Knife sharpener

Shapton glass waterstones, DMT Diamond plate, & a few norton Crystolon oil stones. Depends what I'm sharpening on which stones I use. And also just got a Balsa strop with 1 micron Diamond spray.
 
KME from kmesharp.com I don't know why it hasn't caught on better than it has. It's affordable and works great.
 
I have found that when you are initially learning to sharpen knives, picking up some sort of guided system can save you much frustration. This is simply because oftentimes, the factory edge on many production knives can actually vary in angle from one side of the blade to the other.

There are a few inexpensive varieties available, I am partial to the gavco system, which is often less than $30.

A guided system allows you to ensure that both the bevels are the same on either side, making learning how to touch up the blade by hand much easier later.

-Will
 
hi' and welcome to the forum, we all start somewhere! i was like you are now,didn't understand sharpening much at all,i thought i new my way around the freehand!but could never get even bevels,i leaned lots hear on the forum,so please ask questions,but at the vary least your going to need a strop and compound,you could ether make your own or buy a strop! i made two for myself,and use both all the time,and then make up your mind witch way you would like to sharpen! freehand or angle system or both ways!take your time and good luck.
 
Hi, Morten. Welcome.

You'll find a wide variety of tools and methods used for sharpening around here. Everybody has their favorites and all of these seem to work very well for those involved.

For a "system", the Spyderco Sharpmaker has been the only one I've ever used...or needed. I've used one for about 25 years now and I recommend it often as an economical but effective method of sharpening. But I mostly freehand sharpen these days. I use a DMT double sided coarse/fine diamond bench stone and a Spyderco fine ceramic bench stone at home, often followed by a leather strop block and/or the ultra fine rod from the Sharpmaker. When traveling I'll carry a folding DMT coarse/fine stone and a Spyderco Double Stuff medium/fine ceramic stone. Even at home, when I'm feeling lazy or I just want to sharpen knives while relaxing rather than standing over the bench stones, I'll use the Double Stuff or freehand sharpen on the medium, fine and ultra fine rods from the Sharpmaker.
 
Learning to freehand I think is a skill everyone who enjoys knifes should know how to do. It's the basics. I have some Arkansas stones, Sharpmaker, Ken Onion worksharp, and just picked up the KME system. The KME is my go to sharpener of choice now.
 
KME, Sharpmaker, sandpaper on balsa and strops. Each tool has a place in my sharpening arsenal.
 
Im all about free-handing, almost to the point of snobbery, but a KOWS would most definitely have a place.

But, reprofiling freehand still keeps me sharp. And patient. So . . .

Patient.
 
netguy1999 said:
Anyone use the Ken Onion WorkSharp?
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I use the blade grinding attachment which I much prefer to the basic system for sharpening. It's a shame they don't sell the blade grinding attachment as a standalone unit with the motor as I haven't used the other belts at all since getting the attachment.
 
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