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Knife Sharpening - the DEFINITIVE Recommendation?
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MaskedMarvel said:How long of a blade will Lansky accommodate?MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.
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IMO, a plain ol' ceramic stick is the best and cheapest answer. Not the "best cheapest", but the best AND cheapest. Something like this: http://www.cabelas.com/product/LANSKY-MEDIUM-SHARPENING-STICK/1993897.uts?productVariantId=4160148&WT.tsrc=PPC&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=04152358&rid=20&gclid=CNDj3KzJy9ACFZYkgQodr18M8g&gclsrc=aw.ds
It does require some attention and care to hold your knife at the angle you want, but honestly that becomes second nature the more you use it.
A professional sharpener told me the ceramic stick, according on the grind, is for a very fine edge. The only thing beyond the ceramic is a leather strop.
I do a few swipes on the ceramic stick almost every time I pull a knife out to use it. They all stay sharp enough to shave with. It takes 10 seconds, the stick has lasted over a dozen years now, and I know all my knives are sharp.
If starting fresh, I would take all knives to a pro for sharpening, then maintain with the ceramic.
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XLBGE, Jordan Lake, NC -
Trizor XV
So easy to use that a dummy like me can have success with it.... -
Work Sharp WSKTS Knife and Tool Sharpener
@MaskedMarvel I have this and you are welcome to borrow it to try it out.
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MaskedMarvel said:CTMike said:MaskedMarvel said:gmac said:I know it's sort of old school, with no motors or anything but I love my Lanskey set. Great value, Can get easily razor sharp. Takes a bit of elbow grease but works super well. www.lanskey.com
But be careful. Two stories.
I sharpened a friends knife at deer camp. Next day he was sitting at the table and someone noticed his hand was bleeding. He had put the knife in the leather sheath wrong, slit the sheath wide open and had cut his hand on it without even knowing. It was that sharp.
I also did did a neighbors Swiss Army knife for him and he went to cut some plastic on a project has doing and pried on it wrong, shutting it on his finger cutting down to the bone. Don't use a razor sharp knife like a screwdriver.
Bonus story. My friend used it to touch up filet knives at the cottage, took his belt off to use as a strop and cut the belt in half on the first stroke. It can get a knife crazy sharp.
So not only is your bevel not true, the grit isn't either. Maybe a KO WS user could help me out here.
@MaskedMarvel,
FWIW, if looking for accuracy, look into an Edge Pro Apex.
From pocket knives, to my 10" Shun, it handles it all. With a little practice, pound for pound, it can't be beat.BrandonQuad Cities
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MaskedMarvel said:CTMike said:MaskedMarvel said:gmac said:I know it's sort of old school, with no motors or anything but I love my Lanskey set. Great value, Can get easily razor sharp. Takes a bit of elbow grease but works super well. www.lanskey.com
But be careful. Two stories.
I sharpened a friends knife at deer camp. Next day he was sitting at the table and someone noticed his hand was bleeding. He had put the knife in the leather sheath wrong, slit the sheath wide open and had cut his hand on it without even knowing. It was that sharp.
I also did did a neighbors Swiss Army knife for him and he went to cut some plastic on a project has doing and pried on it wrong, shutting it on his finger cutting down to the bone. Don't use a razor sharp knife like a screwdriver.
Bonus story. My friend used it to touch up filet knives at the cottage, took his belt off to use as a strop and cut the belt in half on the first stroke. It can get a knife crazy sharp.
Most knife sharpening likely won't even require the coarsest grits unless the edge has really gotten damaged.
So, assuming just normal knife usage/sharpening I wouldn't be concerned about your home knives being ground away until you're just left with a "skewer".
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Hi54putty said:
Work Sharp WSKTS Knife and Tool Sharpener
@MaskedMarvel I have this and you are welcome to borrow it to try it out.Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
westernbbq said:Trizor XV
So easy to use that a dummy like me can have success with it....Focker said:MaskedMarvel said:CTMike said:MaskedMarvel said:
@MaskedMarvel,
FWIW, if looking for accuracy, look into an Edge Pro Apex.
From pocket knives, to my 10" Shun, it handles it all. With a little practice, pound for pound, it can't be beat.Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
dmt makes an 8 inch 4000 grit diamond stone, imo better than whetstones and they sharpen quick enough that just a few swipes is all thats needed.
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MaskedMarvel said:westernbbq said:Trizor XV
So easy to use that a dummy like me can have success with it....Focker said:MaskedMarvel said:CTMike said:MaskedMarvel said:
@MaskedMarvel,
FWIW, if looking for accuracy, look into an Edge Pro Apex.
From pocket knives, to my 10" Shun, it handles it all. With a little practice, pound for pound, it can't be beat.
If I were to buy again today, the Apex 3 is what you want, the 1000 is nice. I go up to a Chosera 10K, which is good for a mirror finish, but it's really just splitting hairs when you go past 1K. The mirror finish looks great on the knives, especially the Damascus Skyline, not necessary IMO.BrandonQuad Cities
"If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful." -
@HeavyG we were posting at the same time. Thanks for the reply.Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
According to those Calphalon knife commercials....they got little people inside those knife blocks just a sharpening away. How they get them in there I will never know.
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A__1/calphalon-self-sharpening-cutlery-factory
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