Hey TW! Let's see your knives!

I wouldn't. Others may think otherwise.

What I would do, is get a Sharpie and cover the bevel with ink. Then run the blade down a sharpener a few times. Wherever ink is missing is where you're hitting the bevel and cutting edge correctly. It'll show you immediately what you're doing wrong (too steep of an angle, too little of an angle) and allow you to correct it and learn proper angles - which is 100% of sharpening.

 

I'll try that, seems like a great idea to see exactly what I'm doing wrong. Thanks

 

not currently and my office is dark as hell!! here it is in the kydex, and a full length picture of the JRs Knives Neckr (NOT MY PHOTO) for $75 bucks you can't go wrong with these!!






and for all the kershaw fan boys here is a buddies that i put an edge back on

 

That's a nice looking knife. Seems a bit smaller than a BK14.

 

i watched every video that Jdavis882 has on his youtube video channel a while back and learned a ton!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cznPI-mdWMg

he does the black marker trick which is worth its weight in gold!! also you have to be consistent with the stroke and not change that angle at all

that kershaw was fun to sharpen, it wouldn't cut printer paper when i got it, now it cuts fine strands of news paper

 

Jdavis also stole a lot of money from a lot of people and then disappeared.

He knew his shit, but fuck him.

 

didn't know that, and just looked at his channel and he hasn't posted in 2 years!! His free hand technique is pretty sick though!! i had my pops build a version of the edge pro that i have mounted to my work bench and use the DMT credit card stones on which does a great job. Thinking of ordering a set of the edge pro diamond stones though, they are thinner and will work better on the smaller knives. The DMT's work great on kitchen knives just not on the smaller stuff

any thoughts on those branded stones? @DCSBFTMFW or go with chosera stones ha ha ha

 

Here's a quick snippet.

He is a scam artist.

http://www.cliffstamp.com/knives/forum/read.php?4,37003,40232#msg-40232

 

ah, yes after he created his own knife making company i remember now!! last time i watched his video's he was in the process of starting that whole gig up

glad i didn't buy one of his knives!!

 

So I have a cheap made in China knife, should I try sharpening that before the spyderco? Only problem is half of the bevel is serrated. Also, are you suppose to sharpen knives right when you receive it or when it becomes duller?

 

I'll check the videos out, thanks. Too bad he scammed some people though.

 

I wouldn't bother sharpening a brand new knife, most are sharpened well from the maker.

You could learn how to sharpen on the non-serrated edge of that knife and if you mess it up, no big loss.

 

Yeah no big loss at all lol. With regular use, until how long would you sharpen a knife if you bought it new?

 

i like this method, but i found myself always reapplying the sharpie..and then getting lazy. so i tried something different and it worked for me. i bought a big magnifying glass. i could make a few sweeps and see immediately if i was too steep or too shallow.

now i'm not a robot, so my angle isnt exactly perfect everytime,..but if you keep watching, you can see (and feel) it when it right. i'm learning, but getting better.

i also found some 4 micron emulsion that cuts pretty fast. on a strop it is the best touch up or finish to a stone. (again, for me)

 

Gerber 450. Over 12 years

 

Thanks for the tip

 

i think this depends. regular use is a wide net. try not to cut crazy things..like cutting food on a ceramic plate,..and it is BY FAR easier to keep a knife sharp than to sharpen a knife.

i strop.

 

Hehe , Pun intended. And true about regular use, I probably won't be using it much, I'm not even sure if I can keep it in my glove box when I park in my school parking lot.

 

I just picked up this Petzl Spatha.
I've got it hooked into my flight helmet bag to carry in the helicopter. Hope I never have to use it. Nice knife for less than $30 though.