Search function sucks I'm sure someone has asked this before.... Need advice on what to buy to sharpen my knives.
I had a go on a mates lansky system and liked it but before I go ahead and drop some coin i want your opinions please
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Search function sucks I'm sure someone has asked this before.... Need advice on what to buy to sharpen my knives.
I had a go on a mates lansky system and liked it but before I go ahead and drop some coin i want your opinions please
Lansky over priced, I got a Chinese copy of this of off ali express, does the job well but the stones do wear fairly quick....was advised to replace with genuine stones from this site but havent needed to yet.
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I have a Lansky but never use it, hopeless on kitchen knives, filleting knives. Stupid clamp thing really drives me nuts
Does OK on pocket or other short bladed knives
I use lansky at home for my hunting knives and jewel stick in the field. I can see where @mikee is coming from with the longer blades thing though it's not good on the longer kitchen knives
i just use an old school round flat water stone that my grandfather gave me cant be arsed with jigs and shit it works may not be scientificly perfect but i can cut shit and thats all i want to do with my knife also got an oil stone but the water one is easier
What's wrong with a whetstone or 2, and some practice?
That way, all knives sorted.
I also use a ceramic steel, (from Ali express) for the kitchen knives. Absolutely brilliant piece of kit. It is my second, as the son thought the first may be a good drum stick - it wasn't.
@mikee want to move it On?
Cheers vc! Ordered one
Oh, the steel is -
TAIDEA T0843C sharpening rod knives sharpening stone high-performance ceramic knife for 10 inch zirconia sharpening steel rod
TAIDEA T0843C sharpening rod knives sharpening stone high performance ceramic knife for 10 inch zirconia sharpening steel rod-in Sharpeners from Home & Garden on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group to Clipboard
(from AliExpress Android)
Nothing wrong with a wetstone I got taught by a Cutler how to use one in my retail days, when it was quiet over winter we would sharpen everything. A lansky or similar similar system is effectively an oil stone but I can get degrees perfectly, for my planes and chisels etc
Had a lanksy and had the same problems with the clamp.
Brought a set of Japanese water stones and love them. Use a 'fallkniven' (f":king auto correct tried 4 times) dc3 stone with ceramic and diamond sides that I take in my pack on trips
Had a lanksy and had the same problems with the clamp.
Brought a set of Japanese water stones and love them. Use a 'fallkniven' (f":king auto correct tried 4 times) dc3 stone with ceramic and diamond sides that I take in my pack on trips
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Picked up one of these last year in 240v. Comes with 5 different grades of belts (course grind all the way down to polish), variable speed and an adjustable angle guide for different knives. Even did an axe the other day to a mirror finish.
Love the edges i can get on my Lansky when I have the time, but when you want to do every knife in the kitchen drawer and every pocket/hunting knife you own, plus the odd tool in the shed in 30mins, bloody brilliant.
Lansky clamp seems to be a universal problem. When I use mine I clamp the blade and then clamp the clamp in a vice. Seems to hold it better.
Ali express ceramic steel +1.
Also use a Smiths pull through sharpener on my cheaper, softer knives. Very quick and effective.
Good quality Diamond stones and a strop to finish. If going the way of a lanksy get a edge pro or scary sharp style system. Bit spendy but you only have to buy once
To the OP.
The Lansky is adequate but certainly more suited to small knives. The Scary Sharp is more suited to knives with longer blades, small pocket knives are a bit fidly.
Call me "old fashioned" or call me" stupid"
Prob the latter :-)
All our knives (wife has 5) I do approx every 4-6 weeks with the wet stone sitting on a wet sponge on shed Veranda which is at chest height when standing on Aoteroa and the garden hose on mist in left hand an "wanki-wanki" in right hand with said knives.
Prod do 5-7 mins on each knife and all are razor sharp !!
If anything, probably end up with too fine of edge and Da Mrss has burred an odd edge or two on a bone etc
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I have the Lansky. It's OK. It benefits from the base mount - I screwed this down to a wooden chopping board from a dollar shop. I also replaced the bolts which hold the knife with bolts that can be tightened with a screwdriver and added a slither of bike inner tube to the bit that holds the knife. All of this makes the whole thing more stable. I don't particularly enjoy using it, but it does the job. I bought a decent steel and that has reduced the number of times the Lansky comes out.
I went full retard and invested in a Tormek so I'm now covered for anything with an edge in either the household or workshop.
I haven't used too much as yet, but one thing it's taught me so far is its hard to polish a turd.
You can achieve perfectly adequate results sharpening a cheap knife with it. However, sharpen an expensive knife made from premium steel and you get next level sharp for the exact same effort.
In many cases, I think mixed results and expectations for any sharpening technique or system can be put down to the knife steel as much as anything.
Ezesharp from Aussie takes some beating .
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Spyderco sharpmaker, lansky, Arkansas stones, leather strop I use them all.
Hobo hone - google it. Works amazingly well, and I have tried a wide range of things incl. Lansky, whetstones etc etc.
I use a lanksy yup reprofile and on the wife's knives then Japanese water stones on my knives and to finish the edge.
Biggest problem I have with the lanksy is the stones are so narrow to grasp I often end up taking some flesh off my knuckles on the occasional stroke.
The lanksy is cheap in the states, $30 USD for the premium set vs whatever stupid price the 3 stone set cost me back home a few years back, $60+ NZD maybe?
If you look at knife forums most people do not use sharpening system link lanksy because you cannot get convex edge profile from them. also when you have a curved edge the angle is not consistent.
I own spyderco sharp maker myself, It is OK. I still finish with hand sharpening on denim.
Hunting & fishing had these not sure if they still stock them but a mate has one iv used it a couple of times , it puts a scary edge on
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Water stones and a strop.
I 'spose though if a gadget can do it, why not?
I'm sad though that we are losing these old skills.
I still have and use a drawer full of water and oil stones and various steels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
The vast majority of my knives are used(abused) in the kitchen by the better half and as such the most used sharpening tool is a diamond steel....which is akin to using a angle grinder to a purist (I am a purist but also a realist) I never use it on my two favorite filleting knives or my hunting knife tho.......
For the kitchen knives we use an old model Warthog. For hunting knives oil stone and a steel to keep the edge while using. The steel maintains a sharp edge and I think the trick is to keep the knife edge touched up before it gets dull. Blunt knives are more likely to cause you injury than a sharp one.
I was taught and started off using a oilstone for many years. All worked well with the stainless blades I was using. Bought a Svord (long held ambition) and really have struggled to keep it sharp(I know it uses a convex edge, most probably most of my problem). Was given a lansky for my b'day and since I've being using that had a better success rate. I'm certainly not a novice at sharpening ( not butcher grade but better than most shepherds I worked with especially the younger ones) but certainly have struggled with the Svord
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It is sad although sharpening knives is something I have not mastered although I am a "Master Blunter" when it comes to knives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
I use a water stone and a steel. I go at a 20 degree angle as a butcher taught me but other than that I just do my best. Still get them sharper than what we used to before the wet stone.
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It looks a lot like you have sharpened the top edge on that knife?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
Can you check if you still got the convex edge?Quote:
Originally Posted by tiroatedson
If you haven’t got the time or the patience to use a wet stones these two systems would work well.
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