What do you use to sharpen your knives?

[Cowtown]

I have several knives, some straight edge and some combo straight and serrated.

What do you guys and girls use to sharpen them?

 

[Gutshot]

I bought a set of wheels for my bench grinder. One has the grit on it to do the initial sharpening and the other to polish the blade to like razor sharpness. I bought them at a gun show for around $25.00. I use a hone to touch up the edges when needed.

 

[dbgun]

Normark Tri-hone and Lansky ceramic sticks.

 

[M. Sage]

Updated version of what I use most: Gatco: Sharpeners: Ceramic: Gatstix Micro-X

I need to get one of the new ones... that's way nicer than the old versions like I have!

My Tri-Seps also made me happy... too bad I can't find it. Gatco: Sharpeners: Ceramic: Tri-Seps Sharpener

My Gerber LMF II has a carbide sharpener built into the sheath. I wouldn't use a carbide sharpener on anything but that blade, they take too much material off.

 

[Wolfwood]

i always use the soles of my feet. takes a little longer but i get a nice clean edge, and it gets rid of the callouses.

 

[bvillars]

bass pro shop the gentleman charges me a dollar a blade and does a good job

 

[baboon]

Norton tri-stone set, plus a diamond & smooth steel on my work knives. When customers comment on how sharp my knives are I use to tell them "Just like OJ's. "

 

[Big country]

I use a smiths diamond sharpener, it does a pretty good job.

 

[Cowtown]

Thanks for all the input.

 

[308nato]

I have a Lansky kit and I have an Arkansas stone for touchups.

 

[Greg_TX]

My hunting knife has a straight edge, so I just use an oil stone and a leather strop. The trick is don't let it get too dull or you'll be at it for an hour doing it this way.

 

[KellyAsh]

I have a Lanskys for the nicer blades and a cheapo $10 Shark from CVS/Walgreens that puts a razor sharp edge on my utility knives like no other.

 

[willygene]

I have many knives i use in my saddle shop and i use a oil stone and a leather strop with jewlers rouge my knives are used daily and sharpened daily and will cut anything with little to no pressure sharpening this way takes practice but is good to know.

 

[Harley Rider 55]

House of Blades about 5 miles from the house in Ft Worth.

 

[Hawghauler]

I must admit I have purchased every sharpening stone, stick, or steel ever made I think. Sucker for a better mousetrap. I usually use a steel for the edge and the Case Moonstone (ceramic) to polish it. I don't let them get too dull and I don't try to oversharpen them.

 

[Harley Rider 55]

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[silverbear]

Spyderco Sharpmaker with ultra fine rods. So easy a caveman (like me) can sharpen a knife!