"Cheap" BK2 sharpening solution

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Emil0509

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I want something that can make my knife sharp - Dosent have to make a razor sharp egde, but i want something sharp. My Knife is a BK2. I looked at the Sharpmaker from Spyderco. I thinks it a little too expensive for my first sharpener - I want something easy to use but something that can put a nice egde too. I dont want to reprofile or something like that. Around 30$

Ive heard the lanskys dosnt have the right angle.

I am not a stone guy.


Please help
Emil
 
Cheap solution is sandpaper, maybe a $6 norton stone from Home Depot, DMT diafold. There are a lot of options out there including getting it sharpened professionally, depending on how you use your knife and how often will determine what course you take.

Could you clarify what you mean when you say you aren't a stone guy?
 
I will not have like 10 diffrent grits for sharpening - Something that can keep the blade sharp
 
The Worksharp Field Sharpener should run for $30. It has coarse/fine diamond, coarse/fine ceramic, and a leather strop. Also has angle guides to keep your angle somewhat consistent. It doesn't get me the hair whittling sharpness I'm used to, but it's a good working edge.
 
Noctis3880 said:
The Worksharp Field Sharpener should run for $30. It has coarse/fine diamond, coarse/fine ceramic, and a leather strop. Also has angle guides to keep your angle somewhat consistent. It doesn't get me the hair whittling sharpness I'm used to, but it's a good working edge.
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Works pretty good. I have had one for a few weeks now and have used it quite a bit to touch/clean up the factory edges on a couple of new Beckers.
They are shaving sharp still, the edges are better looking now.
 
A cheap system would be something like the Worksharp described above, or what I use in the field which is a Smiths double sided diamond stone. Its a cheap one that you can buy at any big box store, it stores in itself and its portable... BUT since you said you dont like stones and such... maybe find you a lansky turnbox with 2 sets of rods.... it will "maintain" an edge... but I do not like them because I do not like sharpening systems dictating what angle an edge should be at. Plus the rods can present a problem for you later on that you would have to correct with traditional sharpening anyways. Sometimes you cant have your cake and eat it too... basically its not easy to find a cheap guided sharpening system that doesnt have its drawbacks in some way, shape, or form. This can even be applied to higher end sharpening systems... Even with the Worksharp Field sharpener described above there is going to be a learning curve and technique that will have to be attained and applied. However, I am very confident that over time you will be able to handle this! :thumbup:
 
a $3 pull through ceramic/carbide sharpener works. Sharpened plenty of knives with them and can get a good edge with them.
 
Norton combo India stone, about $20

This video will give you a idea of what it can do.
[video=youtube;8VPCvd5hUVQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VPCvd5hUVQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UUfsHYm19KjjnUlpG8WVMZOA[/video]
 
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