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Thread: Do it yourself knife sharpening
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02-28-2020, 07:58 AM #26
If you have high quality knives and you use, store, and steel them properly, you rarely have have to sharpen them. Even so, professional sharpening is pretty cheap. I don’t see the reason to buy an expensive electric sharpener.
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02-28-2020, 08:25 AM #27
Unless as I stated in the opening I A) am not close to a professional sharpener (the one person locally who I went to made my knifes worse not better) and B) thinking my wife is going to store and steel the knifes properly just ain’t happening.
So while you see no reason, I unfortunately have reasons.
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02-28-2020, 09:35 AM #28
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02-28-2020, 09:43 AM #29Funky But Chic
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haha - I didn't spill my beer though! Fell in the fucking river but didn't spill a drop.
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02-28-2020, 01:56 PM #30
Best thing about tenkara fishing is you can land a fish without having to set your beer down
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02-28-2020, 09:45 PM #31
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02-28-2020, 09:48 PM #32
Chefs choice.
It will rescue knives even after your wife puts them in the dishwasher every day
I do all my knives once a year. Do you really have time to steel every steak knife
I have two friends that borrow it about once a year.. . .
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02-28-2020, 10:49 PM #33Funky But Chic
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02-28-2020, 11:44 PM #34
Yes/no?
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02-29-2020, 03:12 AM #35
ive got a lansky hand system with 4 stones if I start coarse and spend an 1/2 hour on using all stones on it does a good job
but it doesn't do nearly as well if I try and just touch up or start with fine stone"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
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02-29-2020, 09:36 AM #36one of those sickos
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This. The original one, which is only $63, works very well on knives. If you don't have the patience for a series of water stones, the Work Sharp is the way to go. The convex edge it leaves is both sharp and durable.
There is a learning curve. The main thing is that you really must start and stop it each pass or it will eat the tip.
Also, for kitchen knives, regular proper steel use will obviate the need to sharpen (remove metal) very often at all.
The Chefs Choice style ones do get knives fairly sharp, but they take off a lot of metal and the edge they leave isn't very durable. They are fast and nearly idiot proof though.
For your imaginings: I just visited a couple, both doctors, who refuse to use cutting boards. They just cut directly onto their quartz countertops with their, get this, super high end Japanese knife set. It was painful to see but I had to just walk away.ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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02-29-2020, 09:42 AM #37
The no spillage was most impressive.
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05-14-2020, 06:14 PM #38
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05-14-2020, 07:56 PM #39
I like my Trizor XV.
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05-14-2020, 07:57 PM #40
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05-15-2020, 04:07 AM #41
Japanese water stone. Takes a bit of time time get good at it, but it sure works well.
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05-15-2020, 05:22 PM #42
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05-15-2020, 05:24 PM #43
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05-15-2020, 06:00 PM #44
Unless you are sharpening hundreds of edged tools/weapons a day there is no need for any machine.
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05-15-2020, 06:41 PM #45
Don't you guys have wives/gf to cook for you?
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05-15-2020, 07:12 PM #46
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05-15-2020, 07:14 PM #47
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05-16-2020, 04:56 AM #48
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05-16-2020, 06:31 AM #49Registered User
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I’ve been using and loving this Worksharp tool for years now:
https://www.worksharptools.com/shop/...ool-sharpener/
I use it a couple of times per year to get every knife in the house as sharp as any professional.
I also use the tool grinding attachment:
https://www.worksharptools.com/shop/...ool-sharpener/
weekly to sharpen all my trail building tools. There’s nothing easier. Same with axes, lawnmower blades etc. As a mini sander/grinder, it also comes in handy for all sorts of repairs and gear modification projects. I’m coming across as a salesman, but this is one of my favourite and most versatile tools.Blogging at www.kootenayskier.wordpress.com
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05-16-2020, 01:22 PM #50
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