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12 point
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12 point
Joined: Dec 2007
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I absolutely suck at sharpening. I've tried multiple sharpeners and don't seem to get the edge like I want it. Any recommendations on a system that will maybe help build a skill I need? Good videos on youtube?
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,426 Likes: 16
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Mar 2013
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OUTDOORS55 is a great resource on YouTube. I’ve bought a couple of stones based on his vids and have been super happy with them both.
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Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 4,341 Likes: 34
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Mar 2016
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Buy a wicked edge. It is the best sharpening system I’ve ever used.
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Posts: 9,285 Likes: 11
14 point
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Joined: Feb 2012
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Give me bout 15 more minutes, I was dreamin about beavers..........
Si Robertson
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 5,205 Likes: 24
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 5,205 Likes: 24 |
I can sharpen a lawn mower blade with worksharp but don't get an edge I like on my hunting knives.
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Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,209
8 point
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8 point
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I could look at a knife and dull it worse than it was. Got the Worksharp Precision Adjust and was finally able to get good edges on my blades. Just upgraded to a wicked edge and doing even better.
God, Country, Corps, Family, and Alabama Football.
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6 point
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Joined: Dec 2018
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It’s not the latest and greatest, but I’ve had great luck with the Lansky system.
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Joined: Jun 2002
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8 point
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8 point
Joined: Jun 2002
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I've enjoyed the Spyderco Sharpmaker. Prior to to that used diamond hones for rough work, a soft then a hard Washita stone, then strop with rouge. I've made knives for 30 years,and build the initial edge on several increasingly fine 2x72 belts, then a buffer. The Sharpmaker is the first "system" that I've thought could do better than I could by hand. Not to say that the other "systems" (Lansky, Wicked Edge, etc) aren't just as good.
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Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 6,199 Likes: 27
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Mar 2015
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I've enjoyed the Spyderco Sharpmaker. Prior to to that used diamond hones for rough work, a soft then a hard Washita stone, then strop with rouge. I've made knives for 30 years,and build the initial edge on several increasingly fine 2x72 belts, then a buffer. The Sharpmaker is the first "system" that I've thought could do better than I could by hand. Not to say that the other "systems" (Lansky, Wicked Edge, etc) aren't just as good. I’m coming to town Sunday or Monday and may have to swing by for a touch up with my knives 😆 😆 you think I’m kidding lol
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2018 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion
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4 point
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4 point
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Warthog knife sharpeners, V-sharp A-4 model.
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,350 Likes: 5
8 point
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8 point
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Uhhh, Sunday may not be a good day......
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4 point
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4 point
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https://a.co/d/2FMaSewDMT diamond plates will sharpen any blade steel you’ve got.
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Joined: Jan 2017
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Glad He Doesn’t Have One
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Glad He Doesn’t Have One
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 10,432 Likes: 156 |
Warthog knife sharpeners, V-sharp A-4 model. I’ve been learning a little taxidermy from a buddy of mine. He hand fleshes all his deer hides and this is the system he uses. I’ve never seen a system that can keep a razor blade or a scalpel as sharp as this system does. And fast too. Well worth the money.
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4 point
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4 point
Joined: Oct 2017
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Its all about the angle . Any sharpener will do the job if the correct angle i maintained . Buy or make a jig that you can use to keep the correct angle and you can do it. That being said the bet sharpeners for some folk s will have a way to adjust for different angles . And buy a Rada sharpener best $15 you will ever spend
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Talking Turkey
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Talking Turkey
Joined: Mar 2003
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If using a Work Sharp for the first time I'd practice on a knife you don't care about. I damn near ruined an Esee 3 using a Work Sharp but a member on here was able to sharpen it back and save it for me.
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Posts: 27,316 Likes: 252
Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert
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Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert
Joined: Dec 2015
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I use the curved edge on the window of my truck. 3-4 strokes on each side and its razor sharp
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Joined: Apr 2017
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Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Apr 2017
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I use the curved edge on the window of my truck. 3-4 strokes on each side and its razor sharp This right here ^^^^ The unglazed rim on bottom of a ceramic coffee cup works great too
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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Administrator
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Administrator
Joined: Apr 2000
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I use the curved edge on the window of my truck. 3-4 strokes on each side and its razor sharp Yep, that works. Sharpened a many a knives on the windows of a brand new Mercedes at work over the years. 😆 I use a Smith’s diamond sharpener most of the time.
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call
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spike
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spike
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Warthog V-Sharp are worth the money, expensive but will last a lifetime.
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Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Feb 2007
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Warthog V-Sharp are worth the money, expensive but will last a lifetime. Looked at one yesterday Probably buy one soon. The angle is adjustable on the V Sharp
“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.” ― Ronald Reagan
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