Just wondering how everyone does it?
On the hill and also back at home
Lansky, Edge Pro, steel, little Lansky/Gerber type handheld pull-thru type thing?
Or do you just use the good ole fashioned stone?
Further to that, any tips
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Just wondering how everyone does it?
On the hill and also back at home
Lansky, Edge Pro, steel, little Lansky/Gerber type handheld pull-thru type thing?
Or do you just use the good ole fashioned stone?
Further to that, any tips
Stone at home to sharpen and steel in the bush to straighten the edge if it needs it.
Started with an edge pro .. which was and is awesome .. but now I have the ultimate ... Scary sharp ... its the business ....
in the field I have a stone in my ute and carry a steel ...
"The business" eh? Did you go for the original or precision model?Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi39
Stone and strop at home with wet n dry if you want to go crazy. Small steel in the field. Buy a good knife with he good steel and limit the time spent messing with the thing in the first place.
I fucking suck at sharpening knives so I just pay someone else to do it. I have nice ones so don't want to ruin them.
I am in the same boat as you proudkiwi I suck at sharpening but slowly getting better at it, would probably help if I had a bigger stone (small buck diamond stone is what I am using) and knives that can actually hold an edge the knife I currently have is a buffalo river drop point. Who uses those lansky sharpening stone kits are they any good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Proudkiwi
Hmmmm the original I think .. have you had a different experience ??Quote:
Originally Posted by waimobenj
No I have an Edge Pro which I find quite good. But then I can't beat the ease of my small lansky sharpener that I use in the field. I have heard great things about the scary sharp and am trying to stop myself from getting one as buying a house is probably more important
$12 stone from bunnings at home, nothing in the bush. Knife has a great leather sheath. Found it absolutely brilliant, really enjoy looking after my kit.
Sharpening the knife and cleaning the rifle are a great way to relax and debrief [emoji5]️
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Thats interesting, I was looking to upgrade my scary sharp and try the Wicked Edge sharpener. I think the Tormek would be the ultimate if budgetary constraints didn't apply.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi39
Personally I've always had better results from the constant angle systems than trying to sharpen free hand.
I've got a precision. bought it at the Sika show last year. I have been extremely impressed with it - and the customer service has been fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by waimobenj
But at the end of the day, what counts is that it gets your knives SCARY sharp ...
Stone and steels at home, just take the knife hunting.
Have no need of a knife that can't deal to an animal without needing a touch up.
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I scour the place for anything and everything that even resembles a knife. Chuck them in a box, put box in car, Drive to VC's stopping on the way for a box of beer, Leave knives and beer at his house, Pick up knives later.
I totally suck at sharpening knives but Cam doesn't
I use Japanese water stones at home & have a small buck diamond steel that lives in my daypack, it's good for sharpening my mates knives. :thumbsup:
My kit below:)
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At home I have a course diamond flat 'stone' and a double sided Japanese water stone. I use these to get my knives razor sharp. In the bush I use a diamond ezy-lap folding 'steel' and I have a little back up double sided diamond 'stone'.
I usually give my knife a quick brush up when I roll a deer over to do the other side.
I have a lansky set for home with a leather strop and on the hill a steel. I had a new knife from John Worthington I have done 8 deer so far and only used the steel. It is just about ready for a lansky though. Used to have the brass diamond sharpener also
I use the Lansky set with the ultra fine stone. Trouble is every time I get it out the missus gives me a heap of knives to sharpen!
Lansky set with a custom made steel my dad made from a old round file. He cut the old file in half and acid bathed it. Sanded it with wet and dry. I use a Mercator in the field as it is small and stays very sharp. Have all sorts of knifes but find bigger knifes clumsy. The buck 110 is about as big as i'll go with a blade. But honestly cant afford a $300 dollar knife just to loose it in the bush lol
I use the work sharp belt sander its best iv used & you can use it as a finger sander so iv found lots of other jobs to do with it
Your sick Dougie, get help quick, next you'll be buying more! More sharpening and cleaning! Oh boy oh boy oh boy.:wtfsmilie:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougie
Use a grinder then a stone, afterwards one of those pull the knife thru thingys and then finally a steel. All of our knifes at home get steeled before use. Being a Butchers son I guess.
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Here are a few of the knifes and sharpening devices I use.
Also a few future projects going on.
Just a few notes on what I use and my 2 cents for beginners:
If you just start or want to learn to sharpen, get a French opinel folding knife,they are cheap and very easy to sharpen,preferably with the carbon blade, and buy a descent stone to practice your stoke alternatively on each sides. I never ever use oil on my stones, always water, kerosene can work also.
The lansky is a good solution for all kind of knifes.(in the red box, this one has the diamond stones).
The spyderco is the device I used the most for most of my standard blades. For the long term, invest in the set of diamond stones that suit that kit.
You can see that I particularly affectionate the Pukkos style from Scandinavia . The reason is because they sharpen on the bevel like a carpenter cheasal. The DMT diamond large stone has double face grain and can be found on ebay for $us 100 with the base. That is what I use for my Pukkos , the little dmt is for the field. This is the second style of knifes I would recommend for a beginner, as they are easy to sharpen or touch up in the field .
Also one the best steel I got it that 3 sides jewelstick , for the large blades, I got it from Europe but it is made in the USA and I don't think it is available in NZ. And I finish with the spyderco fine stones for a razor edge.
I use the belt sander for a quick dress to take care of any nicks and finish with the SharpNEasy which I also take in the field but rarely need to use. The edges stay keen for a few kills.
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I sharpen my knives freehand on Dia-Sharp and EZE-LAP 400, 600 or 800 grit diamond stones, depending on the type of knife and edge required.
Sharpening freehand takes a bit of practice to get right, but once you do get good at it you can easily taylor the blade edge to what you need it to do.
What grit paper are you running ? Wet n Dry ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ishoot10s
I use the wet stone at home and a small (buck?) Flipstik diamond steel in the bush. Got it from H&F, it's bright orange so hard to loose and compact. I hunt with a Victorinox boning knife and use a Sword curved skinner at home.
That's a 100 grit belt on there, it's not W&D. Those sanders fair whip along. Only takes a quick swipe of both sides of the blade across the belt and at a fairly fine angle to sort it. I've never been much good with oil stones and I've found the fixed angle of the little SharpNEasy or similar tools makes it easy to finish them off.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi39
At first I thought a belt sander was a bit gash but then I saw a professional saw and knife sharpener at our NZDA club night and he was using one so I thought I would start using mine. He gave some knives a real thrashing on the sander to get the angles sorted and finished them with a few strokes on a good quality butchers steel. He "rescued" quite a few edges as we all took our fucked up knives along for him to sort.
if you use a belt sander just watch you don't overheat the edge . dip it in water after each swipe . if its too hot to touch, its too hot .
Ive got a water stone, 1000 one side 3000 the other, bout a hundred bucks but is the bizzo. Time taken on the stone pays off in the field.
Norton stone two sided job that I use for work to sharpen plane blade chisels etc.....would love a lansky tho used a bigger version out at the freezing works......amazing results with this type of sharpener....hate those ez sharp things with tungsten blade fuckers cant understand how or why people use em.......would love a jewel stick or diamond stone but am too poor and too tight to buy one..........(gotta buy a pair of boots first)
Norton do a nice double sided diamond stone now. Good size too for a reasonable price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpinehunter0
