What type of Knife sharperning tools

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July 29th, 2015, 06:46 AM
greatwhite

What type of Knife sharperning tools

What type of sharpening tools do you use to sharpen your hunting knife or any knife?

I just bought a new hunting lock blade (Old Timer) and a general purpose cheap lock blade.

Years ago I just use to use a nice stone but that was a long time ago and I know longer have that and now there are so many types of kit's and stones.

I see looking at the kit's diamond stones of all different grits, oil stones, water stones.

I want the knife to have a very sharp blade and I am thinking probably something general purpose to keep it sharp once I get a proper edge. That's the other thing at one time Buck knifes and Old Timer already came with a nice edge I notice now they come dull.

Also is there any way to sharpen the little ripper edges on some knifes?
July 29th, 2015, 07:02 AM
MikePal

That's one of those questions that has lots of answers GW.

If you want one for the man cave to hone your blades perfectly during the winter months etc, you can go wrong with one of the Lansky kits. (http://lansky.com/index.php/products...-stone-system/ )

If you want a field type, for putting on a quick edge while you out in the bush, dressing game etc, then any of the draw type sharpening gadgets will work.

I have the Edgemaker Pro (https://secure.edgemaker.com/section...spx?prod_id=15 ) . What I like about it is that you can lean it on the tailgate etc to keep it under control and it has two stones; one for taking out nicks and one for honing.

If you want a small one for your pocket the 'Speedy Sharp' from Canadian Tire work amazingly well.

https://secure.edgemaker.com/section...spx?prod_id=15
July 29th, 2015, 07:16 AM
Mdiddi

What type of Knife sharperning tools

I have some wet and oil stones at home to set the blade up. I have a speedy type sharpener in my field bag for resharpening in the field.
July 29th, 2015, 07:36 AM
Chrisun

I would recommend the spyderco sharpmaker. It works and is easy to use! Do a review on that system and you will see what I mean. It is a little pricey but you only buy it once.
July 29th, 2015, 07:49 AM
LeakyBoots

I have some diamond grit stones that have worked well (Smith's), but recently I got this Ken Onion work sharpener as a gift. Damn, it is excellent. Really easy to use, does all variety of blades including serrated blades and gut hooks etc.

http://www.worksharptools.com/ken-on...sharpener.html
July 29th, 2015, 11:55 AM
Roper

I use an AccuSharp tool. It has 2 V-blades to draw the knife through. ONe is steel (rough sharpen) and one is ceramic for for finer edge. It also has a pull fine round file to tune up the ripper edges you mention. Very handy tool.
July 29th, 2015, 12:57 PM
welsh

Spyderco Sharpmaker, with the Lansky kit as second choice. You can use the Sharpmaker on serrated blades, but you're better off just avoiding serrated blades....
July 29th, 2015, 01:25 PM
chris1395

Sharpmaker absolutely is great. I have the extra fine rods as well and I normally finish on a strop loaded with green .5 micron paste and then bare leather. You can easily get a good steel to tree top arm hairs and push cut phone book paper with the fine rods but the strop just makes knives scary sharp. The sharp maker will also sharpen your serrated bread knives, potato peelers, scissors, pretty much anything. If you're looking to re-profile the sharp maker can be slow without the diamond rods but I just use coarse sandpaper cut to width and attach with rubber bands for heavy stock removal.
August 6th, 2015, 02:02 PM
pa99

I like using my Lansky Blade Medic and Speedy Sharp. Both are small, easy to use, and economical.
August 6th, 2015, 04:19 PM
blasted_saber

Spyderco Sharpmaker at home. Speedy Sharp in the field.
August 6th, 2015, 05:16 PM
topher

I found my 110 buck (got lost year) came sharp enough to shave...
that being said.. i bought this cheap plastic sharpener from bass pro.. pull it through the ceramic for a quick sharpen.. the metal side if you waited to long... it also does fish hooks. very small.. keep it in my field bag.

i also use a stone... nothing gets a knife as sharp as stone IMHO
August 6th, 2015, 07:44 PM
greatwhite

Hey did you find my knife? Mine also went missing last year, still haven't found it yet. Paid 60 for that.

This year I purchased a Old Timer from Amazon same quality and only cost me 30 bucks.

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Originally Posted by topher

I found my 110 buck (got lost year) came sharp enough to shave...
that being said.. i bought this cheap plastic sharpener from bass pro.. pull it through the ceramic for a quick sharpen.. the metal side if you waited to long... it also does fish hooks. very small.. keep it in my field bag.

i also use a stone... nothing gets a knife as sharp as stone IMHO
August 6th, 2015, 08:04 PM
topher

Quote:

Originally Posted by greatwhite

Hey did you find my knife? Mine also went missing last year, still haven't found it yet. Paid 60 for that.

This year I purchased a Old Timer from Amazon same quality and only cost me 30 bucks.

Looking for a good 4-5" fixed blade for my next knife purchase. Also looking for a smaller 2" edc blade.. the 110 is a little bulky to carry at work every day
August 6th, 2015, 08:14 PM
greatwhite

I purchased this for regular use cost me 4.00 bucks I would say it is a decent knife. I purchased it the same time as the Old Timer knife. If you buy more then 25 bucks delivery is free.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B001...f_rd_i=desktop

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Originally Posted by topher

Looking for a good 4-5" fixed blade for my next knife purchase. Also looking for a smaller 2" edc blade.. the 110 is a little bulky to carry at work every day
August 6th, 2015, 08:22 PM
topher

Quote:

Originally Posted by greatwhite

I purchased this for regular use cost me 4.00 bucks I would say it is a decent knife. I purchased it the same time as the Old Timer knife. If you buy more then 25 bucks delivery is free.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B001...f_rd_i=desktop

Quick open?
August 6th, 2015, 08:50 PM
greatwhite

Well I consider quick open to be a switch blade or butterfly knife (I remember when they were legal). But I guess it opens pretty quick it has a small nib on the it to aide in opening. Seems the knife when down since I bought it last week. I paid 4 bucks and now it is 3 bucks I might buy a few more it's not bad for 4 bucks I have seen some pretty crappy knifes for far more. I put this one in the car and the Old Timer is in the truck.
August 7th, 2015, 08:29 AM
Fenelon

I've tried/used just about every sharpening kit on the market, including $1200 commercial butcher's electric systems. I can't stand the Lansky or Gatco systems where you have to waste all that time chucking the blade in a holder. The holder wears, the holder screw wears, and the quality of the stones that come in the kit are shee-ite. Here's what I've found to be the very best system, for ease of use/speed, and quality of produced edge. I use it all on my trapping knives, axes, machetes, Sandviks, sythes, plane blades, carving tools, chisels, etc.

Go online at Lee Valley Tools. Order a Norton fine grinder wheel for your bench grinder. This is not like your normal corrundum type that will overheat/ruin your blade. Also order a felt wheel for the grinder, and a stick of chromium dioxide lapping compound (looks like plastercine. It's like jeweller's rouge that is used on a straight razor strop). These three items will last you a lifetime.
Get a cheap bench grinder for $30 at Crap Tire. Put the Norton stone on one side, and the felt wheel on the other.

You are wasting a massive pile of time trying to put a quality edge on anything if the blade does not have the prelim. blade angle pre-ground. That's where the Norton grind wheel is used. You remove the shoulders of the blade edge very quickly with the wheel. You will only have to do this once with the knife, unless you totally abuse it in future. You can also purchase a grinding jig from Lee Valley if you don't trust your hands and eye to set the shoulder angle.
You have to "load" a brand new felt wheels with fat when you get them, otherwise they do not hold/absorb the CrO2 lapping paste well. Turn on the bench grinder and load the wheel with a piece of vegetable lard. Now you can hold the CrO2 block against the wheel and it will take and hold the lap. The felt wheel is now green. Twenty seconds with your blade on this wheel will yield a polished blade edge that is sharper than a commercial scalpel blade. You can now go skin three beaver, then when your knife needs a touch-up, you just turn on the grinder, touch the lapping stick to the felt wheel for two seconds, then hone your knife for another 10 secs. It will be sharper than a razor again. If you cut yourself with anything sharpened this way, I assure you that you will be going to Emergency for stitches!
For portable use - Spyderco Sharpmaker is the ONLY way to go. Nothing else comes close to ease of use, versatility, and it easily sharpens serrated blades. I use it all the time at home to keep my Rapala electric fillet blades and electric carving blades sharp.
August 7th, 2015, 08:21 PM
Wahoo

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Originally Posted by MikePal

If you want a small one for your pocket the 'Speedy Sharp' from Canadian Tire work amazingly well.

x2 Those inexpensive (on sale) stupid little things do work pretty well (even if they do take a bit of steel in the process). A couple of strokes on the honing rod afterwards and you got a decent edge for work.
August 17th, 2015, 07:47 AM
Mr.Boiler

A bit depends on the knife. What edge do you have, the steel used, etc. During the times of the year where I don't use the knives Ill sharpen them with three whetstones and finish with the back side of a leather belt. Soak the stones for about 30 minutes before using and then enjoy some BB King while sharpening. Lots of good videos on youtube explaining how to use a whetstone. Once its razor sharp it'll hold that edge for some time. Longer than if it was a bit dull. If it starts to dull Ill run the edge over some ceramic stick or the bottom of a ceramic cup until I can use the whetstones again.