How traditional is your sharpening device?

Hmmm, looking back over this thread it seems there are some who collect sharpening devices as well as knives. Maybe an interesting new thread would be what kinds of knife accessories do you collect/acquire.
 
I've always used whetstones. I just bought a Sharpmaker a couple of weeks ago, and am learning what it can and can't do. It puts a real nice edge on knives that are just a little dull. Anything worse needs a more aggressive grit than the "medium" hones that come with the 204.

What I find interesting is that there appear to be as many "correct" ways to sharpen as there are people offering opinions, even if you limit the discussion to whet stones. Water vs. oil (regardless of stone type), circular motion vs. slice vs. draw, etc. It seems whatever way your (grand) daddy taught you is the only "right" way.

-- Sam
 
I have and use a sharpmaker usually, but I also have been using a norton fine india oilstone alot. BTW, Sam, where did you get the double action abaniko avatar?
 
Tried to find some honing oil today, no luck atall in the process,
here is a shot of my Norton Tri-hone, 12" long stones, 2" wide
Phil Baldwin is sharpening his sword he made at Ashokan;

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I also use a lot of Spyderco ceramics as well as a rod that came from a broken
street lamp, it's about the same diameter of the regular ceramic rods you
see forsale, but it has an orange peel texture to it that is quite agressive
in it's sharpening action and it doesn't load up as quickly as the ceramics.
G2

I'm standing just behind him, back when I had a beard :)
 
I have gone the way of Diamond Stones, using both the red & blue versions. I then use the inside of my leather brogan boot to finish off the edge to make it arm shaving sharp..

The question I have always wondered is how many folks walk around with no hair on one of their arms because of testing the sharpness of the blade.
 
sunburst said:
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The question I have always wondered is how many folks walk around with no hair on one of their arms because of testing the sharpness of the blade.
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I always tell my wife, we have a constitutional right to BARE ARMS...lol :cool:
G2
 
sunburst said:
The question I have always wondered is how many folks walk around with no hair on one of their arms because of testing the sharpness of the blade.
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Raising a left arm with shaved patches. I even have one patch just growing back on the right arm cause one of my knives seems to shave better on that side. But then you probably already figured that since we seem to run along the same mindset often enough.

Along with the above question, how many find that their shaving sharps shave better or only when using one side of the blade compared to the other?
 
I even have one patch just growing back on the right arm cause one of my knives seems to shave better on that side.
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I tried that once...I stopped bleeding eventually!! :rolleyes:
 
i use a nortons combo stone medium/fine i sharpen at a 23 degree angle when the knife can shave hair i then use a razor strop with green jewelrs roug on it and stropp the knife 7 times then its sharp.
 
Decades ago I was very good with a carborandum stone and a carbon steel blade. But now I just go straight to the Sharp-Maker. I do have a small spear point blade on a Case medium stockman that I can't get sharp with the sharp maker. I'm thinking I gotta get out my old stone and try it out on that small blade.
 
Freehand all the way...

1) a regular medium/fine Norton Oil Stone for rough shaping etc.
2) water stones (again Norton) in 300, 1000 and 4000 grits.
3) Fine Sharpmaker rod as a "steel" for quick nick removals.
4) a homemade strop for keeping the edges clean and shavin'

I too use the circular motion on some users, but take more time and sharpen "super steels" perpendicular to the edge with more tooth than usual.

I've had jigs and the sharpmaker stand thing, but I can never use them better than the old eyeball technique;)
 
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