how to sharpen ?? dos and donts

[hangmans joke]

ok i recently gota spyderco military, crkt kiss in the dark, and a griptillian

what iwant to know is whats a good sharpening stone, to use andright way to sharpen it, any online guide ? i have never owned a knife or ever sharpened one ,i know ,strange heh ,lol ,any advice ??


hj

 

[hardheart]

http://www.bladeforums.com/features/faqsharp.shtml

 

[Paracelsus]

Practice, practice, practice. The sharpening FAQ listed above is a great place to start learning about sharpening.

I sharpen freehand on a variety of stones, but that takes time and effort to learn to do well. Many people love devices like the Spyderco Sharpmaker which helps keep a constant angle while sharpening. I would recommend that you start with a device like that before trying to sharpen freehand with a stone. That can be very frustrating for beginners who often find they make their knives duller instead of sharper.

Happy sharpening!

 

[Roadrunner]

http://www.ameritech.net/users/knives/knives.htm

I found this site to be helpful when I was starting out. The Sharpening FAQ here on the forums is great too. If you do a search for sharpening here you'll get more information than you know what to do with. Good luck.

 

[hangmans joke]

thanks folks,will check em out ,\



hj