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Knife sharpening kits
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Hillbilly on September 26, 2010, 12:33:40 pm ---Why do you need an elaborate, expensive sharpening system?
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I'm a son of a butcher, learned a little about sharpening knives on stones and steeling the blade to re-align the cutting edges. But I can get my blades (knife or broadheads) much sharper much faster using my Gatco knife sharpener. It's all well and good if you can duplicate the exact same angle with every stroke on a whetstone, but if you are a degree or two off with each stroke, it will take you many more strokes to sharpen the edges due to the rounding off effect. Each stroke removes steel leaving less blade to do the work. Fewer strokes, longer life. Got my latest Gatco in a Bargain Cave of a well known Nebraska sporting goods store for $18. Should last at least 15 years like the previous one did. Mind you, it ain't worth a tinker's spit on stone blades. >:(
Over the years I have learned that a nice straight bevel on the blade only rarely needs to be resharpened, more often a little stropping on a piece of leather or cardboard re-aligns the edge and returns the tool to it's wicked intent.
sailordad:
jw sounds like you know your sharpening
wanna sharpen my woodsmans for me ;D
Justin Snyder:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on September 26, 2010, 02:10:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hillbilly on September 26, 2010, 12:33:40 pm ---Why do you need an elaborate, expensive sharpening system?
--- End quote ---
I'm a son of a butcher, learned a little about sharpening knives on stones and steeling the blade to re-align the cutting edges. But I can get my blades (knife or broadheads) much sharper much faster using my Gatco knife sharpener. It's all well and good if you can duplicate the exact same angle with every stroke on a whetstone, but if you are a degree or two off with each stroke, it will take you many more strokes to sharpen the edges due to the rounding off effect. Each stroke removes steel leaving less blade to do the work. Fewer strokes, longer life. Got my latest Gatco in a Bargain Cave of a well known Nebraska sporting goods store for $18. Should last at least 15 years like the previous one did. Mind you, it ain't worth a tinker's spit on stone blades. >:(
Over the years I have learned that a nice straight bevel on the blade only rarely needs to be resharpened, more often a little stropping on a piece of leather or cardboard re-aligns the edge and returns the tool to it's wicked intent.
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I use the Gatco also. It doesn't look as fancy, but it works just as well. In fact, it works better for me because I'm cheap. ;)
JustinNC:
I can sharpen on a stone and learned on a stone, but I pull out the 20+y/o Lansky every now and then to put a razor edge on my knives.
The stones have coated with steel, wash em off with dish detergent, hot water and a little brillo pad.
The stones fell out........J B Weld.
adb:
I use a Lansky for hunting knives, with a leather strop to finish the edge. I also have the Warthog sharpener, and it works like majic to keep the kitchen knives sharp. I can use a whetstone, but it takes much longer, and the edge ends up not nearly as keen.
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