Thread: Kitchen knives too sharp

There are many good sharpening jigs on the market, I have or do own most. And they all work and put an even bevel and keen edge on most knives and some like the, edge pro style excel are with small EDC knives.

But for the average person, a simple plastic clip on angle guide works very well, are quick and simple to use. With a little practice and a sharpie anyone can learn to freehand hone, really the quickest, easiest and simplest way to hone a large knife.

I do like the Edge Pro, and there are tons of stones, strops and even film holders for them, but it is a hassle to get out, and sharpen just one or two knives. For EDC, small knives or collector knives where you want a good looking repeatable bevel, jigs can be beat.

When I have the stones out, I run my wife’s favorites across them, taking them to 4k, generally. I keep a 12 in CKTG Diamond Sharpening Rod, a Ceramic Rod and steels in the drawers with our knives for quick touch ups. Which by the way, storing your knives in a wood block is the best way to protect an edge. I use the flat wooden blocks that fit in a drawers. Cardboard or Plastic storage sayas or guards work well for single storage or for transportation and are inexpensive or can easily be made in cardboard.

Chef Knives to Go, Sharpening Tutorials are chocked full of great sharpening videos, they also carry well priced, quality knife stuff.

Vintage carbon steel knives are great value, are easy to hone and take a great edge, I have bought them for a dollar at garage sales and flea markets.

After 35 years, I have finally trained my bride to not toss a knife in the sink full of dishes or leave a carbon steel knife wet…

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i recently purchased this one. I havent used it much yet, but did sharpen it. i found that doing a few spine forward stropping strokes and then stropping on the reverse side of a leather strop produces a shaving edge pretty consistently, even if your honing technique isnt perfect. also adding in stropping on newspaper will really get you to the next level.