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Post by Al on Dec 27, 2012 7:49:49 GMT -5
what's everybody's favorite?
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Post by huntmeister on Dec 27, 2012 8:30:58 GMT -5
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Post by edwardamason on Dec 27, 2012 10:03:33 GMT -5
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Post by onthehunt on Dec 27, 2012 11:46:04 GMT -5
Mine is the KME. Ron make a great knife & broadhead sharpener. One of the easiest sharpeners out there.Great guy to deal with.
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Post by Dave W on Dec 27, 2012 15:08:53 GMT -5
Don't have a favorite since I dislike sharpening them, ;D but I use the Lansky when I have to.
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Post by thelefthand on Dec 27, 2012 19:04:05 GMT -5
Hands down, the best sharpening system that I've found for maintaining a razor sharp edge is the Spyderco sharp maker. www.amazon.com/Spyderco-Tri-Angle-Sharpmaker-Sharpener-204MF/dp/B000Q9C4AE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356652542&sr=8-1&keywords=spyderco%C2%A0sharpmaker This system is not as compact as what's listed above by others, and is better suited to sit on a table or bench. It's also not what I would use to put an edge on a blade that has been neglected. Blades in that shape need too much metal to be removed. But for keeping blades sharp, it doesn't get any better than this one. All of guys in our hunting camp (25+) have settled on this system as well. Most of us are just hunters, but there are a few of us who make an occasional blade or two, and one guy who is a world class leather smith. We've all tried other products, but one by one as we tried the Spyderco, it put an end to our searching. After the spyderco, I will normally hit mine 5 or 6 strokes on a leather strop just because I'm anal about my blades We keep them set up ready to go while cleaning game. As our blade becomes dull, it only takes 10 sec or so to bring it back into perfect condition. Love this thing. A sharp knife is a safe knife. Just my 2 bits, Mark
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Post by 12ptdroptine on Dec 27, 2012 19:31:44 GMT -5
Mine is the KME. Ron make a great knife & broadhead sharpener. One of the easiest sharpeners out there.Great guy to deal with. Love my KME but after that I use a steel frequently to keep it there...and avoid bone
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Post by 12ptdroptine on Dec 27, 2012 19:33:40 GMT -5
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Post by AJ on Dec 27, 2012 21:07:50 GMT -5
The easiest way I have found to have a knife that is the sharpest is to get a Havalon Knife. When it gets dull, replace the blade, instant scalpel. I have used Lansky, Gatco, flat stones, etc. Now, for my heavy duty knives, I use a Chef's Choice 120 and a steel to touch it up between sharpenings. I have been trying to justify a EdgePro system for years. I just can't do it. Also I have thought about the Wicked Edge system.
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Post by youp50 on Dec 28, 2012 8:20:26 GMT -5
I like the Lansky diamond system. Not perfect, but easily modified for different blade styles.
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Post by Al on Dec 28, 2012 11:17:36 GMT -5
I was looking at the Wicked Edge this morning.
I have my dads old tristone from the slaughterhouse, but can never get the edge him and gramps could put on.
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Post by rangeball on Dec 28, 2012 15:37:07 GMT -5
I have the diamond stone KME kit. It's like a lansky on steroids. Much better/tighter tolerances, very easy to get a surgery sharp edge. Love it.
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Post by lunchbox on Dec 28, 2012 17:40:35 GMT -5
I bought the wicked edge and love it. I know it is some money but I couldnt be happier with it.
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Dec 29, 2012 5:39:31 GMT -5
I've had a lansky for many years and I like it for a knife that already has a decent shaped edge. I wish it came with a file "stone" to really move metal. The course stone takes a long time to reform angles. But...since my 4 or 5 knives are in real good shape, it does a great job.
Something important too is the quality of the steel. Crappy steel will not hold an edge very well. I wish Cutco made a nice jack knife or game knife line. My kitchen Cutco's are by far the best steel I own
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Post by tasaman on Dec 29, 2012 11:53:06 GMT -5
I used some of the kits like Lansky and Spiderco. They do a great job. I finally gave in to spending time to learn to sharpen freehand better. I could always get an ok edge but I wanted a bad azz edge. It's true you need to start with a good steel knife and there are plenty out there. I spent hours watching youtube and those guys out there are seriously nuts about blades. I learned there are more than one type of edges...convex,concave, flat and single side bevel. Also learned to strop and reshape a blade.
I was always going for too sharp of an edge and for my purposes a slight convex edge would give me edge longevity and still be really sharp. I now can get about 3 deer without a resharpen.
So Al, what knives are you trying to sharpen? Are these butcher blades or field knives?
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Post by Al on Dec 29, 2012 13:31:23 GMT -5
butcher and kitchen knives mostly. Chicago and Dexter is what I have the most of.
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Post by youp50 on Dec 31, 2012 6:42:29 GMT -5
The Chicago knives I have are not worth putting on a Lansky. Steel is too soft. The edge will not hold up.
I have a carbide pull through and then an old butcher steel that sees use at meat cutting time.
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Post by thelefthand on Jan 1, 2013 1:28:59 GMT -5
I wish Cutco made a nice jack knife or game knife line. My kitchen Cutco's are by far the best steel I own Funny story, a few years ago a young lady that was in my Sunday school class started selling Cutco knives and asked if she could come over and do a demonstration for us. She had to do so many demos a month and needed the practice. I told her to stop on buy, but explained that since I make my own knives, there wasn't much of a chance that she was going to sell anything. She came by and did her demonstrations. All my knives beat out all of her knives in every test She was a bit discouraged, so I sat her down and explained why my knives did better, and how her knives were designed to work. Last year I gave our babysitter a deer that I killed and in exchange her son and husband helped my butcher it. Her son brought a pair of their Cutco knives. Her husband promptly sliced his finger wide open on one of my knives (Dexter) because he was used to having to push harder. Nothing wrong with the Cutco knives except that their teeth make them all but impossible to maintain regularly. I just get a chuckle every time I hear someone mention them. All knives wear and dull with use, and all knives need to be sharpened with some frequency, even more so if they are used regularly. The harder and tougher the steel, the longer it will hold its edge, but the longer it takes to sharpen. The softer the steel, the more quickly it looses its edge, but the more quickly it sharpens. Since I have all the equipment to make blades, I don't mind a really hard, and really tough blade. I can take it from dull as a piece of re-bar to scary sharp in less than 15 min, and a significant chunk of that time includes switching from a 400 grit belt to a 15 micron belt on my belt grinder. So if I don't have to totally redo the secondary angles, it doesn't take me nearly as long. Having said all of that, the best practice is to touch up the blade frequently. Regardless of what system you use, it needs to be used frequently. Don't wait until the blade NEEDS to be sharpened. Keep it touched up as you go. The job goes more quickly, and more safely. My hunting blades are basic O1 at about 58~60 Rc, and they will hold an edge better than about anything you can buy at a big box store, but I still sharpen them after every deer that I field dress. I've got some CM154 and some S90V that I've made some blanks from, but I haven't gotten around to finishing them. I REALLY want to do the S90V, but I've just been lazy Either way, waiting until a blade "needs" to be sharpened is just the right recipe for an experienced person to get cut, and cut badly. If I've got to field dress 3 deer, then I grab another knife out of my glove box before I get started. At that point I'm going to have a long day a head of me. No need to go though it bleeding. FWIW, for kitchen knives, Victrinox generally gets very high reviews considering their price. Wish I had heard of them before I dropped a chunk on a set of Wustoff knives for my wife while we were still dating.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 20:44:32 GMT -5
I just had a guy at the Big Buck Classic sharpen my knife with this sharpener. I use my knife for everything but a knife so it was DULL!!!!!!!!!!!! Wouldn't cut water!!!! This thing sharpened my knife in less then 2 minutes and is now sharp as a razor!!! RR www.worksharptools.com/sportsmans-sharpener.html
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Post by dannoboone on Jan 20, 2013 14:32:56 GMT -5
78RR, ya had me all excited, even followed the link to Amazon to find it at $69.95, but then studied the photo only to find it to be right-hand specific.....not so much for us "lefties".
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Post by thelefthand on Jan 27, 2013 18:59:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 11:48:21 GMT -5
I suck at it no matter what I've tried. So I stick to playing the routine, "I forgot my knife so can I borrow yours" --->Dave W. hehe
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Post by cuda on Feb 4, 2013 13:14:17 GMT -5
ohioguy it is not that hard to get a sharp edge on a knife. I have more sharpening stones than knives. But I sharpen for a lot of people too. I have shown a few how to do it and now they do their own and can shave with them. dannoboone all of the stones I have ever seen work left handed too. I feel if you heat the edge it will not hold an edge. So I hand sharpen all of the blades I do with stones free hand. You can feel the angle of the edge as you sharpen it just stay with it and it will get sharp.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 16:56:11 GMT -5
Cuda, I could sure use a good quality sharpener and some lessons to use it but my problem is patience or lack there of. I can sit in a tree stand for 12+ hours no problems, but I can't bear to sit for more than 5 minutes and mess with a knife. Lol I get em decent enough to get the job done and thats it. Maybe if I owned a decent sharpener life would be easier but I'm just not that into it. I have a "fool" proof hand held quick sharpener that gets me by.
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Post by cuda on Feb 5, 2013 1:55:12 GMT -5
Do you finish with a hard real fine stone?The finer the stone you finish with the sharper it will be. I have had knives the the more times that I sharpen them the sharper they get. If you use the same angle till you get a bur both sides of the edge then use a finer stone. And raise the angle to take the bur off to a finer bur. Then finer again and again till there is no bur but a vary sharp edge. One guy gave me his knife to sharpen and I did he had never had a sharp knife before. When I gave it back to him I showed him how sharp it was and how well it cut. 3 days later I saw him and asked what he did he said he was cutting a rope and took just the tip of his finger off too. He has always brought his knive to me since and has not cut himself since either. And yes I have had my share of stitches too. It just take time to learn just how it is done once you do it goes a lot faster from there.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 4:09:44 GMT -5
I actually don't even own a stone anymore, I got frustrated and threw them away, just use a good ole hand held quick sharpener that has 2 sides to it, semi course and fine. (Ceramic) may not be the best but its quick, simple and gets the job done.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 10:11:55 GMT -5
I have sharpened my own blades since my grandfather gave me a pocket knife and a wetstone when I was 3, my mom about died and hid the knife from me so my gramps bought me another one, she finally gave up. his words were "when he brings blood a few times he will learn", I did bleed and I indeed learned how to use a knife and to sharpen one as well. I hand sharpen all my knives but now use diamond stones to do so.
the best sharpening aid I have seen and used is called a warthog, I dont own one but if I were in the market thats what I would buy
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Post by lwh723 on Feb 20, 2013 10:28:13 GMT -5
I do the same as Bill. I've got a diamond stone, and I think a Chicago Cutlery steel.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2013 12:53:03 GMT -5
78RR, ya had me all excited, even followed the link to Amazon to find it at $69.95, but then studied the photo only to find it to be right-hand specific.....not so much for us "lefties". Sorry Man, I didn't realize it was right hand specific, that kinda stinks!! Great sharpener! Hope you find what your looking for!! I have a hard time trying to figure out how to sharpen with a stone sometimes I get it then others I just make it worse! Good luck, RR
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Post by marbleshot on Mar 5, 2013 21:44:29 GMT -5
Wicked Edge.
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