Likewise. Graduated from Whetstones to Diamond stones and like to finish on Ceramic Rods.I bought one of those Ken Onion belt sander/sharpening things. It okay for massive reprofiling of a blade.
For fine sharpening I like the V ceramic rods.
Likewise. Graduated from Whetstones to Diamond stones and like to finish on Ceramic Rods.I bought one of those Ken Onion belt sander/sharpening things. It okay for massive reprofiling of a blade.
For fine sharpening I like the V ceramic rods.
Amen!...and never, ever put a good kitchen knife in the dishwasher.
Oh, man! A neighbor, an elderly veteran from the early part of the Vietnam War, called me one day and asked me to help him with a pistol. I went to his house and he showed me a small, stainless .380 that he had bought for his wife. He thought it wasn't as shiny as it should be. (I guess he thought it should be like a nickel plated gun.) He tried to polish it by hand (with Brasso, I seem to recall), but got nowhere. Then he broke out his trusty Dremel tool! Oh, yeah, it had gouges and marks ALL over it! What a mess! I spent a whole day with a buffing wheel working to get it close to where it was before he started scooting that Dremel tool over it.Motor driven tools accomplish the same damage to knives as dremel tools do to guns.
No electric I’ve ever seen is “better” !I still sharpen my hunting and folding knives with whetstones. I enjoy the process and results. I’ve been doing it that way for over 50 years. I like a wet 800-1000 grit then finish usually with a 6000. When I was a kid we used a pedal grinder stone for the heavy stuff and whetstones were common for the knives. Are the new electric sharpeners better? Maybe I’m missing something.
rather apparent you know nothing about the Tormek knife sharpeners that many custom knifemakers use.No electric I’ve ever seen is “better” !
A few stones from the years.
A pink Arkansas and a Missouri, Black Arkansas below and a small carborundum I had as a kid.
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Ceramic rod from a big fluorescent light (38 spl case for a handle.
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My grandfathers oil stone
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a great grand uncle's oil stone
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I found this in an old house we lived in a while back. It was broken in two places. I glued it back together. It's sandstone.
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My father's oil stone.
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Various stones (rocks) that I've picked up to use for an edge.
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Knives, like guns, are tools. Knives are likely our oldest tools. Knives are subject to a lot more abuse than most guns during the course of their work.
Someday we can have a knife thread (probably already have one)... I've got knives. Lots of working knives and some that will never feel a stone.
Alan
how many Custom Knife knife makes do you know personallyI don't know any custom knife makers that use a Tormek, but it's very popular with some woodworkers for sharpening chisels and lathe tools. Tormek is apparently made with green painted gold and platinum, with diamond bearings - at least according to the price for one. There are lots of cool tools for knifemakers to spend their money on.
how many Custom Knife knife makes do you know personally
As an apprentice meat cutter I was taught lay a nickel on the stone then put the back of the knife onthe nickel. It won't work for all knives, but it was perfect for my work knives.I'm still learning the angle and pressure for whetstone sharpening but wasn't satisfied with the Langsky sharpeners I had years ago.
As an apprentice meat cutter I was taught lay a nickel on the stone then put the back of the knife onthe nickel. It won't work for all knives, but it was perfect for my work knives.
Diamond coated steels are nice to use, followed by a steel. Steel actuall come in different coarseness too.
It worked with Forschner Knives that I used my whole time cutting meat. Different knives have different steel which may change everything. I was given a Chicago Cutlery knife & it was a hard knife to put an edge on but it lasted longer.I'll bet that gives a very fine edge, and one that you learn to keep your fingers away from!
I'll pass that trick on to my oldest son. He has taken on the role of meat processor in our family.
Alan
What kind of saw does he use? A proper breaking saw is nice a band saw is better. boning out everthing is a lot of work.I don't know what he uses. I'm sure he'll give the sharpening thing a try. That boy (he's 40) can break down a hog or a deer or a steer in nothing flat. He's got a knack for it.
Alan