ghillies 209 Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 you have to feel it..do it..weep and do it all over again, then one time it hits the sweet spot and from there you sort of get better the more you do it. get a really cheep steel knife and a cheap stone or file..presuming you can see the edge of course. for a visual on it, ever seen a chisel sharpened on a stone? the chamfer is the angle so its really easy to slide the flat edge along the stone.(sort of sets a musstle memory thing up) after, doing a knife is like guestimating the angle you want on the edge then doing it over and over untill your fingers stregnthenup and you hold it in the same posision each stroke.. a file is 'easier' to see what angle your getting, then if you can feel the flats of the edge its like a delicate 'feely' version of the chisel. 1 Quote Link to post
gurtwurz 792 Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 I've never tried a file on knives, I'm old fashioned and use a stone, used to use an oil stone now I use a japanese water stone, medium on one side and fine on the other. As long as you make sure you do each side of the knife the same amount of strokes eventually you'll get it nice and sharp. Scandi grinds are about the easiest to sharpen since you pretty much just need to hold the cutting edge flat to the stone. If anybody help sharpening a knife then give me a shout at the meet, I can usually save a knife but guarantee nowt... 1 Quote Link to post
gurtwurz 792 Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Sorry, that was if anybody needs help. B#$tard phone Quote Link to post
Elliott 436 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Thanks for the advice chaps, think I'll invest in one of these water stones Quote Link to post
bunnybuster 1 Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 contact terrierman sam on here bud his farthers company makes the blade tech sharpeners great tools tbh atb aaron Quote Link to post
Elliott 436 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) contact terrierman sam on here bud his farthers company makes the blade tech sharpeners great tools tbh atb aaron Thanks Aaron but by what I can gather the bevile on the Mora blade won't suit the blade tech sharpener? Edited June 15, 2013 by Elliott Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 i used one of them bladetech sharpeners on my mora for 2 seasons and it kept it SHARP! im no knife technician...all i know is it worked... and ill be buying another at the next gamefair i see them at... i lost the baastard! Quote Link to post
ghillies 209 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I've never tried a file on knives, I'm old fashioned and use a stone, used to use an oil stone now I use a japanese water stone, medium on one side and fine on the other. As long as you make sure you do each side of the knife the same amount of strokes eventually you'll get it nice and sharp. Scandi grinds are about the easiest to sharpen since you pretty much just need to hold the cutting edge flat to the stone. If anybody help sharpening a knife then give me a shout at the meet, I can usually save a knife but guarantee nowt... i used to love a steeler in my younger days, but the wear n tear put pay to that, it feckin recks nowadays lol Quote Link to post
optelic2 48 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) I have a Mora clipper (great knife) and use ezelap files in medium, fine and extra fine. I use these on all my knives and get a very good edge. Edited June 16, 2013 by optelic2 Quote Link to post
bunnybuster 1 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 contact terrierman sam on here bud his farthers company makes the blade tech sharpeners great tools tbh atb aaron Thanks Aaron but by what I can gather the bevile on the Mora blade won't suit the blade tech sharpener? no worries mate, i use them on all my knives in the kitchen, field knives etc. even the garden shears atb aaron Quote Link to post
guns 13 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Fallkniven DC4 won't get better mate Quote Link to post
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