Hey TW! Let's see your knives!

Get a cheap knife and a decent sharpener - like a Spyderco Sharpmaker.

Sharpmaker will work if you grow into other steels

 

This one?

 

Yup.

 

.. and really check out some Kershaw knives. Spyderco's budget line is decent but I think their name sells more of them than the quality does. If I had $30 to blow I'd look at Kershaw first. Lifetime warranty, too.

 

How long do the stones usually last?

 

And a kershaw blur would probably be my next one.

 

It depends on use and if you're using them right.

I have a sharpening stone that my dad used as a kid. I also have a buddy who doesn't have a clue and he'll destroy a stone and a knife in a year.

 

I'll look it up on YouTube for the best methods on sharpening so I don't ruin it.

 

my tenacious is my sharpest knife!! sure you have to put an edge back on it quicker than my ZT0566 but the spyderco tenacious gets wicked sharp very very quickly for that price point!! the steel on my cheap kershaws suck in comparison to the sypderco

i usually have JRs_Knives neckr on me at all times and a pocket knife of some sort, today is the ZT 0566, both are pretty sharp!! put a almost mirror polish and a micro bevel on the JR the other day, he posted it up on his Instagram. I used DMT stones and then finished it off with a sypderco ceramic ultra fine stone and micro bevel was put on with crock sticks

 

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^^whats up^^^

 

by no means was I saying get a high quality knife for your first one, but I've had a few kershaws, and they were all better quality than the tenacious

 

Yeah thanks for the advice, I probably will try a kershaw blur for my next knife . The spyderco is coming today so I will update when I get it.

 

I've been wanting to get the blur in S30V

 

Just chillin. HBU?

 

S30V vs Ken Onion Black?

 

nothin, though the .. was something directed towards me? just refreshing the thread?

 

Nope.

That necker looks nice though. Full pic?

 

Should I not look on YouTube for a good strategy on sharpening ? Is there a better place?