge that should/needs to be sharp, saws, to razors, chainsaw, drill bits, chisels, axes, in my day a scythe. Sharpening a blade is a skill. A skill that paid money.
JMO. I’m out o here.
Yes, and thank you sir.I agree with you, but as the thread is "Knife Sharpening Tips" I only addressed that.
I still occasionally sharpen a scythe.Sincerely sir, thank you. Not to be disrespectful. But there are a lot of blades that need sharpening. Not only knives. If you learn the feel of a sharp blade you can sharpen almost any blade. Any edge that should/needs to be sharp, saws, to razors, chainsaw, drill bits, chisels, axes, in my day a scythe. Sharpening a blade is a skill. A skill that paid money.
JMO. I’m out o here.
Just four?!Is there anyone here in Hancock County or close that would be willing to show me the ropes on sharpening? I'd be willing to pay for the sharpening and lesson. I've seen the Spyderco Sharpmaker mentioned and interested in buying but if there's another method/tools I'm interested in that too. I've got about 4 knives that need sharpened.
it is quite obvious to me that you haven’t spent enough money on gadgets, buy the latest and greatest 500 $ knife, then another 400-600 on the latest and greatest sharpening gadgets n you will be good to go.This skill has successfully eluded me my whole life. I can take a dull knife sharpen it and some how make it much worse! After I apply my patented sharpening technique I have fresh bar stock for making a good knife.