Thread: How do you sharpen your EDC knives?

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.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

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.

They make the edge look like a saw!

Pixel,
That knife in the middle is a Buck Esquire, isn't it?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Pixel,
That knife in the middle is a Buck Esquire, isn't it?

Not a clue,marked buck 501,actually I find those Carbide gizzies to work well,not for sharpening,but they set a perfect intial bevel to work on.

Yes, it's a Squire, not Esquire, my bad. Good little knives.

Yes they do, because they "shave" off the dang metal.

Honestly, I thought about buying a set of those "quarter Nortons" that Whipped Dog sells just to use on my knives. I mean, at like $60 you could probably buy a ton of other hones/sharpening devices but if the Norton set is good enough for razors. I personally wouldnt use them for anything else.

I just see alot of talk about what grit to go up to and it seems like everyone has varying theories as to why higher grits are good or not. I know the blade is AUS-8 steel, I just dont know if it would benefit at all from higher grits.

I use the syperco sharpmaker. Good for quick touch-ups assuming you have a good starting grind. One of the easiest learning curves and fairly inexpensive.

Downside: Really not suited to any heavy work like re-profiling.