Knives....

[adam QCS]

Ok, I hate to sound ignorant, but does anyone have any good tips on knife sharpening? My brother showed me the process years ago, but for some reason, I dont get results.

[weknowhowtolive]

What are you using? A wet stone?

[HEADKICK HERO]

it really does matter what kindof sharpener you use, there are stones you have to know what your doing and there are knife sharpeners that are pretty much self explanatory. but i find most knife dealers, hunting shops and farmers market martial arts stores will sharpen your knife for like five bucks. they know what they are doing and they usually put a nice long lasting edge on it. also it helps to have a decent knife that holds an edge, theres no sense in polishing a turd.

[indyhooligan]

go buy a lansky kit, it has all the guide bars. depends on what you're doing with the knife, 20degrees is an all around good angle. get your angle then hit it with a sharpening steel.

[pxscooterskin]

A mate swears by the wet stone but just grinds his knives down. I use a steel. Every time you're going to use a knife, a couple of strokes on the steel. Little and often.

Have a word with your butcher - he should show how to keep an edge.

[adam QCS]

What are you using? A wet stone?

yeah, itdoesnt seem to be working too well.

[adam QCS]

it really does matter what kindof sharpener you use, there are stones you have to know what your doing and there are knife sharpeners that are pretty much self explanatory. but i find most knife dealers, hunting shops and farmers market martial arts stores will sharpen your knife for like five bucks. they know what they are doing and they usually put a nice long lasting edge on it. also it helps to have a decent knife that holds an edge, theres no sense in polishing a turd.

Ill have to head to the bass pro shop and look around at what they have. I am polishing a cheap knife, but, its kept an edge for a good while.

[weknowhowtolive]

whetstones are hard to use until you get the hand of it. I would recommend going to a knife store or hardware store and getting it sharpened on a grind stone and then regularly keeping it sharp with the whetstone. if you want to use your whetstone, try this:


Knives
The most common tool for sharpening knives is a whetstone, which usually has both a medium/coarse side for initial sharpening and a smoother side for fine honing. To use a whetstone, spread a thin film of oil over the side you're using. Then press the blade of your knife against the stone, holding it at about a 30-degree angle, and draw it along the whetstone to sharpen it. Be sure to sharpen both sides of your blade evenly.

[Dawgnuts]

stick it in your ass.

[GripFast]

i get my cooking knives sharpened through work and my pocket knives are sharpened at a hardware store

[Saint]

didn't look at the other posts (sorry). But The ceramic sharpeners are great. If your knife has a coating they are especially great. You can get them at home depot, or just about any army/navy store.