Knife Sharpening

[RRmaniac]

I am looking to get some sort of sharpener mainly for my fillet knives. I also may use it for hunting knives, pocket knives, etc. What style/brand should I be looking at? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Lou63]

I used my points for one of these and so far I like it but my wife doesn't, knives are too sharp now lol, I did get a box of fine belts for it when I ordered.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Work...la%2527s+exclusive+knife+%2526+tool+sharpener

 

[SDMF]

Ken Onion edition WorkSharp to establish an edge. Ceramic sticks to thin the edge. Leather strop to feather the edge. If you're at all patient, you can easily swap a Lansky coarse and medium stoning session in lieu of the WorkSharp but it's time consuming and mind-numbingly dull.

Once you have a good edge established, if you just take care of it a little bit with the ceramic sticks you'll hardly ever need to truly "sharpen" a knife, just a little touch-up now and then.

 

[Norske]

The Worksharp works wonders on the main part of a blade, not quite so well at the tip or on a short pocket knife blade. For that, the Lansky is hard to beat, or learn to use an old fashioned whetstone. The trick to a whetstone is keeping the same angle through the whole process. A steel will polish off a wire edge (wear or fast sharpening methods), but won't remove enough steel to sharpen a dull blade.

 

[wslayer]

The Chefs Choice is a fool proof way to sharpen. The diamond hone are about $110

 

[sig357]

Do yourself a favor and buy a sharpmaker by spyderko. Also purchase diamond hones. This is not an electric sharpner and can be stored in a small back pack. I have sharpened electric filets knives, serated steak knives, any straight blade, fish hooks. I am not gonna lie best purchase I have ever made. Even sharpens my ceramic knive. Oh ya does scissors too that will make who ever wraps presents in your house extremely happy. I will promise you wont be disapointed.

 

[H82bogey]

I still do the stone and strop method. Although, when I'm done I can shave my arm hair off. I agree with SDMF, once you have it sharped, but a few strokes on the strop is all you need to maintain the edge. Lots of good videos on you tube to show you how to do it.

 

[ItemB]

I do what SDMF does. Get it good and sharp with the worksharp, then do touch ups with the ceramic sticks the sypderco sharpmaker makes this very easy. I have the ultra fine ceramic sticks for the sharpmaker and use them instead of a butchers steel.