Who has over 50 knives but no knife sharpener..??

[Thorsen]

i only use sandpapers + a mousepad :thumbup:

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[fishface5]

If you don't want to scuff up your knives sharpening, you can always practice on a beater. My Victorinox Spartan is so beat up that it's missing the red scales and the blades are all scratched up. However, it's probably one of the sharpest knives I've got at the moment.

Amen. I held off on sharpening for a long time b/c my few efforts only seemed to make knives duller. Then I finally got various sharpening systems -- with the same result. Finally I got a Warthog and that plus a sharpmaker works well for me. But THEN I got a belt-grinder and now the knives are super-sharp at last. MUCH more satisfying to use!! Plus it's kind of embarrassing to be a knife guy but when someone borrows your knife it's dull. But I definitely learned to use it on beater knives first!

 

[jkarp_53]

35+ knives - Medium and fine Arkansas stones in the works for years, but recently picked up a 204 SharpMaker and love the thing. Very easy to keep 'em sharp.

 

[smitty0331]

It's really not that difficult to learn how to sharpen. The chances that you will actually ruin a knife are relatively slim if you just go slow, and be mind-full of what you're doing. Seek out good advice, and learn as much as you can, and then when you do take the plunge, start with an inexpensive knife, or even a kitchen knife. It's well worth the effort required to learn. Think of it as another hobby.

 

[b.c.molin]

With the dexterity of a two year old all I have been able to use to get some sharpness from a blade is a butchers steel.

I have tried oil stones and all I did was scratch the polish on my knives.

Yes, it is annoying not been able to sharpen them properly but it sure gives me reason to continue to buy new sharp knives to replace the blunt one.