Sharpening yer knife

[hewhoisiam]

Well, it finally happened. I've been using my 2 and 9 for a few months, and the factory edge on them was pretty good, but finally dulled to the point I weren't happy. This 1095CV held up really well to the abuse I put my 9 through chopping and a bit of batoning, but it really started to show the dulling on the belly (chopping mostly)

So, how do you sharpen your knives? I use a fine/ultra fine DMT sharpener. I usually do it by hand, but I recently got their 20$ magnet guide and it does the same as doing it by hand, but lazier. So I've been using that. Puts a razor edge on this steel.

BUT I've been reading about other things, I've always had sharp knives and kept them maintained, but I didn't (and still don't) know about stropping, and convexing an edge. And convex stroppers out there? Work well? Advantages?

 

[Murphnuge]

Somebody on here gave me a good link/info about sandpaper when I first joined. I'll hafta see if I can find it.

 

[upnorth]

http://www.knivesshipfree.com/pages/Sharpening-Videos

 

[jarodmichael]

I use a smith's sharpening system and I like it alot

 

[LECTER]

Somebody on here gave me a good link/info about sandpaper when I first joined. I'll hafta see if I can find it.

Is this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE8_HIdBZWs&feature=player_embedded

 

[Joe Grimace]

I use a smith tri-hone. And then strop on a old leather belt I had. No compound though. It puts a shaving sharp edge on all my knives. I usually only use the medium and fine sides on the tri-hone. The course comes out if I really bang up an edge doing something stupid.lol.

Regards,
Joe Grimace

 

[hung-solo]

LOVE my spyderco sharpener. LOVE it! from there i have medium long stone, leather strop and hard diamond stone. i think i have everything i need to sharpen a knife. my only slight issue is on some knives i can get damn sharp and some just barely..

 

[Murphnuge]

Is this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE8_HIdBZWs&feature=player_embedded

I think it is!

 

[hewhoisiam]

good deal! I was looking into a strop, I might should again...

EDIT: how much difference can you see between stropping after sharpening and just sharpening?

 

[Murphnuge]

Lately I've been using these little guys. We use them for honing the head deck of engine blocks. When they're up for tool change they just throw 'em away , so I snatch a handful up every now and then. They're pretty good for touch ups, I haven't used them to put and edge on, just for maintaining.