who sharpens your knives?

Sharpmaker plus the extra 204D diamond triangles. The latter are expensive but look carefully on eBay, there are deals to be found. With this kit, you have an almost (!) foolproof all-round system for those that are too lazy to learn sharpening on stones (count me in). ;)
 
I have sent knives to Richard, Knifenut and Siguy. I sharpen most of my own knives but sometimes they need a good regrinding to have a good to edge to maintain. In these cases, I often send them to one of out Pro's here. They do a better job than I can when it comes to a new edge.
 
I sharpen my own.

Nothing like relaxing in my chair, feet up ,a nice cold brew, dog at my feet, stone and knife in my hand.

Pure bliss :thumbup:

(the better half don't like it when I ignore her though :D )
 
I got pretty good with a GATCO and freehand on a whetstone, then I bought a Sharpmaker about two months ago. Whoa! You won't go back.
 
I sharpen my own using either my Edge Pro Apex or Sharpmaker these days.
 
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I sharpen my own knives with the Sharpmaker. I looked at the lanskie and some others, but I really like the sharpmaker. I have been collecting knives for awhile. When I first got my Sharpmaker, I watched the DVD, read the book that came with it. I then sharpened every knife I could find around the house. After I got the technique down, I started sharpening my co-workers knives (I'm a LEO, so finding knives to sharpen was not a problem). It's a good feeling when you hand a knife, that was dull, back to owner and they say "Wow!!", that's really sharp.

The versatillity of the Sharpmaker is awsome. You can sharpen every type of knife (PE or CE), and many different types of tools (from carbide tips, too screw drivers), and scissors. I would pick up the Diamond Rods, and the Ultra Fine Rods. Just remember with the Diamond Rods, don't use to much pressure. The diamonds can come off the rod. Also when you first get the Sharpmaker, use a sharpy on the edge of the knife you are sharpening. That way you will see if you are doing it correctly.

If the knife gets to dull and needs to be reprofiled, I would recommend get it professionally done. I know Spyderco and Benchmade offer resharpening, all u have to pay is the shipping.
 
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I sharpen my own thanks. Also, anyone who asks me in a nice manner will receive the same for a very reasonable price. I usually always have a DMT double-sided folding hone on me, Fine on one side and Ultra-Fine on the other. Its usually all I need to get a typical knife sharpened in a reasonable time. Along with a warning to watch out, cause it is sharper than it was when you bought it.:D
 
IVANKERLEY said:
but there is something to be said about pushing a blade across a stone, that sound just seems to get ya some alone time:D tends to clear a room!
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I prefer the stone.
I just dont like these fancy sticks at all...

knife and stone.one goes with the other.

on youtube loads of people show knife sharpening videos.

whatever technique you prefer it is shown there.

good luck:thumbup:

and by practising you'll learn.
try it on some cheaper knives first.
 
Depends. Sometimes I use an oil stone. Sometimes a diamond stone. Sometimes a Sharpmaker.

Anyone who owns a knife (which of course means everyone) should know how to sharpen.
 
I work 5 minutes away from the Spyderco Outlet Factory. They sharpen spidies for free:D Other knives are $10.00. I usually maintain my blades myself (strop + compound), but if something bad happens they go to the Spyderco guys. Yeah, I'm lazy, I know...:rolleyes:
 
If you've never sharpened a knife, you'd probably be better off with a Sharpmaker. I've been sharpening knives for about 30 years, and I can get a good edge on most knives.

However, I'm sure that a fixed angle sharpener would put a better edge on than even a seasoned person could.

But there somewhat of a zen-like calm induced from the act of putting on a good edge on a dull knife.
 
I sharpen my own and suggest to most folks that they learn too.

Plus it helps to keep companies like Frost Cutlery (not the Mora folks) and United in business. Buy one or two of their crap knives and use it to practice sharpening on. :D
 
Cisco Kid said:
I work 5 minutes away from the Spyderco Outlet Factory. They sharpen spidies for free:D Other knives are $10.00.
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I did not know this. That's awesome. If I lived in the Golden area, I'd bring 'em in all the time.

I do my own sharpening, mostly using a Sharpmaker for bevels and strops for convex. I have been curious about trying the paper wheels lately.

Speciality services excepted, paying for sharpening has always seemed foreign to me. The bakery I used to work at used a mobile sharpening guy named Twig. Nice enough guy, but his quick belt sander edges were COARSE (like 80 grit) and not very sharp at all. I'd keep one or two specific knives maintained for my own use but the owners told me to stop "wasting time" sharpening since "Twig took care of that". I'm on their timeclock, so fair enough. But for less than they paid Twig, they could have covered enough of my hourly wage to keep the knives actually sharp. To his credit, Twig sharpened specialty equipment like deli slicers and Cuisinart blades that I could probably not do efficiently or well.

Twig, if you're on BF, it's totally nothing personal. :p I understand that you don't need to exceed your client's low expectations, and I'm sure you can actually sharpen.
 
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