STAY SHARP a little woodscraft how to 

hey guys hope you find this video useful safe journeys and have a good 4th

"Typing on phones does not develop hand strength" Crickey Blackie, I nearly split my gut laughing at that statement. I keep a small 4" ruby stone and leather strop with my kit to keep blades sharp. I find it is better to keep the edge keen rather than let it get really blunt when it needs a lot more work to get it sharp again.

I always carry a leather strap and ceramic in my bag in the field. But I’m digging that Viking stone… That takes up no room, I’d say it’s a must... I find myself sharpening knives more than a few times a week, at home and at work… Great video brother woodsman...

Good informational video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

Hey Blackie! Thanks again for another great video! In my humble opinion sharpening is a vital skill. Often misunderstood and often misapplied, Thanks again for SHARPENING my understanding. (insert smiley face here). As always, kindest regards to you and yours, Pink.

Yeah. The thumbnail thing makes my skin crawl too.

I carry a small high grit ceramic stone for field honing when I'm out doing field work. If I'm in the bush for many days at a time I'll combine that with a diamond stone to sharpen and then I'll hone with the ceramic stone.

Good vid Blackie ! You seem nicely relaxed and unstressed and enjoying the chat ! All the best !!

I really appreciate your teaching!!

Thanks Blackie

No need to apologize, we're patient for your thoughts. More great ideas here!

Blackie, Great information as always in your videos. You are the Master Woodsman and Bushcrafter out there Thank You for all the knowledge that you pass on. Tim L.

Good advice. as always. Thanks!

The edge frosted part of a car window can home as well. A little polishing compound on the inside of your leather belt will be there when you need it. I also was taught the two knives one for hard dirt possibly abusing tasks the other precision don't touch my knife tasks! Thanks for sharing. That is what i love about the woodcraft community it's all about sharing how do do different things better! Enjoy the woods!

Thanks for the video. Good stuff.

Happy 4th, Blackie!

I've had a love/hate relationship with sharpening knives most of my life. Some of them I can get reasonably sharp, some I just make worse. I've invested in a number of sharpening stones of different materials, crock sticks, desk clamp mounted Lansky types & sharpening steels, but I don't think any one of them gets all the knives I own sharp as I'd like. The knives are of all ranges from cheap China-made which often don't sharpen at all, to some $200+ models that come sharp & stay that way... for a while. The crock sticks with coarse & fine grits get the greatest number of knives back to 'usable' but I think I sometimes dull a knife on a leather strop with red jeweler's compound. Knife steel & tempering is a big part of it, as is muscle memory, patience & a God-given knack for doing it right. My Dad had the knack for it, the guy at the saw shop has it, but I have to admit, I don't. My best luck with field touch-ups is one of the all-in-one shirt pocket models. 1 or 2 hits with the carbide notch then 4-6 strokes in the ceramic notch & then an optional hone with the Tungsten encrusted mini-steel gets at least a working edge for me (usually).

Nice video happy fourth of july blackie

Perfect sharpening lesson 101. Great job Blackie!

I used to extract the ceramic element out of dead sodium vapor lamps and use it as a hone.