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miestro_jerry Administrator 
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As that I have been a guild knifemaker, I have learned many ways to sharpen my knives. But I still like to sit down with my set of Arkansas stones and get the edge almost razor sharp. For most people that some by, I use a set of compressed paper wheels that are mounted on a bench grinder, that does a good job and fairly fast. So do you all sharpen your edged tools? Jerry |
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Rockydog Administrator 
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Jerry, For really dull knives... Coarse stone/fine stone/Steel. For Touch up......Fine stone, Steel I sharpen toward the edge as if I was trying to shave a slice off the stone or steel. Circles or dragging the blade backward across the knife only leads to wire edges. When "shaving" across the stone be damned sure your finger tips are below the top of the stone or you won't have to worry about police records containing fingerprints. RD |
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fryboy Moderator 
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depends on the blade ,usually on my skinning knives a couple swipes on a crock stik is all i need,new to me blades if bad i used diamond stones if really bad one of my belt sanders/grinders,my chip carving knives i use a leather strop and super fine sandpaper finishing with the strop impregnated with rouge(very sharp polished edge-scapel like but way more wicked )my bread knife i use a fiskars/gerber dual mini crock stik combo,my hunting hatchet is flesh/bone only and i use a small fine diamond stone on it ( eze-lap but my oldest smoothest one )my chainsaw blades i use the dremel tool on ( love that system ! )axes n adz i use a file on and finish with a fine whetstone ,scissors if not to bad a small crock stick (just like cutting with them ) rougher stuff like the mowers get the old trusty grinder |
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Gutshot HB Pro Staff
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Where can one get a razor strop? They are scarce since on can't use them for disipling our kids with(hence the moral state we're in...but don't get me on a soap box...all of us here know that anyway). Or do you make one. If so how does one do that and what materials does one use? Gutshot |
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miestro_jerry Administrator
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Find a barber supply place, they sell strops, if you can't find one of those places, here is a decent place on the net: http://www.classicshaving.com/Razor_Strops_Hones.html For leather sharpening, I have a little 1 x 30 belt sander that several places sell leather belts in that size. It does work well. As the Razor sharp, generally that is a high carbon steel blade, you can do it with a combination of stones, including a black hard Arkansas stone, the the leather belt on the sander. There is another level above razor sharp, it is called scary sharp. THis is a level of sharpness that is beyond razor and surgical sharp, if you try to shave the hair off your arm with such a sharpened blade, you will remove a layer of skin and not even feel it until you see the blood.  Jerry |
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fryboy Moderator
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i had my huntin axe like that once ( u should of seen the look on the face of the guy who said it wasnt sharp when running his thumb over the edge when he saw the fine 1/4"wide layer of skin he had shaved :P ) gutshot u can make one -i often do for the carving knifes , best way is start with a decent leather strop(clean) i prefer 1 1/2 " wide , a razor needs a rough and a fine (or rather fine and finer )tho i usually use the red jewler's rouge one the most (finer) get a stick of compound and start stroking it on the strop dry ,like sidewalk chalk sorts and filling in large area's) when thoroughly covered take some lite oil ( 3 in 1 works )and oil the strop rubbing the compound deeper into the leather work the ol in and then rub the compound on again , a couple coats followed last with the compound usually works ,do two straps ( fine and finer )then attack handles and a swivel and u will have a geeniwine homemade razor strop ,tho for most use i use it on the edge of a table or board , as jerry said there are places on the net that one can buy strops even mugs and brushes etc here's the link to one of my fav's http://www.heimerdingercutlery.com/catalog/category.cfm?Category=114&CFID=547958&CFTOKEN=52652550 |
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DesertMarine Moderator 
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Never been able to get the angles right when sharpening, so I went with the Edge Pro sharpening system. Tried Arkansas stones, Japanese water stones, Spyderco system, no can do. The Edge Pro works good for me. I tried the sharpening wheels, not good for me. |
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caz223 Handloading Master 
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A coarse file for touch-up, abrasive 'steel', then a fine Arkansas stone. I go with the grain on the file rather than against it, it makes micro-serrations in the blade that really make it cut better without affecting smoothness. It's impossible to do the finger test on a blade of good carbon steel after I sharpen it, as it will draw blood. What's the point of a dull knife? I use an electric razor to shave, and think an edged weapon should stay away from my face/neck. Last edited on Fri Jun 5th, 2009 03:57 PM by caz223 |
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