What angle to sharpen on?

[guncrazy72]

My Izula needs to be resharpened and I am not sure what angle to us for it. The lansky sharpener I have has a 30, 25, 20 and 17 degree angle that I can use. What would be the best one? I use my Izula for pretty much everything.

 

[wolffbite]

Knives at the factory have a hand-applied edge of ~20 degrees.

Since it's hand applied it may vary 1-2 degrees but if you use the 20 degree setting you should be good to go!

 

[basb]

Aye, +/-20 degrees is the factory edge. To compensate for the 1 or 2 degrees i start on the medium stones with plenty pressure, then continue with little pressure as is normal.

 

[mainewoods]

so + or - at 20 degrees for the Izula Thanks

 

[hunter s thompson]

Or you could just throw angles out the window and convex it. Then you will never have to worry about a precise angle again. Makes maintaining it a lot easier, A few passes on a charged strop and you are ready to go again. A little work in the beginning saves a lot of sharpening later. OK now I guess I need to add IMHO and YMMV

 

[solocanoe]

the izula is what I tried the lansky on when it was introduced to me
....used it on 20 degrees...
I've always free handed.... but man...
that Lansky system...beyond sharp and beyond easy...

I bought one. after nearly 4 decades of free hand too.

 

[eloreno]

Or you could just throw angles out the window and convex it. Then you will never have to worry about a precise angle again. Makes maintaining it a lot easier, A few passes on a charged strop and you are ready to go again. A little work in the beginning saves a lot of sharpening later. OK now I guess I need to add IMHO and YMMV

This is what I do!

Works like a charm and I can get my knives SUPER SHARP this way

It also makes for a very portable sharpening system.

 

[fixer]

Or you could just throw those crazy angles out the window and effing convex it, man. Then you will never have to worry about a precise angle again. Makes maintaining it so easy you can do it naked in the bathtub and high on barbiturates, mescaline and ether. A few passes on a charged strop and you'll have a gonzo edge. A little work in the beginning leaves more time for epic experiments with heinous substances later. OK now I guess I need to add IMHO and YMMV

edited for gonzo points!

 

[hunter s thompson]

Or you could just throw those crazy angles out the window and effing convex it, man. Then you will never have to worry about a precise angle again. Makes maintaining it so easy you can do it naked in the bathtub and high on barbiturates, mescaline and ether. A few passes on a charged strop and you'll have a gonzo edge. A little work in the beginning leaves more time for epic experiments with heinous substances later. OK now I guess I need to add IMHO and YMMV

edited for gonzo points!

Editing is a long plastic hallway full of pimps and thieves where good men go to die like dogs..... and then they are its bad points.

Sorry but I have to take offense to your use of heinous. You should probably change it to fascinating .