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  • Librarian
    Admin and Poltergeist
    CGN Contributor - Lifetime
    • Oct 2005
    • 44641

    Blade sharpening FAQ and resources

    Examples - Do note that there are entire web sites - as Blade Forums, above linked - about knives and such.

    Feel free to add links to articles and sharpener reviews, or write your own. (Please do not quote whole articles without permission in writing.)
    Last edited by Librarian; 08-30-2013, 2:35 PM.
    ARCHIVED Calguns Foundation Wiki here: http://web.archive.org/web/201908310...itle=Main_Page

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    SoCal Gunner
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 1632

    Knife sharpening is clearly my Achilles heel. I love precision, I have patience, I like building things, but I BUTCHER (ha ha, pun intended) knives when I sharpen them.

    Gadgets - I've bought many of them; from all those quick pulls, to the Lansky style with the rods, to diamond impregnated blocks, to a higher end electric unit.

    Nobody has a good write up or link to a youtube video you liked?

    I have a Spyderco coming in SV30 and I want to take care of it and have an incredible edge on it without destroying the satin finish.
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    • #3
      williamcm
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2013
      • 529

      After searching this area, I didn't see anything on how to judge the quality of a stone. i see them for sale anywhere from $5 to $80. Basically I want to get a nice two sided set that will hone a razor finish. I have a dremel jig that already puts a SWEET edge on anything.

      If I'm going about this all wrong, please let me know. I just grew up with a two sided hand-me-down that just occasionally needed spit. I was really good with it, but don't know what it was.

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      • #4
        boludo12
        Member
        • Apr 2011
        • 451

        Lansky

        I've used a lansky sharpening system jig since 1988. I've since added a rough diamond sharpener to breakdown the edge quicker.

        With the Lansky I'm able to get hair popping sharp edges on my blades. My best blade to sharpen is a Browning Ice Storm VG-10. The hardest to sharpen is my Spyderco Endura in VG-10. I can get it crazy sharp, but it takes forever to get it there.

        The only advice i have for sharpening are:
        1. Same angle on both sides.
        2. Always push or pull the blade/stone from the edge to the back of the blade.
        3. Never sharpen the same side of the blade more than 2 times before sharpening the other side.

        Maybe I should do a youtube video.

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        • #5
          repomanNWP
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2009
          • 1058

          I use a Lansky and leather strop for knives. I suck at sharpening freehand, I just don't have the skill. The Lansky does a good job if you follow the instructions, sharp enough to shave the hair off your arm, if you strop the blade a bit after the Lansky. I also have a jig called Veritas to sharpen my wood chisels on Japanese waterstones, and OMG those get scalpel sharp, but that setup doesn't work for knives. As for stones, I greatly prefer the Japanese waterstones, I keep them flat with a piece of float glass to which I stick a sheet of wet/dry sandpaper.
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          • #6
            n2stackin
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 842

            What Lansky kit do you guys recommend for sharpening non-serrated pocket knives? I was looking at either the diamond deluxe or professional.
            Last edited by n2stackin; 02-20-2014, 11:34 AM.
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            • #7
              Librarian
              Admin and Poltergeist
              CGN Contributor - Lifetime
              • Oct 2005
              • 44641

              Additional knife sharpener thread - http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=830495
              ARCHIVED Calguns Foundation Wiki here: http://web.archive.org/web/201908310...itle=Main_Page

              Frozen in 2015, it is falling out of date and I can no longer edit the content. But much of it is still good!

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              • #8
                LTech
                Member
                • Apr 2014
                • 340

                Hi All,

                Anyone know of a decent knife restorer here in the SF Bay Area? South Bay would be great if possible.

                I dont have a high value item, its my grandfather's knife from when he was in the Philippines, so more sentimental than anything.

                PM would be best.
                Thanks for any info!

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                • #9
                  ElvenSoul
                  I need a LIFE!!
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 17431

                  Allways carry out in the field


                  Pocket Stones or a small sharpening stone.
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                  • #10
                    ElvenSoul
                    I need a LIFE!!
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 17431

                    The Tool for Axe and Hatchet
                    Norton Axe Sharpening Stone - the easy way to sharpen an axe, sold at Highland Woodworking an authorized Norton Dealer.
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                    • #11
                      ElvenSoul
                      I need a LIFE!!
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 17431

                      Good Wetstone VIdeo and info on blade angles
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                      • #12
                        WalterJones
                        Member
                        • Aug 2013
                        • 278

                        Edgepro is the best system I've used yet. Quite pricey, though, but worth every penny I paid.

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                        • #13
                          ElvenSoul
                          I need a LIFE!!
                          • Apr 2008
                          • 17431

                          How to sharpen a knife with a coffee cup



                          Heard you can use the bottom of a china saucer or cup as well.
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                          • #14
                            09cs
                            Senior Member
                            • Apr 2013
                            • 1704

                            Anyone have any experience with the Work Sharp guided sharpening system?
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                            • #15
                              ElvenSoul
                              I need a LIFE!!
                              • Apr 2008
                              • 17431

                              The Official Buck Knife - How to Sharpen a Knife Guide
                              Want your knife restored to a factory edge? Send your Buck knife in and we can sharpen it for you. We will even give your knife a nice clean.
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