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dragongrower · 03-17-2012, 09:53 AM

hey everybody.
not sure if this thread belongs in the outdoor thread, but I just got a sharpening stone from my old man.
It has two different kind of stones, but they seem to be the same fineness/roughness..

I tried searching the almighty google for clues on how to do it, but I just cant seem to make the knife really sharp..

Maybe the stone is not fine enough??

Any help is much appreciated...

regards,

joe fresh · 03-17-2012, 10:47 AM

i believe he gave you a wet stone

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03-17-2012, 11:13 AM

Investigate the Lansky system.It has a clamp and slides to make shapening knives easy.

Hoots · 03-17-2012, 11:34 AM

To sharpen a knife properly you will need more than a two-sided stone. Stone works well for emergency touch ups but more care for proper sharpness( better it is done the longer the edge lasts)

Cheapest method is wet and dry sandpaper. Lay a strip on a bit of wet safety glass where it will stick with water tension and sharpen knife from there. If it is really blunt start around 60/80 grit( that's UK sandpaper size) and work down to 2000/3000 in at least 5 stages of grit. The more the better! As a rough guide you are ready to move on when the scartches left from last grit are gone. For really sharp go all the way to 10,000 ( some japanese waterstones are down to 24,000 grit but will cost you a mortage to afford!)

Bobby Stainless · 03-17-2012, 11:34 AM

Google "whet stone".

MaynardG_Krebs · 03-17-2012, 11:50 AM

second on the Lansky system. Easy to use (after a short learning curve) and very accurate.

mgk

dragongrower · 03-20-2012, 06:10 PM

hey all!
Thanks for your replies!
I tried doing it like in the link with the chef, and that already worked very good!
The knives have become so much sharper, it really become fun to be in the kitchen, just cuttind all kind of stuff up!!

thanks for that!

Pig Pen · 03-29-2012, 12:58 PM

Hey I heard the USMC is giving two year seminars on knife sharpening.

They'll actually pay you and you get free room and board, too!

03-29-2012, 01:26 PM

sharpening a knife by hand is a art in itself.practice and learn the feel of the blade on the stone,angel and pressure.happy trails.......

Pinball Wizard · 03-29-2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BUDS4EVER

sharpening a knife by hand is a art in itself.practice and learn the feel of the blade on the stone,angel and pressure.happy trails.......

this is true...when I get done sharpening knives ...their duller than when I started...

03-17-2012, 09:53 AM	#1
dragongrower Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 601	Help me sharpen my knives!! hey everybody. not sure if this thread belongs in the outdoor thread, but I just got a sharpening stone from my old man. It has two different kind of stones, but they seem to be the same fineness/roughness.. I tried searching the almighty google for clues on how to do it, but I just cant seem to make the knife really sharp.. Maybe the stone is not fine enough?? Any help is much appreciated... regards,
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03-17-2012, 11:34 AM	#4
Hoots Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: You'll find me in the quiet places Posts: 198	To sharpen a knife properly you will need more than a two-sided stone. Stone works well for emergency touch ups but more care for proper sharpness( better it is done the longer the edge lasts) Cheapest method is wet and dry sandpaper. Lay a strip on a bit of wet safety glass where it will stick with water tension and sharpen knife from there. If it is really blunt start around 60/80 grit( that's UK sandpaper size) and work down to 2000/3000 in at least 5 stages of grit. The more the better! As a rough guide you are ready to move on when the scartches left from last grit are gone. For really sharp go all the way to 10,000 ( some japanese waterstones are down to 24,000 grit but will cost you a mortage to afford!) __________________ Golden Tiger and Malawi scrog FIRST OUTDOOR: 58n typhoon and nanda devi(2011) Dancing for an Indian summer
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Bobby Stainless "Ill let you try my Wu-Tang style" Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: On a buffalo Posts: 4,424	Google "whet stone". __________________ THE 36th CHAMBER In all my time, I have learned that the "key", is as simple as "dedication". When you decide that you are going to go for something, and you don't let anything stand in your way, you open the door for great things to happen. And once you have made it that far, after having known what things look like from the bottom, you may find that the view from the top, is that much sweeter.
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03-29-2012, 12:58 PM	#8
Pig Pen Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In a studio Posts: 97	Hey I heard the USMC is giving two year seminars on knife sharpening. They'll actually pay you and you get free room and board, too!
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03-29-2012, 01:26 PM	#9
Guest 226076 Guest Posts: n/a	sharpening a knife by hand is a art in itself.practice and learn the feel of the blade on the stone,angel and pressure.happy trails.......
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03-17-2012, 11:13 AM	#3
pine boy Guest Posts: n/a	Investigate the Lansky system.It has a clamp and slides to make shapening knives easy.
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03-17-2012, 11:50 AM	#6
MaynardG_Krebs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Coolsville Posts: 1,628	second on the Lansky system. Easy to use (after a short learning curve) and very accurate. mgk
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03-20-2012, 06:10 PM	#7
dragongrower Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 601	hey all! Thanks for your replies! I tried doing it like in the link with the chef, and that already worked very good! The knives have become so much sharper, it really become fun to be in the kitchen, just cuttind all kind of stuff up!! thanks for that!
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