Your favorite Knife Sharpener

[billfromtx]

Kershaw Scallion

[Artos]

+1

I love my Edge Pro Apex. I have a worksharp that I use on lawn tools. But my knives go to the Edge Pro.

I bought it for my custom hunting blades & found when researching for new kitchen knives that on several chef / cooking forums it is a consistent favorite there too. I always struggled with the thin blades in the past.

[banzai]

Spyderco. The instructional video is on youtube.

[Leon County Slayer]

Lots of good threads in this. If you want to do a search you’ll see three really good ones with lots of reading. I like a worksharp, lansky rods and leather myself. I think I may have posted a link to the art of sharpening as well a while back if you’re interested in a more manual sharpening skill set

[Leon County Slayer]

Lots of good threads on this. If you want to do a search you’ll see three really good ones with lots of reading. I like a worksharp, lansky rods and leather myself. I think I may have posted a link to the art of sharpening as well a while back if you’re interested in a more manual sharpening skill set

[OrangeBlood]

I like the Lansky system

[IkemanTX]

Well, after reading through this, and other threads, I ordered the work sharp off amazon yesterday. It arrived same day about 9pm last night. So, today I’m going to play around with it. I ordered a leather strip and compound, but it won’t be in for a week.

The price difference between the worksharp and the others listed in this thread (Edge Pro Apex and wicked) were just too high for my liking. I think if I want an absolutely perfect blade I will start it on the work sharp and move to a wet stone and stop after that.

I have a whole set of cheap Chicago cutlery knives to practice on before getting to our Calphalon. I’m not touching my Benchmade’s yet, as they are still sharp as the day I got them.


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[lovemylegacy]

I like the Lansky system

Me too.

Just sharpened everybodys knife at work. Puts a great edge.

[TX03RUBI]

I’ve got a Wicked Edge I use semi regularly, and a work shop I touch up edges with. I only use the micro fine belts for the Work Sharp. Not trying to remove material, but just polish the edges for touch ups. The Wicked Edge gets any actual blade work.

I even use the Wicked Edge stones to touch up a couple of my axes.

https://youtu.be/yYDwuFq4aqA

[eastxhunter]

Well, after reading through this, and other threads, I ordered the work sharp off amazon yesterday. It arrived same day about 9pm last night.

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Finally pulled the plug and ordered one off amazon yesterday also lol I have too many blades feom EDC’s to skinners to kitchen knives I need to do.

Quarantine project number 647393736

[SaltwaterSlick]

I don't use any of the gadgets. I use diamond hones of various grit sizes, a hone steel, and leather strop. On some of the more traditional alloy steel blade knives (such as a Case Trapper and such, a good ceramic stone works well.


My problem with the belt fed sharpeners is they remove too much metal. If your knife has a good edge, all you need to do is straighten it up a bit.



I am intrigued a bit about the Edge pro and Wicked varieties... I may give one of them a try.


If you want to do a little reading and studying about knives, edges, sharpening and such, check this link out.

http://www.zknives.com/knives/articles/index.shtml

[double bogey]

Edge Pro by Apex

This. A bit labor intensive, but will give the best edges, as fine of a grit as you want. And water stones beat oil stones.

[Still Hunter]

EZE-Lap Diamond Products - Model "M" Knife sharpener. Swear by them. Nothing better to have with you when processing an animal in the field. I use if for all kinds of sharpening. I have stones, Lanky etc but this is my first go to.

Quick & Easy to use, easy to carry, rugged and they last forever. I have two originals from around 1974 -75 and they still work great. One in my truck, one in my hunting back pack, one in my tackle box, one at my work bench.






https://www.knivesplus.com/eze-lap-sharpener-ez-m.html


my brothers all have one. My hunting buddy carries one with him at all times (gave it to him as a gift, got tired of him always using mine and then trying to keep it).

[IkemanTX]

Your favorite Knife Sharpener

I have a lansky, and it is good for medium size knives. It sucks for thin blade knives, the stone can hit the holder at the 17° and 20° settings. It also isn’t all that great for long knives. The angle changes towards the ends, and there’s a whole lot of blade exposed to nick a finger on.

The edge pro and wicked would definitely put a better edge on, but for $255 and $355 respectively... I’m not THAT picky on my blades to pay almost double and almost triple the price.

I figure that after I get my edges set, I will only be using the finer two belts and the leather strop.

I’m less than an hour in, and I’ve taken 6 horribly dull blades to mirror edge, and shaving sharp. I can’t find anything to complain about the WorkSharp at this point.

And, with the extra coarse blade, I can also sharpen lawnmower blades and such with it in a fraction of the time it takes me now. I’m a fan.


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[eastxhunter]

^im excited. I also have lawn shears, scissors, axe ETC to do