My knife sharpening solution

[dipbait]

I dont have a sharpmaker. Just a diamond stone and some ceramic sticks. I was having a devil of a time sharpening an old hickory knife. I used the sharpie trick that I learned here on blade forum , and painted the cutting edge. Then rubberbanded the diamond stone to the ceramic stick and ground a new edge at the proper angle. When the sharpie was no longer visible I finished with the ceramic sticks. Total time 10 minutes. The hair now floats off my arm. Heres a pic of my setup.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Let’s see if we can find the right forum …