knife nuts that dont sharpen

I work in a kitchen and have to sharpen knives all the time there. It's definately different than sharpening a bushcraft knife. The knives I use for work are a much softer steel. I really don't enjoy sharpening at all and I'm not particularly good at it. I just enjoy a dull knife a lot less.
 
i'm not saying it is a bad thing or anything like that, i just haven't ran across a person that knows quality knives and didn't also at least have a kit to sharpen with this wasn't designed as a post to make fun of or to insult anybody as some seems to think.
 
I got into sharpening and I find it very relaxing. It's a good hobby and a way to just tune out a bit at the end of the workday. And actually accomplish something in the meanwhile! (Vs watching TV or videogames).

I used to have another hobby that was similar, in terms of concentration and detail, but I'm thinking of selling off all my stuff from that hobby as knives and sharpening has pretty much taken over all my hobby time.
 
Bothers me bad. A knife isnt a knife without an edge. If a guy cant or doesnt want to sharpen, at least get it sharpened. Otherwise whats the point?
 
K.O.D. said:
I feel you Cosmo. I'm the idiot who is trying to learn to sharpen and only owns higher end steels. Its weird though, sometimes I do a great job, but most of the time I'm terrible with the Sharpmaker. Freehand on it I made my straight razor hair popping sharp. I've done ok with ZDP-189 strangely enough. CPM-M4 I can't do jack with. S30V and D2 I get a little bit sharp.
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This is interesting. I have had crazy difficulty w my s30v manix and have much more luck w my zdp. I can get a kinda sharp edge crazy sharp, but im still working on restoring a completely trashed edge to super sharp. As of recently I've gotten better with the addition of a work sharp. I do the back bevel on the work sharp and thin the edge out. Once that's done the shapmaker finishes it and I've been enjoying the results.

I know people hate on 8cr13mov but its great to sharpen and learn with. All the knowledge gain, a fraction of the time.
 
I just got a wsko, but right now I only sharpen my lower end stuff...my good stuff either goes back for a factory edge or to someone who sharpens for a living...I don't trust myself on my good stuff
 
Ya myself. Lol. All i have is a sharpmaker and evan though it is supposed to be idiot proof i still suck at it. I have been debating weather to buy an edge pro or a wicked edge and start learning, but it seems like theres so much to know about sharpening. I would like to get into it but insteadof taking the chance of messing up one of my blades i would rather just pay someone $20 to do it for me.
 
I started out with a Lansky system and all I did was dull my knives. Then I got some wet stones and had a buddy attempt to show me how to do it. A knife is sharper before I attempt to sharpen it. My last attempt will be with a Spyderco Sharpmaker and I really hope it works out. My buddy sharpens my knives for me and he does it freehand and they are sharper than the razors I shave with.
It never occurred to me to buy a cheaper knife to practice with. My least expensive knife is a new Benchmade Grip. Maybe I'll get a Delica or two to practice on.
 
fisher2 said:
i'm not saying it is a bad thing or anything like that, i just haven't ran across a person that knows quality knives and didn't also at least have a kit to sharpen with this wasn't designed as a post to make fun of or to insult anybody as some seems to think.
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I don't think that anyone in this thread thought for one second that you were making fun of anyone or trying to insult anyone. All posts appear good-natured to me :) .
 
A couple years ago I gave my son-in-law a BM 910. He never learned how to sharpen so basically used it until it was completely dull and needed some serious time to fix. For this Christmas I bought him a Sharpmaker and taught him how to mark the blade with a sharpie to see if he was hitting the apex. I talked to him this week and last weekend he spent hours sharpening every knife in their house. Loves it and for him it was worth understanding a few basics on bevel angles, raising a burr, and how to end on fine stones with very little pressure. I think what amazed him was I took my Sebenza that was starting to lose the ability to knock hair off my arm and after just a minute of very light touch-up on an ultra fine stone it would clean my arm and the hair would just jump off. It always helps to find someone that has been sharpening for a while to get you started.
 
maybe i read some in the wrong point of view then but i just wanted to say outloud that the post wasnt designed to be that way
 
I don't trust myself on my more expensive knives. I have an uncle that I have sharpen my knives when we visit. I have the stuff to do it but I need more practice.
 
Ever since I got the sharpmaker, and a billystrop from stropman I have found an enjoyable way to depressurize. Especially stropping! Prior to that if a knife got dulled out I'd have to wait for the jinglejerk in the old ice cream truck to make his rounds. I usually sit and strop whatever I carried for a few days before I switch out my edc. Ever since I got the strop I have no hair on my arms and friggin legs below the knee. A strop definitely takes your edges to another level.
 
I try to practice sharpening as much as I can, at some point I expect the backyard shovel to be able to shave hair. :D
 
I too, have been guilty of this. I would use a knife until it was dull then it would go in a drawer and sit there until I would give it away to someone who wanted it. Good on them.. I haven't done that with a lot of knives cause I usually lose them or I hardly use them for anything but opening wrappers, tape, packages, ect. I will say that I want to get the tools to sharpen and learn how but from what I read to sharpen knives it can be a daunting task especially with tanto points which is what I seem to have a lot of. Not to thread hijack but since there are a lot of us that have posted that we do not sharpen can anyone recommend a sharping system and resources to learn?
 
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