Thread: knife sharpening systems what do you use ?

I use different systems depending on the knife, the knife steel quality and the job to do.
All the cheaper knifes get an accusharp treatment to get the beginning of a good angle and then can be finished on a spyderco Tri stone or a large dmt Dimond stone. I have a lansky sharpener but it slow to put in action and you have to remember the angle setting on each knife. The little lansky wooden box with the two ceramic rods is an excellent system that I bought to a few girlfriends who wanted sharp knifes but did not know how to get there. .
I had one particular cold steel Bowie that I could not get sharp. A friend got me a Dimond steel with three different grade of grit. And now that knife is super sharp.

I mainly use pukko style knives and they sharpen on the bevel so are super easy to get consitant angle free hand on any flat stone really. And within just a few stroke they are back in action, even if going hard around bones. I have a little dmt double sides stone that I carry in my pack for that.

This bloke is very interesting

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http://http://gameco.com.au/index.ph...-wheel-system/

Lansky to put correct angle if different from what I want, then a spyderco, followed by a strop, never a steel.

I use a water stone - double sided Suehiro one with the different compounds 1000/3000 - and then a double sided leather strop with compound that I had got from Top-Gear. that gets my main hunting knife, a Svord 15N20 steel? sharp enough to cut paper without catching. I have a little Knives of Alaska Featherlite Hunter folder that is D2 steel - that also sharpens up really, really nicely with this system. The strop really polishes that edge and significantly improves it from what I could get with either a fine oilstone or fine waterstone alone. Fully recommended.

Any input from those that use Elmax or 3v steels?

Originally Posted by Speill

I use a water stone - double sided Suehiro one with the different compounds 1000/3000 - and then a double sided leather strop with compound that I had got from Top-Gear. that gets my main hunting knife, a Svord 15N20 steel? sharp enough to cut paper without catching. I have a little Knives of Alaska Featherlite Hunter folder that is D2 steel - that also sharpens up really, really nicely with this system. The strop really polishes that edge and significantly improves it from what I could get with either a fine oilstone or fine waterstone alone. Fully recommended.

Any input from those that use Elmax or 3v steels?

Elmax and 3V exactly the same as you are doing. I use both the white and black compounds on them and the CBN/Bark River emulsions. The emulsions are quicker.

I bought the Lansky 3 stone system and then added the ultra fine stone and the leather strop. Its fantastic for keeping your knives razor sharp but if I have got a knife that's really poked I use a wet stone first otherwise it takes to long.

Spyderco tri sharpener and leather strop.

Originally Posted by Rushy

I use a shone to sharpen and then a steel in between sharpenings to straighten the edge

lansky diamond paddle folding hone for under $40. Is great for field work edge.,just requires a little practice to maintain angle....never use a good blade on bone.

I bought a Tormek T-8 recently for sharpening both knives and hand tools.
Terrific kit, works as advertised.

Using the scary sharp with the black stones to finish and damn it's good!
Also tend to finish the knives on the polishing wheel and a little stropping on newspaper.

Talking of which I'm away to get to mine again.