Does your knife sing or cry when you sharpen or hone it?

Do you back out when you think the job can damage your knife edge?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Regret later

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I learned to freehand sharpen as a child, I'm now 50. If I were going to be spending a lot of time re-profiling an edge I would apply masking tape to the rear of the blade, but other than that sharpening a knife is as normal to me as eating with a fork.

I advise people to practice sharpening on knives that aren't very important to them. And use tape. The more you practice the more your technique will develop and the more confidence you will acquire.

Sooner or later a knife that gets used will need sharpening.
 
skyhorse said:
If you know how sharpen its impossible to damage anything.
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Do you back out when you think the job can damage your knife edge?
"Here the job means the object one is trying to cut with the knife. Ever back out in fear, it might chip or dent the edge.
 
skyhorse said:
If you know how sharpen its impossible to damage anything.
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Speak for your self!

I can ruin a blade lickity split!! In fact, last year I really boogered up the plunge line on a custom kwaiken. I was sharpening in poor light, watching a movie, and trying to remove steel at the same time.

Bad recipe. I hadn't used that sharpening system in about 10 years.

I normally just hand sharpen these days.

But occasionally I will also hit my belt sander. 2x72 at 3000 rpm can also do damage pretty quick!
 
James 99 said:
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Do you back out when you think the job can damage your knife edge?
"Here the job means the object one is trying to cut with the knife. Ever back out in fear, it might chip or dent the edge.
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No? What are you trying to cut that is breaking your knife?

This thread is like one of those trick essay questions. The poll is a different question than the title
 
Bigfattyt said:
Speak for your self!

I can ruin a blade lickity split!! In fact, last year I really boogered up the plunge line on a custom kwaiken. I was sharpening in poor light, watching a movie, and trying to remove steel at the same time.

Bad recipe. I hadn't used that sharpening system in about 10 years.

I normally just hand sharpen these days.

But occasionally I will also hit my belt sander. 2x72 at 3000 rpm can also do damage pretty quick!
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I avoid power sharpers at all costs. They are very unforgiving.
 
James 99 said:
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Do you back out when you think the job can damage your knife edge?
"Here the job means the object one is trying to cut with the knife. Ever back out in fear, it might chip or dent the edge.
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No if the edge gets chipped , I"ll just sharpen it out.
 
unwisefool said:
No? What are you trying to cut that is breaking your knife?

This thread is like one of those trick essay questions. The poll is a different question than the title
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I was trying to strip cable, had steel core inside, for wiring.

"The poll is a different question than the title" Sorry, its actually related. Dent or chipped knife will make sharp unpleasant noise. It will also tell how sharp your knife is.
 
James 99 said:
I was trying to strip cable, had steel core inside, for wiring.

"The poll is a different question than the title" Sorry, its actually related. Dent or chipped knife will make sharp unpleasant noise. It will also tell how sharp your knife is.
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Do you not have a cable stripper? Your knife should be harder than the core, it really shouldn't do that much damage.
 
James 99 said:
I was trying to strip cable, had steel core inside, for wiring.

"The poll is a different question than the title" Sorry, its actually related. Dent or chipped knife will make sharp unpleasant noise. It will also tell how sharp your knife is.
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Sounds like a bad heat-treat. What kind of steel does that knife have?
 
Forgive me, but I don’t understand what this thread is about?

Is it: Do you NOT use your knife if you know it will be damage?

Or...

Does your knife make a noise during sharpening?

Is it both?

So, for the first one, I don’t purposely damage my tools, but sometimes it happens.

For the second part: during sharpening the knife makes a sound like scccxrrrrpp....scccerrrppp.... until I get to finer grits then it’s like skkktttt....skkktttt.

Man 2020 has been a weird year....
 
skyhorse said:
I avoid power sharpers at all costs. They are very unforgiving.
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I bought a ken onion work sharp a year ago, and it works great. I have not worried that it will damage my blades...
Lots of kitchen knives, and folders and fixed blades have come out just fine...never harmed an edge..

I still use my Apex Edge Pro for some special work, when I just want to reprofile or play with an edge.
 
I used to cringe at the thought of a power sharpener too. No longer. My time is important to me. When people give me something to sharpen that is inexpensive and gonna get used, like a machete with no edge or an axe with chips, I use the 1x30 or the 4x36 belt sanders to get the burr, then finish with a stone or a butcher's steel.

I just bought a Tormek T4 Bushcraft & am absolutely loving it. 110 rpm & water cooled. That is only for my knives. It works excellent and achieves the edge fast - compared to hand sharpening.

Yes, I occasionally get a weird sound from my blades when sharpening.......but I swear it sounds like a sigh of relief & the blade is telling me that it's happy that it is hair popping sharp again.

Yes, I have chipped blades & axes. It stinks but it happens. Everything I have chipped is still in use. 1 still has a chip but still works fine. I think the Tormek will take care of the chip when I get to that knife. Yes, 2020 has been weird, and it's still getting more weird.
 
I have gotten high pitched screech noises on 1095 blades... Not pleasant to the ears. Don't know why it happens. Must be stainless vs non stainless.

My wife tells everyone that when I'm sharpening knives I'm talking to Rachel. If I'm reprofiling or fixing a really messed up edge I tend to move the knife quickly back and forth on the stone and it apparently sounds like someone saying "Rachel Rachel Rachel" over and over. No idea!

Also... Use wirecutters for cutting wire, and a razor knife to strip. I've used my knives to strip, still do, but if there is steel in there use cutters made for it. Right tool for the job!
 
James 99 said:
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Do you back out when you think the job can damage your knife edge?
"Here the job means the object one is trying to cut with the knife. Ever back out in fear, it might chip or dent the edge.
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With a pocket knife, yes. I'll go get a beater or a disposable blade utility knife. But...if I'm reasonably sure I can get it done I will just use the knife in my hand. It isn't too often I start something without thinking it through.
 
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