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It's probably why surgeons use scalpels instead of cleavers. Don't know if I'll ever get a fixed angle sharpener. I've been doing it for 50 plus years free hand on stones. As long as I can shave the hair on my arm, it's sharp enough. You did a great job on this video, I think you may have helped a lot of people. Thanks
No one knows how to free hand sharpen at the first whack at it. I think anyone learning should have a clamped down, fixed back up system to fall back on if the F up their first several attempts at getting a nice edge. People have to crawl before they can walk or run. It feel so good to get results sharpening, no matter how you go about it, it's fun and can be therapeutic. Everything is just a tool, it's the person that makes the edge and then uses it. Good luck to us.
Great video! I try to drive home the message that someone can get great edges using a $20 stone, and hopefully that does come across in the videos. Ill try to emphasize that more👍 Thanks for the feedback and shout out!
No no you do a great job Alex!!!! I just know that people get intimidated with all the… scientific/big talk. That’s all. So I was trying to explain in terms that were more digestible. You are amazing!!!!
Good video, it makes sense to me. I guess this is why you would pick which knife you take with you where and when needed. Thanks for sharing and GOD Bless.
Greetings from Texas! I'm a new subscriber and have found your channel fun and educational. I edc which ever Bark River catches my eye in the morning and always a SAK in the pocket. I use to get a little crazy about the sharpening but now I mostly strop and sometimes use a stone if needed and call it a day. Thanks for the video and God bless.
Learning how to sharpen has always been a struggle for me. So my solution has just been to either get super thin geometry knives or send off my existing knives for regrinds. That way the sharpmaker can handle it with a strop loaded with gunny juice.
Glad to see the SAK is holding up👍. As far as sharpening goes I think some people are far more passionate about it than others. For me if my knife is sharp and cuts how I want it to then I’m happy.
Hey Erica, Love the content! One of my sharpest knives is a Buck Canoe in a rubbish steel! 420J2 if i recall correctly! It's super sharp, but I dont expect the edge to last long, so I only use it for fruit at work. I'm more old school, CV and Carbon steels work for me with a cheap Victorinox sharpener Case CV serves me well, even if i have to touch up the knife frequently when breaking down cardboard! Take care Graham
I use the worksharp precision. The old one (plastic one). For $120 with the “upgrade kit” I can get my knives plenty sharp. I only have victorinox steel, d2, 12c27, 440c, ar-rpm9, 1095 and 1 in 20cv.
No matter what others say, in the end it's the result that counts. That doesn't mean that you can't and shouldn't learn, but it's not uncommon that there are more than one way to achieve a goal. Greetings from germany.
I ground a Maxamet native 5 to a thin mirror convex and it's been a lightsaber that rarely needs touchups, and when it does the edge is so thin it takes a couple strokes per side to bring back a scary edge. Then... I let someone borrow it to cut zipties, expecting the worst. It didn't chip; it WARPED. Did not expect that!
Speaking of super steels and geometry though, I have a custom in 15v that's thinner at the spine than an Opinel #8, and it's a wide full flat grind. It's insane. It can basically cut indefinitely without resharpening. Just don't open paint cans...lol
I have maybe $100 dollars into my sharpening gear including 2 Worksharp field sharpeners one being the blue benchmade edition you can buy at REI (because it's blue... duh...) and the diamond paste I have bought to replace the compound on stropping leather on the Worksharp FSs.
Blade shape, then geometry, then steel - is how I see it. If the steel isn't garbage & works like steel is supposed to I'm focusing on the other two far more. My current knife realm has been about trying to find traditionals with thin blades & proper blade shapes for my thin carry. To be fair, I've never bought a thin-bladed custom fixed blade that can probably do the hard stuff, too. Probably should. If I could find a custom maker that I appreciate the work of enough, I could probably just carry the fixed blade & the utility knife? 🤔
No matter what others say, in the end it's the result that counts. That doesn't mean that you can't and shouldn't learn, but it's not uncommon that there are more than one way to achieve your goal.
I have this Case that is a bulldog pattern stainless. 5 1/4” handle and 4” blade with a height of 1 1/4”. The stock is as thick as Soddy jr… best slicer I own! Frightening sharp! Wish they still made the pattern!
13:29 the basic mora stainless not an unknown steel... it's very well know and used in many many different models across the knife industry the steel is 12c27.
Yep. If you watch the video with the volume on, you’ll realize I am holding a Swiss Army Knife- saying they do not advertise what steel they use for the Swiss Army Knife. Always listen to the words before trying to start this again haha I got a nice break and it was refreshing🥰
