Thread: How do you sharpen your EDC knives?

On my Jnats or some small ceramic thing.

Does it hurt the hones yall use for razors to use them on your knives? For those who use your razor hones on knives that is.

Mine was bad. I havent sharpened it in probably 4 or 5 months, and I use knives quite a bit. The sharpeners I have just flat suck so today I used 1000 grit sandpaper followed off by a piece of leather with some CroOx on it just to see what would happen. I think I turned the Scandi grind into a convex grind, but it slices through paper really easily now and it put a new point on the blade that hasnt been on there since I bought the knife. Im just a little disappointed because it wore down alot of the TiNi finish on the blade, but I guess I can live with that. Im wondering how long the convex will hold up over Scandi. That will decide if I stay with this grind or put a Scandi grind back on it.

I got one of those lansky sets. I use it for most of my knives that I don't really care about, cheap pocket knives and so. For my nicer knives I use real hones. I have planned to upgrade to the edge pro set, just haven't gotten around to it yet

My Knives are just pocket knives,stuff I use to cut cardboard and stuff in the yard,A few swipes on a round diamond steel works for me.

Norton combination oilstones, crystolon, Carborundums up to & including 1000 grit, finish on a beat up Swaty.
There are a hundred different choices out there, a good Norton combo can cost $20.00 & last you forever with that one knife.
I never run my EDC knife through a slotted tungsten carbide cutter; the thought alone gives me the shakes, should be a law against it, punishable by a beaten with a
cat–o'–nine tails.

Worksharp, Ken Onion edition.

Don't know if "The Wicked Edge System " has been mentioned yet...a little pricey

I have a set of DMTs Extra Coarse, coarse, Fine, Extra Fine, and Extra Extra Fine, then I have several strops loaded with various diamond compounds. I sharpen/profile my knives with a more meticulous progression than my straights.

Don't ask me to rationalize it, it's just a hobby that I have been in the grips of for a long time. Straight razors are a relatively new niche in this hobby.

Eze-Lap Model M. A great sharpening tool; been using it ever since my dad gave it to me over thirty years ago.

I use a 1" wide belt sander with 600, 800, and 1000 grit belts and then strop with a leather belt that goes on the belt sander. Nothing is faster or produces a better edge in my opinion.