I love that even after all the progress I've made since I started following you I still never watch one of your videos without learning something new. usually a couple a somethings new!
Best wishes for the new year. Different knives can get away with different edges. If you're going to gut a deer and cut some sinews, a little toothiness might not be a bad thing, as long as the points are really sharp. Touching up on a DMT might not be bad. But if you cut a flute fipple, you don't want any scratches in your cut whatsoever, and I'd go to a black arkansas and a strop. And if people don't know why they'd need a super-keen (very acute angle) edge, they are probably better off with a wider angle that stays in shape better. For an all-rounder used for a little chopping and hacking, a thin edge is really useless as you say. Good thing you pointed that out - it needs pointing out, unfortunately. Different knives, different steel, different edges, different sharpening. There is no One Knife To Rule Them All, or one stone for that matter. And learning what works for what (and for whom) will take some practice. But it's a nice hobby too. Happy 2018, mate!
Do you think you could do a video specifically on the different types of edges you get off different types of stones and what they are good for or just your opinion on the finish left by different types of stones?
Best wishes for the new years from France. In your videos you are showing the love you have for sharpening, the respect for the knifes and your passion for nice natural stones.. and I love it.I am definitively not an expert, nevertheless I still have a set of Washita and Arkansas (Soft & Hard) stones I bought in the US during the '80, like to use them to maintain my knifes and regular basis and your video and approach toward sharpening (tacking time for accurate and consistent slow passes...) are very valuable for me.Thanks' a lot.FYI following your new approach, I witched few months ago to Water (instead of oil) on my Ark stones ;-).
Roudil Marc Dang France! Awesome! Yea them older stones are goodies. How do u like the switch from oil? I try my best here. I do enjoy what i show here and in my hobbies. there is something about sharpening a blade on a stone that mother nature created over millions of years that fascinates the hell out of me. ever since I was a kid I've been like that I've always had a love for sharpening. 😃
Hi, concerning the move from oIl to water, I am very happy, no smelling, easy to clean, no issue to source the product and even more important (I) a similar performance (at least for me) and (ii) a good feeling and feedback (Hands perception and the sound of the blade on the stone) from the stone during the sharpening. I was already using water since a while on a small soft Arkansas stone during my outdoor activities, accordingly I knew this type of stone is working well with water on the field or quick maintenance and now after the switch for the main stones (Arkansas Soft & Hard, at home I see and enjoy the full benefits and nice results. Thanks'.
You mentioned a belt sander in this video. I have always used stones, but there is a lot of people that use belt sanders to sharpen knives. Can you recommend this method, or does it just ruin the knives? Thanks
JC RamZ Well in my opinion if used by an unexperienced person its just a disaster waiting to happen. Also some spend way to much time on belts resulting in a burnt or ate up edge. But most importantly u must know the fundamentals of sharpening before using any rig. In the right trained hands yes they can be fine.
Hey boss, one trick i use for stubborn burs is leaving the edge in contact with wood or plastic at the proper angle, then rolling it over to the other side. The next draw cut on the stone will pull it off the knife
From where did you get that beautiful Arkansa stone it looks great and thick and I love the sound of that knife sliding through that stone please tell me where you bought that stone cause it resembles my large Japanese 8000 grit polishing stone.
Add a Diamond Steel Hone, those two serviced my needs for over a decade, when I was working in commercial kitchens... I like Norton Indiana oil stone, getting rid of the Japanese wet stones, learning curve and all... Only you know what you need
Do you know what a Dunston Black Arkansas stone is. There's one for sale on ebay but it's not clear whether Dunston is a brand name or a type of stone.
Thanks. The word Dunston sounded familiar - I think I heard it on one your videos. I'll pass on it since I don't understand how it performs. But speaking of Dan's I just got one of their 8x2 translucents. Only half inch thick but beautiful stone and flawlessly cut & textured. Can't wait to put it to work.
Is there any place that you can get a blue black/translucent black arkansas stone at? I have got spft,hard,trans,and black from dans and now i would like to get a blue black.
Rough Rooster Knife Sharpening and also i cant find the blue black on dans website. And at the moment i dont have any money lol im only 16 so ill have to talk to you about it when i get some
@@rickwhitson2804 well I don't have any knives anymore to sharpen. And I've picked up wood working pretty heavy. Plane irons, scraper blades, chisels etc.
Hey bud. I sent you an email with some contact info for a guy named Jonathan Coe. He sells Dota Creek Hard/ultra fine stones. I sent a screenshot of his stones. He also sells cuts and sources his own inventory. I figured youd wanna know. Hope this helps
