a coffee mug and a knife

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ok i am sure i am behind the ball on this one, but here we go. it is the poor mans sharpener. use the bottom of a coffee mug in place of a stone. it is like a ceramic sharpener. it brought all my knives from working sharp to hair jumping, not poping, sharp. so for those of you out there without a good sharpener, there is my advice to yall. good luck. just my .02 worth.
 
Most folks would be amazed at the things they see everyday that make great knife sharpeners.

I put a wicked edge on a D2 Mini-Grip using a rock that was holding the door open at work. It was a co-workers knife and he was convinced it was faulty steel because he couldn't sharpen it worth a darn.

The downside is that now he brings that knife back to me everytime it gets dull.
 
When I'm at work I'll often use the cardboard back of a notepad to strop my office EDC, a Calypso Jnr with ZDP189.
 
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I use that one when ever i visit friends who have no sharpening equipment :eek: I just cant stand to see a dull knife in any ones house ;)
 
I think Starbucks and other real coffeehouses ought to be made aware of this. I don;t think you can improve the edge much with styrofoam!
 
I've used this and it works OK, but I can't get anything really sharp. The bottoms of my coffee mugs are too rough and or chipped.

plus my favorite coffee mugs are glass.
 
Well if your glass mugs are pyrex and the rims are smooth, they will work well as a hone :)

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Ken
 
Yeah, I discovered this trick just a few days ago myself. It works great for touching up my cheap folders, but I haven't tried it yet on my nicer ones.
 
I think it was in the video for the Sharpmaker that Sal Glesser showed how people would sharpen their knives on the inside rim of a large ceramic pot. The inner curve around the mouth of the pot makes for a consistent angle. I can see that... but still prefer my rods and stones over a garden pot :)
 
I've used that trick at friend's houses that have me over for dinner and they always seem to have the dullest knives. Their excuse is "I don't have anything to sharpen them with!" My response is "Ya got a ceramic coffee mug?" They're amazed at 1) the cup thing actually works and 2) the knife actually cuts the food! What amazes me is they can actually prepare food with knives so dull.
 
ok jsut so you dont think it only works on only cheap folders, let me give you an example. i have a ranger shiv. well i dont know convex grinding, and the stone i do have is getting to be too old and worn out to give a good edge. and it was a really cheap stone anyway. so i took my shiv to the coffee mug and BAM! i cna no shave hair off my arms, legs, etc with no problem. did it to my swiss army knife, adn also to my two old timers that ive had forever. so i am pretty pleased with it.
 
The first time I saw this technique used was on Martin Yan's show "Yan Can Cook". I don't sharpen knives at home like this, but I have done it at priends homes when their knives are dull and I have to use them. One time some one has a cheap cleaver that was so dull I took it out and sharpened it on the cement side walk. After the sidewalk treatment, I used the cup. It actually came out pretty good. I did get some funny looks from people.


Ric
 
i've tried this out on a couple of cheaper folders, and it works really well:eek: , i was pretty surprised actually.
 
i do some edge polishing/light burr removal with cheap paperback books.. spine first honing, once it's about 2000 grit sharp, 'nearly' popping shaving sharp, and the paperback takes it the rest of the way.. it obviously removes metal, though not a lot.. but you can overdo the angle and actually dull a sharp edge, so it definitely is abrasive..
 
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