Can't wait to get these!!!! Plan on getting one for each of my hiking backpacks, so I always have something with me. There is nothing like having a sharp, capable knife!
Thank you very much for watching. Thank you for the compliment. And yes, we will know each other when we leave this earth. When we get to Heaven . The Bible says you will be completely coherent. Also, with all five senses in tact when you wake up in hell a second after you die. We’ll see you then brother.
Love this product! Well, all of them. I have been hand-sharpening knives for over 15 years. I have all kinds of electric, many different abrasives for plates, wheels, etc. I have found that it really depends on the tool/knife/purpose as to what you use to sharpen an edge. IMO, There is no one way to sharpen ALL edges, i.e., you wouldn't use a grinding wheel to refine a straight razor edge. ALL that said, your sharpeners are great for their INTENDED purpose. ALL of your videos I have watched all say for an EDC knife, not a straight razor, for example. Just like any kind of stones, wheels, belts, etc, a HUMAN sets the pressure AND/OR the angle. You can screw up an edge with ANYTHING if you don't understand WHAT you are doing and WHY you are doing it. You do a great job explaining what and why you do to an edge in conjunction with your sharpening products. One thing that I never heard you address (forgive me if you did and I missed it) is the way the "V" notch works. You SHOW that in your video, but you never explain WHY you are holding it at an angle to the knife edge. I see exactly why you do it and how you do it, but maybe some people didn't catch the shape of the two "V" rods; they are square and have two exposed 90 degree edges just like the single longer square stock of TC. You give clues like addressing little to no cut marks in the plastic below the "V" notch on each side for a returned item and again, angling it on the table or leg to the edge, but never really explained why you hold them like that and why. Maybe that would help with the returns and also sell more of your product to skeptics. If I would have expected all the crap I bought over the years to work out-of-the-box (and I have ALOT of expensive plates and abrasives), I would have NONE of them due to me sending them all back due to me not knowing the correct way to use them. Again, great products and I will be getting more soon! I like your honesty as well.
@@dereksteele2284 Absolutely, I agree! My use for this tool is simply to maintain an edge while away from my home where all of my stones are. Usually, only an edge straightening is all that's needed in the "field". I would use the "V" notch only if absolutely necessary. Easy enough to fix on stones, but who wants to carry all that crap with them everywhere? I learned a long time ago with diamond stones that only light pressure is needed to sharpen an already prepared knife. I frustrated myself many times until an old machinist told me "let the tool" do the work...concentrate on your technique. Boy was he right. Brad has a great technique with his sharpeners.
@jeffreypritts2530 I just carry a small ceramic stone with me. My mom used sharpeners like he's got on all her kitchen knives, and it took hours to get a nice edge back on all of them. They all had waves down the edge. I would never use them on any of my knives
send some to the marines I would have loved to have one of these in the bush they work very well I love mine it is truly a great knife sharpener. Semper fi.
Brad, you sir have made my day and made me a customer. 4:30 “Don’t mess with the screws. Leave em alone. If you mess with em and mess it up don’t call me, because I might have a tendency to chew out ya ass.” 😂😂😂😂 I wanted to just call ya right then and order one.
Like 268 saiu do Brasil! Sensacional o método de afiação que faz. Este afiador realmente é muito bom. Mas também sua técnica é bem interessante. Já estou inscrito no seu canal. Parabéns. Forte abraço.
Just found this. I have a Spyderco folding knife with a serrated edge that I cannot get or keep sharp. Would this sharpener fix this? Thanks for sharing great video on general sharpening also. Are these now available on your site?
Hi Brad. Can you tell me how the straight carbide edge that wobbles from side-to-side in the handle is part of the design? it seems to only make it harder to maintain a consistent angle. What am I doing wrong?
The cavity for the Carbide must be five or 6000s bigger in both ways, side to side up and down than the carbide‘s. That is to accommodate carbide‘s that ended up 5000s or so larger than what I ordered. Otherwise you’ll end up with a bunch of Carbide‘s that will not fit in the mold. And they will not fit in the handles. The 5000s of an inch or so movement has absolutely nothing to do with the sharpening, not in any way shape or form. Consistent angle is done with your brain. And you actually have to be trying to change the angle, to change the angle. and as far as what am I doing wrong? Question. Maybe, absolutely nothing. If your blade is made out of hard steel, it is a steep angle on the blade, the blade has been used and is dull, and you are new at it, then you are probably looking at 10 minutes to fix the blade, but you have to know what you want and how to get it. I will make a video in a couple of days specifically addressing those issues. My 17 year old grandson has been around the Sharpener since he was born, does a fair job with them. But still does not understand the length of time to fix a screwed up blade. Especially if it’s at least, D2 tool steal.
Knife sharpening is an art that takes a bit to learn. My dad would sharpen peoples knives using a ceramic 1/2 tube, he would have the razor sharp. I still have that old tube and have tried many times to sharpen with no success. Maybe one day il take the time to learn it, anyway best of luck to everyone!
Yes ! I have several vintage Buck knives and they are awesome ! I ruined one long ago by ignorant sharpening, I called Buck and they sent me a new knife, no charge. Awesome lifetime guarantee on their knives !
I learned that I can use the V notch from being aggressive all the way down to like a strap and polish the blade with the V notch That is what changed. I am so good with the open face straight line Carbide I did not much use the V. But I find if I will teach people how to use the V correctly, it is easier to keep the 15° angle on both sides. Thank you for watching. Have a great day.
Hmmm maybe you can take your own advice… if tungsten carbide is harder than steel, and can remove steel off of either side of the bevel to sharpen a knife, then of course you can use the tungsten carbide to reshape a broken tip.
