Thread: Knife sharpening

What grit hones do you use to sharpen your pocket/fixed blade knives?
Do you have any recommended procedures?

I have a Lansky System with diamond hones so they are in mesh which is a bit different. Around 600 mesh as a fine finisher and 325 for medium..

I've used a Edge-Pro that I have enjoyed for a couple years.
I have Stones ranging from 120 all the way up to 10k.

Nowadays I tend to freehand all my knives though.

On my kitchen knives I will go as high as on my razors, but you really don't need that.
A 2-3K finish would work just fine for most tasks.
On my folders I tend to go to about 5k, with a couple exceptions that I take higher.

Common for all of them is stropping.
that's how I maintain my all my knives edges between honing.
I'm no fan of rods, be it steel, diamond or boro-silicate ones.

For my small buck folder that I carry I just sharpen freehand on a shapton 1k.

For my kitchen knives I use an angle cube then Sharpen freehand. Ive been finishing on norton hard Arkansas for both my euro knives and my takeda AS. Then I strop on balsa with .5 diamond.

The angle cube is really great for getting a really consistent angle while freehand sharpening.

Also, just like razors, it's best to get most of the work done on your rough stone.

Michael.

I carry Smith's Pocket Pal for my pocket knife. It keeps my blade nice and sharp at all times.

I also hand sharpen my kitchen knives: 1K waterstone for sharpening, 6K waterstone for polishing.

Just for general information, I visited Kitchen Knives - Sharpening Services - Corrado Cutlery looking for knife sharpening info and found that razor honing is also available there by Nathan Zowada, Tim's son.

Interesting.

Originally Posted by mrsell63

Just for general information, I visited Kitchen Knives - Sharpening Services - Corrado Cutlery looking for knife sharpening info and found that razor honing is also available there by Nathan Zowada, Tim's son.

Interesting.

For some reason i wonder about having my razor sharpened by a bearded man. Just saying!

Originally Posted by 32t

For some reason i wonder about having my razor sharpened by a bearded man. Just saying!

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Yeah!!!! It's sort of like having a vegetarian cook your filet mignon. What the hell does he know?

Originally Posted by 32t

For some reason i wonder about having my razor sharpened by a bearded man. Just saying!

Pssst, don't say that so Glen hear ya

I usually use a set of DMTs (120 grit up to 8000), then I jump over to my compounds and go up to 14000 (for my customs).

It really depends on the steels you are working with. I like some of the modern steels and sharpening is a hobby/business for me