Proper way to sharpen knives

ericdraven

ericdraven

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NEW TO KNIVES , recently picked up a zt 350 .. what should i use to sharpen it and how to sharpen ?
 
Curious, what kind of steel is the blade?

Some steels lend themselves more toward learning, some don't. This info will help those who guide you.
 
I forgot, he needs to buy the most expensive japanese water stones money can buy as well.

Zero
 
Honestly, the link I linked to is where all sharpening questions should go.

Personally my recommendation is to find as many cheap knives as possible and practice whatever method you will use on them.
 
ericdraven said:
NEW TO KNIVES , recently picked up a zt 350 .. what should i use to sharpen it and how to sharpen ?
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I cant believe no one welcomed you... Well welcome to BF. There is a lot of info on knives and related to knives sharpening. Some people get crazy about this. Some of the sharpeners mentioned cost between $300-500 and they are worth it and will produce a very sharp knife. But since your zt 0350 is a recurve, you will need a much more narrow stone to conform to the edge where it curves. Luckily there is the spyderco sharpmaker that is one of the more affordable out there. That is what I would use. I personally use the edge pro apex and it does a great job.

Just be patient with the S30v steel and you will get good results
 
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I cant believe no one welcomed you... Well welcome to BF. There is a lot of info on knives and related to knives sharpening. Some people get crazy about this. Some of the sharpeners mentioned cost between $300-500 and they are worth it and will produce a very sharp knife. But since your zt 0350 is a recurve, you will need a much more narrow stone to conform to the edge where it curves. Luckily there is the spyderco sharpmaker that is one of the more affordable out there. That is what I would use. I personally use the edge pro apex and it does a great job.

Just be patient with the S30v steel and you will get good results
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thanks . been lurking mostly . the blade steel is mh90 or something like that,
 
I recently bought a wicked edge and am loving it! I am still getting my technique honed in, but regardless of what system you buy....my biggest tip would be to make sure you create and actually "feel" a burr on both sides before you move up to the next grit. This will ensure you completely apex the edge before you pretty much just polish the bevels as I did on my first couple of knives :D seems obvious...but I found myself trying to feel a burr over and over, and eventually saying to myself "after so many strokes there is no way I am not apexing the edge..." And just carried on. Trust me it doesn't work!
 
ERIC: Now that you're thoroughly confused and doubtful about it, go to the "Maintenance and Embelllishment" section of the forum and read the Stickies about basic sharpening.

Then go from there...slowly. It's very simple once you know the fundamentals.
 
Is this the Eric draven if so I can see why your lurking. You got a lot of people who got ripped off over the years and are shunned by half of the knife making world. Surprised you would even show yourself here. NOW if your not that Eric Driven welcome lol.
 
no i did not realize there was another eric draven , but ive been using the user name a long time on gun forums ,
 
Proper way to sharpen knives, is to start in the proper forum. Moved to Maintenance, Tinkering, & Embellishment. Oh, and practice on your kitchen knives first, get your technique down, then move onto expensive high alloy knives or whatever you have. Patience is a virtue, it won't happen over night be assured of that.
 
How much are you willing to spend on sharpening tools?

A Lasky deluxe turnbox kit can he had for less than $20. At three times that price is the Spyderco Sharpmaker, which is much better and well worth it; just this morning I used it to put a sharp edge on two knives that really needed it. At over $200 there's the Edge Pro Apex, which I hear really good things about but am not willing to drop the cash on since the Sharpmaker works so well for me.
 
the 350 is either s30v or m390 bohler don't think it has any other options. I use dmt coarse if it is chipped or damaged, if not fine to extra fine then strop the soup out of it on 1 micron diamond spray on leather.
 
It's a recurve though. In my experience, that makes it a tad tricky to sharpen with typical flat stones, or even full width clamped systems.
 
I have been looking at the work sharp guided field sharpener for out in the field. But I sharpener all my knives at a 25 degree angle and the diamond plate guides are 20 degree and the ceramic rod is 25 degree. Would I have to free hand the diamond plate?
 
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dmt makes diamond rods as well as flats I have no problem with the flats. I sharpen freehand there are no guided systems here. I have blurs, shallots, zt 0300,0350, 0550,0777 and 0770. a multitude of case hawkbill, and a number of knives I made. if you respect the geometry the knife will sharpen.
 
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