KME Sharpening-How To Video-Basic Kit with a Few Extras 

This is one of the best KME how-to videos and explanations of the various hones, stones, and strops. A big thumbs up!

I noticed on some knives (particularly 940 Osborne) the blade would move as I tightened it down and then definitely more when I started sharpening so I put painters tape on the blade where the clamp goes and it seems to have solved the problem

I don't comment much on videos but I wanted to tell you how great this is. You remind me so much of my dad and point out little things to help beginners like me, thank you for posting this even though a few years have passed!

This video has helped me tremendously, I’ve watched it several times now. I bought the KME and a few extras and man does this thing get an edge, I’m super pleased with it and this video has helped me learn to use the sharpener. Thank you for the great instructions!!!

KnifeKrazy, thanks for the video. Ron and Ms. Bernice are awesome and as Ron told me on the phone, this ain't rocket science. I was making too much out of it. Your video fixed me up. This is a great product and you do a great job of showing "newbies" the proper technique. I purchased the Kit with 4 diamond stones and I also bought the base. After trying to re profile my old buck 119, I got frustrated, called Ron with my problem and bought the 100 grit, watched your video and am completely satisfied. Thanks for your help. Ron, if you see this, you have made an awesome product and are great to work with. People, don't worry about the price American made quality, great customer service, and people like KnifeKrazy to help as well.

Just got a KME! Will be using this as a reference video as I learn!! Thanks!!

Such an informative and helpful video. Thank you for putting it together.

I have a question sir. I go through the progression of 140-300-600-1500, but when I get to the 1500 grit stone it seems to crumble the edge. Through the rest of the stones it gets sharp, but when I finish off with the 1500 it seems like little chips in the blade. I would appreciate any help. I’m using light pressure as well

I know these videos are several years old but I really like them! I've been using a KME for about 6 months and I love it! I learned alot from this channel,Shabazz,birdshot, before even buying the system.

Should you not do the Arkansas stone before the 1500? According to Dana website the translucent stone is 1200.

Fucking Ron the owner of KME is a genius, amazing sharpener!!

It is obvious you have mastered this unit but your hand sure does get close to the blade..... 18 percent, 18 percent....😜.... good video, Thx

Hey Matt - what are the exact dimensions (width and length) of that little steel bar you glued on the top of your carrier?

I just got the kit and am looking to grab a translucent Arkansas stone, but there is the regular and the super fine. Is it the super fine I am after?

Great video ! , I notice you dont use any water/lube with your diamond stones ? I was under the impression its beneficial to use some water ? anyway great video , keep it up

Hey man great video. Subscribed. I am a complete novice to sharpening. Do you think this would be what I need to start sharpening? Or should I start on something else. I am planning on purchasing the base model that currently includes a strop. I also was planning on adding 4 micron cbn. Do you think I should add anything else to start or would this be a good starter set up? Thanks

I enjoy my kme kit as well. My current issue is deciding what angle best suits a given blade. I just sharpened a Rat1 at 17 degrees and now I'm wondering if that is too shallow. It slices well but now I'm uncertain if it's too weak.

Are all of the stroping plates from KME. If so do you have to get them from KME or can they be purchased from Amazon or eBay.

In one of your videos you said not to use the 50 grit without using the 100 grit.Could you do decent reprofiling with just the 100 grit and skip the beast?Buying one of these keeps getting mpre expensive.lol.

Hi, it looks like you are working those diamond stone dry. I just got my kit yesterday, and was wondering if I should add a drop of water to the stones (bottle came with my gold diamond kit). Great video!

Quality instruction from you. Thanks for your insight and for sharing your experience.

any tips on clamping a para3? my usual tricks don’t work very well, what with my painters tape and what not. beautiful work on that edge there chief!

Great tips thanks. I'm waiting for my new KME in the mail.

Just wanted to say thanks for all your videos! I have found yours to be the most helpful on this system and I’m super excited to get it and start sharpening!

Where did you get the leather strop to fit the KME? I can't find one on Amazon.

Thanks so much for the video. I am getting more comfortable with my KME now because of your videos. I have the basic set plus the 4 micron emulsion strop. I would like the edge to have a little more of a mirror finish. What would you recommend next? Another strop emulsion, lapping stone, Arkansas stone? Thanks!

#knifecrazy is the Arkansas translucent needed or can I go from 140 to 300 to 600 to 1500 to 4 micron strop?

This has to be the best video I've seen so far on how to sharpen a knife very detailed that I like had no idea there was so much to getting a great edge but that's what I'm looking for thanks for sharing

I have an Apex Edge Pro and really like it, is the KME a better system? I also use my iPhone for my angles OCD also lol..

Not sure about yours but mine leans about 2-3 degrees just sitting on it's post. if you are setting zero on the base your angles might be off by a few degrees. not sure how to set a true zero but i been zeroing out on the underside of the blade and measuring the top side and dividing in half. Also if you are grinding until the burr on one side first you actually ground it twice as far as it needed to go. Recommend switching sides every few passes to find the edge evenly between both sides together. And one more thing is it helps to use some soapy water spray with the diamond hones.

I use the dollar store pink rubber erasers to wipe my stones clean to save them. When I'm done. It works for me...

I have a delica 4 and according to my sharpmaker one side is 20 degrees but the other is a bit steeper, only sharpens at the edge using the sharpie test, maybe 18 or 19 degrees. If I want both sides right at twenty would this be considered reprofiling? And would I need a coarser diamond stone than the xc-140 which comes in the basic kit?

Awesome tips, looks like your right hand felt some cold Steel :(

I tell ya what, it was well worth watching this video, just to see that knife so silently, effortlessly & smoothly cut that deep S-curve in that phone book paper. THAT is impressive.......and makes me wonder why in the world anyone would even consider a different system vs this KME Sharpening System. I have been totally convinced for well over a year now, that THIS SYSTEM is head & shoulders above ANY other system on the market today. No cheap plastic frame.......all steel & solid cherry wood......and ZERO margin of deviation from your precise set honing angle, thanks to that killer spherical bearing that the rod passes through. This system is so precise, you can even use it without its base. TRY THAT with any other system & still keep your precise working angle! I would still buy & use the base of course. All the other systems on the market still have the chance of deviation & movement. Of course some common sense is still needed, like using that angle finder device when switching to different stone thicknesses while still sharpening the same knife, but that's par for the course. Whenever I get around to buying a sharpening system, it WILL be this KME system. It's well worth every dollar spent. I enjoyed your video, and just subbed your channel too. Thank you!!!

You encouraged me to buy the kme!! Thanks man!

Great video . Confirm I should get a Burr on each stone . Ty for your time

Nice job kme for me thanks !!

I also just recently got a KME system. I notice 2 things in your video that differ from what KME says to do: 1) you do not seem to use any water with the diamond stones. Their booklet says to use a drop or 2. Probably not a big deal, just noticed it though. 2) you do not seem to ever do an "into the edge" sharpening step with any of the stones. KME shows doing a few swipes into the edge, and then many 1 on each side "into the edge" passes. Is there any reason you do not do that? PS. Happy New Year! Love your videos. Learning a lot and becoming addicted to sharpening now that I have a system that really works for an amateur!

Tired of knife sharpeners and my inability to do it properly but this device may fix my problem with dull knives!

Great video!! How much pressure are you exerting on the diamond stones?

What angle cube do you use?

Could you please give me a link for the knob you added, and the size needed??

Heck man, that's plenty sharp enough for me. I'll be getting a KME here in the next few months, and I'll just be getting what you used in this video because I don't need no high mirror polish on my knives lol, I just want them to be sharp. Thanks for the video.

for some reason i don't get a symmetrical bevel on my pm2 using the kme... really not sure what's going on there.

Hi, I recently got the KME and am very happy with it. I am however having issues with the angle reading. I am using the Gold series diamond stones and also the thicker surgical black. I have the igaging angle cube, and find that regardless of the blade size (spyderco, mora, victorinox) the angle cube reads 2.5 degrees less than the KME angle reading. The angle cube gives dead on readings on other known surfaces or angles. I also checked the angle with the app on my phone and it is roughly the same, 2-3 off. Is it possible that something is wrong with the KME? Any ideas? Have you experienced this?

How often you need to add the liquid micron on the lapping tapes?

@KnifeKrazy do you have his number? I tried calling the numbers on the website and they didn't work

I like his attitude!!!! KISS Keep It Simple Stupid!!

So you didn't use any water when using the Diamond Stones? The directions that come with the KME Sharpener say to use a couple dabs of water.

are you still sharpening knives if people send them to you, my rgriptilian with cpm 20cv steel needs sharpen the factory was okay but not as nice as yours please let me know how much if so please and the cost delivered to Florida

I realize this video is years old, but thank you. Just bought a KME and this was super helpful. When you get to the tip, to you try to keep the stone flat, or roll it with the tip?

knife crazy. Would the main holder for your hand work better if unscrewed and flipped around for when using on base. it's fine if holding in hand. think about it. but the finger cutouts are wrong while working the stones back and forth while holding main wood holder.

Starting to like this system. Very nice vid. Very helpfull. Thanks.

Do you do a burr removel on every stone?

Bro. That's a gnarly scar! I thought it was a shadow. Did you punch a bear in its tooth? Looks painful :(

Thanks for these videos. You have sold me on the kme. Ordering today.

How do you avoid the light scratches/grind lines on the finished edge? I have the feeling that I do the 50 or 100 grit to hard or don't remove these micro scratches properly... How is it done correctly?

Just purchased the deluxe kit along with the boxed set of all 6 lapping films tonight. Hopefully i wont be disappointed. Definitely not a cheap investment.

can i use oil on diamond stones or do i have to use water only THANK YOU MUCH

Couldn't agree more with about the quality of Ron at KME. Great instructional video. Thank you.

Still the best KME videos on the internet IMO.

Lol, thought it thru some more.. Nevermind... Great Video.. Thanks

Can you get a knife sharp with finishing with the 1500?

Can't argue with your results !! Thanks

Very helpful, im like you im OCD about having that very refined mirror polish thank you.

Do you think the water stones are necessary? Have the full diamond and ceramic set coming with the strop, and 3, 1,. 0.5 and 0.1 tapes coming think I'll be able to get a mirror with this? If so why the need for the super expensive water stones?

speaking of the pm2, how does the clamp work on a flat ground blade? As there's no flat part of the blade to clamp on to.

I have the basic kit and would now like to order more stones. I'll need the lower grit stones for (re)-profiling, but to go above ... could you recommend a grit progression to go to a mirror polish? After the 1500 diamond, I could get the whole set of Choseras, which top out at 10,000. I'm familiar with waterstones from freehand sharpening, and I like that system. Say I go that route. Then after the 10,000, what would you recommend?

How thick of blade will the jaws accept?will a odd shape blade like a hollow grind fit? Thanks

Love your work.

I noticed you are often taking angle measurements w/ degree cube. You are taking angle degree left to right (east/west). Just wondering if you should also take north/south measurement , since tool is on swivel. Just wondering if this additional extreme accuracy is necessary? Meaning taking more angles than you advised.

Thanks for the video! Could you post a link to a source for that larger aftermarket knob you mentioned?

I'm going to buy the KME Diamond system & I watch you & DeanO's videos more than anyone else's because I learn more from the two you than any other persons videos on the KME.

Can you provide more links to the stone storage pouches, the black knob etc?

Matt, thanks for the amazing vid! Question about the Arkansas translucent stone... which one is that you use specifically?? I'd like to buy it as I only have the basic kit. I looked on the KME store and amazon and saw that was around $80. Does that sound right? Big thx ahead of time!

I have one of these KME knife sharpening system and it beats the others out there, thank you for sharing this video.

awesome tips on using the KME! I was thinking about getting another sharpening system but think this one is much better.

SO im messing with my paramilitary 2 and trying to figure this out. I got the angle set of the one and it wiped the sharpie off good, flipped the blade and it doesn't get all the sharpie off. Not sure why im not getting the same angle. I only used lite strokes with the pink Arkansas stone right now, dont want to go at it with a heavier one until I figure this angle issue out.

Wow. thank you so much for showing us how to get 110% usage of our product.

Great video. Very helpful. Now I know some of my issues.

Are you pressing hard on the blade with the stone? Thanks for the vid

Great work!

I subbed you about two weeks ago. Your channel is awesome. I'm loving your videos. Could you post a link to where you purchased the aftermarket wooden knob for your system? I've checked their website and it's daunting to find anything on there. Thank you for your time sir

It is 18% of 90 degrees

how much do you charge to Sharpen 4 pocket knifes

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Cheers Mate! That’s Awesome.

Thanks bro, been looking for all I can learn about the KME

How much pressure do you use with the 50?

Great video, and very nice results! :-)

Have you sharpened a 940 on the kme? If so, where did you clamp it?

Thanks for being so though.

Do you use the dmt diamond or gold?

I was just about ready to pick up this system but i noticed it only goes down to 17 degrees. Does this mean I won't be able to retain my factory edge of 30 degrees inclusive on my Paramilitary 2's?

Are you supposed to lube the kangaroo strop before you use it? Can you use it dry?

Excuse me sir, but do you think this system would work on a knife as large as a bk7? Thanks

If you were going to touch this knife up after completely reprofiling it with the 50 grit all the way up. What diamond would you start with or would you do any of the diamonds. Just the trans and the strop or just the strop?

what does the water stones do that the diamond stones will not ?

Is edge snobs not an open group anymore i sent a request too join about 3 days ago an havent been excepted any ideas?

I have the kit from when it was first offered and have the limited stones. I can't for the life of me stop the stones from putting hairline scratches on the blade without taping the entire blade and then using the stone to eat the tape away at the edge. Have you had any issues with this?