That embarrassing moment when you realise that DCA can sharpen a knife blindfolded on a makeshift sharpener better than you can with good stones and all your faculties intact. 😅
When I learned to sharpen, my grandpa taught me to sharpen free hand. He taught me to feel the way the blade felt more "stable" when the bevel of the cutting edge is resting flat on the stone. Kinda the same way your feet feel more stable resting flat on the ground rather than your tip toes. I learned to sharpen a chisel freehand first, it was easier to feel when the long chisel bevel was resting flat on the stone. A scandi might be similarly beneficial for learning.
Thanks for this very interesting episode, Mr. Andersen, Thomas, and Seth. For blind sharpening, I would recommend the Sharpal Dual Grit Diamond Sharpening Stone. It's a hand-held sharpening tool with angle guides built into the handle, like scallops on a knife handle. It's so easy to use it has completely eclipsed my Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener. It has 325 and 1200 grit sides, and a leather sheath that serves as a strop. And all of that costs less than $30. You guys should definitely look into stocking them. As an even more budget-friendly version, I would suggest a modification to Mr. Andersen's method. Same premise - wet-dry sandpaper, but on a paddle. I hold the paper with small spring clamps - very secure, AND the clamps serve as angle guides!
Thank you so much for doing this! I think it is always useful for people to experience something different, and while, putting on a blindfold, isn’t exactly how life is, this was helpful! I had given some consideration to freehand and fixed angle, as I like a lot of premium knives, I think I am likely going to need to know how to use both! I think I probably need to practice on my budget knives first!
Thanks for taking the time for the 'blind' sharpening. I am a massive advocate for inclusion. Even without visuals, there's still a lot to like about knife collecting and no one should have to miss out. Sharp blades all.
Hey DCA and crew! Thanks for the content. It is really educational. My cousin is looking for a hawkbilled knife for cutting wire and other such electrical things. He needs it to be a folder, with a pocket clip, and under $50 dollars. All of those are really important for him and this is to keep him from buying one that is not good from some no name company. I know and apologize that it is strict but I know you enjoy a great challenge. Thanks
Thank you for doing this video. I'm a visually impaired person who loves sharpening my knives but as I get more and more blind due to my prognosis, I worry that I wont always be able to do this. Your video gave me hope that I will. Really appreciate it!
The mini Bugout replacement question reminded me of the episode you did with the Hogue Deka where you mentioned it being a Bugout competitor, and rightly so. It is of similar build quality and maintains the light weight that has made the Bugout so popular. Pricing should be similar as well.
Hey DCA, I've been a fan of your channel for a long time. You always bring good stuff to the table. Now, what i am asking you is for you to show me your favorite Top 3 production knives, just your personal opinion. Keep up with the good work !
Hey DCA and Thomas (and Seth!): first fixed edc recommendations for a long-time folder carrier? Prefer a softer sheath (leather?) or smaller, since I don't need Tek-Lok compatibility and need to be semi-subtle for the 1 day a week I go into an office. Probably smaller as I have smaller than avg sized hands, and I'm not accustomed to a fixed blade hanging around.
I literally sharpen my knives ( even the high end ) on stones I collected from the quarry down the street from my house. I have a few grits. Georgia Grey Stone works well for me. And my edges are popping
Super! That was great! Would it be safer for a blind person the sharpen the heel closer to their hands, and the tip on the further end of the sharpening stone?
Hey DCA, I've made some new friends who are into flipping butterfly knives. The tricks they can do are incredible and have inspired me to start searching for Bali's of my own. Can you recommend a trainer at the $100 range? And maybe some good "real" balisongs when I'm ready to make that move? If you can demonstrate a few tricks that a newbie could start with, that would be great too!
For @BobCarpentier7349: The SOG Kiku XR crossbar lock is cut in such a way, that, when it gets close to the fully closed area, it actually pulls itself closed. Try one of those out! (I hope this helps)
The simplest way to maintain the sharpeningangle, without being able to see or feel it, could be a rolling knife sharpener like the Tumbler or the one from Work Sharp.
Hi DCA, and seth and thomas, love the content, keep it up. I am looking for a crossbar lock knife and/or a button lock knife, without bearings in the pivot, washer's only for me. Do you have any suggestions? Budget range 50 - 100$
@KnifeCenter I loved your explanation of how to sharpen a knife if one is visually impaired. However, I think you missed an obvious point. Thumb studs can be used as an angle guide if each side is symmetrical. They prevent you from sharpening to shallow and the point at which they lose contact can indicate that your sharpening angle is to steep. Personally. I have had a lot of successful results using them as guides for stropping my knives.
Hey DCA and Thomas! Love the show! And that's some amazing sharpening. Speaking of sharpening I am quite experienced with sharpening but I am having trouble with a Spyderco Resilience lightweight s35v. I can't get the tip perfect the rest is shaving sharp. I have sharpened a Kershaw Natrix XL in D2 and Kershaw Espada in D2 so the size isn't an issue, also I have a qsp penguin in s35n which I have also sharpened to razor sharp so it's not the steel. Also am a printer and I cut a lot of different things. I cut plastic 5 gallon buckets lids , cardboard and paper. My knives need to be sharp to cut thin newspaper. Ideal I look for a stainless as printing deals with slightly more acidic water too as rust has been a slight problem with d2. I was thinking of getting a Houge Deka in magnacut what do think? I don't like utility knives although that's the obvious answer with there replaceable blades.
What knife would you recommend for a suave and sophisticated spy? It has to work in many different environments - from the mountains of the Alps, to the arid deserts of the Sahara, to the casinos of Monte Carlo, whilst not looking uncouth.
I have a few larger knives. I am looking for a little smaller belt knife now, around 4.5 inches or less, roughly under $200. It should be stainless and be able to do some light food prep and fire making, feather sticking and scraping a fire steel, in addition to notches and that sort of thing. Any suggestions?
What knife(we'll say under $300) are you fighting yourself tooth and nail not to buy. Would also be curious what Thomas and Seth's answers are too. Thanks DCA! Great stuff as always!
As a free hand professional sharpener, feel and sound are your two most important senses. I can't see the difference in one or two tenths of a degree but I most certainly can feel it. Sound will tell you if you are to high or to low of an angle as well, most stones provide excellent audio feedback. My advice is to make sure you get stones that have lots of feedback, shapton kuromaku if your on a budget or Chosera if you have a few more bucks to spend... they will give you a good bit of feedback to your hands letting you know when you are on or off bevel as well as sound.. feedback will be your best friend in a stone.
Hey guys. I'm looking for a folder that is slicey. I love my other folders, but I don't have any that are super slicey. I would like a full flat grind. What are the absolute sliciest knives you can possibly think of? Thanks!
I really like the Sendero Classic from White River but can't handle the price tag. Is there anything with similar style in the $100-200 range price point that you recommend?
Question: I know you stock a few Zero Tolerance knives on the website, but I don’t see many in your videos. What are your ZT thoughts? As good as Benchmade or just another expensive imposter?
Hello, here’s my question. I have 3 nephews - a high school senior into sports, a college freshman (Yale) studying the ancient classics and a pre-med college sophomore. I want to get them knives for Christmas to suit their personalities, nothing too aggressive (max 3 in blade and no assist) and something cool/fun for around $50 a piece. American made preferred, and something more interesting than a Swiss Army knife. Any suggestions?
Letsss goo!!! I sharpen all the time while watching videos so not looking at the stone at all. Doing it blind folded? I'm sure I could do it after messing around with it for a little while.
I was told when i was a child to sharpen away from the edge. My father owned a meat processing plant ,killed & butchered hogs and cows/bulls. Us boys had the chore to always keep the knives shaving sharp. So is there any difference of sharpening to the edge or away?. All this new ways & new sharpen devices nowadays We only had stones.
I’ve always thought Indiana Jones could have gotten himself out of many of the sticky situations he found himself in if only carried a knife. What knife would Indy carry? It’s the 1930s so I’m thinking carbon steel, wood and leather. It would need to do both field and utility but also some fighting ability in a pinch.
It would need to be good for food prep, utility, and survival tasks. My gut says something like a thinner bowie style blade thats less tactically oriented but a nesmuck might work well.
@@jhakimi69 I think most machetes would be on the big side for a lot of the fine work you may find yourself wanting to do. I could see going for a midsized chopper though.
Hey DCA, I've heard terrible things about Microtech and Benchmade, that both companies void the warranties if you sharpen the blades yourself, and they check with a microscope to see if you tried. I've avoided buying anything from both companies because of this oft heard rumor, can you officially verify or squash it?
Hi there, could you make the knife demo a bit more exciting g by going on your table in a randomly way so if we are interested in a certain one on your table, so don't have 2 wait for example to the 5th one for you to get to it. Thanks
DCA aka slightly larger then average hands heres a question. If you could only have one make and model knife and your career was ghost hunting (think Sam and Dean Winchester/Super natural) what would it be? Perfect Halloween question for you! Remember your fighting big ghosts, little ghosts and all in between.
That embarrassing moment when you realise that DCA can sharpen a knife blindfolded on a makeshift sharpener better than you can with good stones and all your faculties intact. 😅
Yes, I’m watching this with a red face 😳.
When I learned to sharpen, my grandpa taught me to sharpen free hand. He taught me to feel the way the blade felt more "stable" when the bevel of the cutting edge is resting flat on the stone. Kinda the same way your feet feel more stable resting flat on the ground rather than your tip toes. I learned to sharpen a chisel freehand first, it was easier to feel when the long chisel bevel was resting flat on the stone. A scandi might be similarly beneficial for learning.
Thanks for this very interesting episode, Mr. Andersen, Thomas, and Seth. For blind sharpening, I would recommend the Sharpal Dual Grit Diamond Sharpening Stone. It's a hand-held sharpening tool with angle guides built into the handle, like scallops on a knife handle. It's so easy to use it has completely eclipsed my Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener. It has 325 and 1200 grit sides, and a leather sheath that serves as a strop. And all of that costs less than $30. You guys should definitely look into stocking them.
As an even more budget-friendly version, I would suggest a modification to Mr. Andersen's method. Same premise - wet-dry sandpaper, but on a paddle. I hold the paper with small spring clamps - very secure, AND the clamps serve as angle guides!
It’s always a good day when the carcass splitter is in the house!
Thank you so much for doing this! I think it is always useful for people to experience something different, and while, putting on a blindfold, isn’t exactly how life is, this was helpful! I had given some consideration to freehand and fixed angle, as I like a lot of premium knives, I think I am likely going to need to know how to use both! I think I probably need to practice on my budget knives first!
Instant thumbs up on the premise, followed by fascination with the practice. This was great!
Thanks for taking the time for the 'blind' sharpening. I am a massive advocate for inclusion. Even without visuals, there's still a lot to like about knife collecting and no one should have to miss out. Sharp blades all.
DCA is an absolute legend for this. Thank you !
Hey DCA and crew! Thanks for the content. It is really educational. My cousin is looking for a hawkbilled knife for cutting wire and other such electrical things. He needs it to be a folder, with a pocket clip, and under $50 dollars. All of those are really important for him and this is to keep him from buying one that is not good from some no name company. I know and apologize that it is strict but I know you enjoy a great challenge. Thanks
Don't get a Rough Ryder. I have one and it's terrible.
Thank you for doing this video. I'm a visually impaired person who loves sharpening my knives but as I get more and more blind due to my prognosis, I worry that I wont always be able to do this. Your video gave me hope that I will. Really appreciate it!
"Dealing with a left handed situation" LMAO
Sethty first 😅
Well done. It was very apparent how much muscle memory you have in sharpening Dave.
Great episode 😊
Thanks Safety Seth
The mini Bugout replacement question reminded me of the episode you did with the Hogue Deka where you mentioned it being a Bugout competitor, and rightly so. It is of similar build quality and maintains the light weight that has made the Bugout so popular. Pricing should be similar as well.
I want to see you dance around like a ninja wielding that carcass splitter, while blindfolded!😅🤕
Thanks for answering my question!
I've sharpened while watching UA-cam, so essentially blind. It can definitely be done.
thanks for the suggestion! the gerber is ordered
Hey DCA, I've been a fan of your channel for a long time. You always bring good stuff to the table. Now, what i am asking you is for you to show me your favorite Top 3 production knives, just your personal opinion. Keep up with the good work !
For the blind gentleman:
You could always put a lip at the bottom edge of your board to prevent accidentally hitting your thumb with the blade.
Safety Seth. He's never looked more like Ned Flanders. 🙂
Hey DCA and Thomas (and Seth!): first fixed edc recommendations for a long-time folder carrier? Prefer a softer sheath (leather?) or smaller, since I don't need Tek-Lok compatibility and need to be semi-subtle for the 1 day a week I go into an office. Probably smaller as I have smaller than avg sized hands, and I'm not accustomed to a fixed blade hanging around.
I get the feel thing with sharpening; I find there’s a sound thing too when you hit the right angle. I’m almost sure that’s not all in my mind?
I literally sharpen my knives ( even the high end ) on stones I collected from the quarry down the street from my house. I have a few grits. Georgia Grey Stone works well for me. And my edges are popping
This series is great, I’ve been binge watching it like it’s a show…
Could you recommend an EDC (
Super! That was great! Would it be safer for a blind person the sharpen the heel closer to their hands, and the tip on the further end of the sharpening stone?
Yeeeeeeeeeesssss Mr Anderson is baaaack 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hey DCA, I've made some new friends who are into flipping butterfly knives. The tricks they can do are incredible and have inspired me to start searching for Bali's of my own. Can you recommend a trainer at the $100 range? And maybe some good "real" balisongs when I'm ready to make that move? If you can demonstrate a few tricks that a newbie could start with, that would be great too!
For @BobCarpentier7349:
The SOG Kiku XR crossbar lock is cut in such a way, that, when it gets close to the fully closed area, it actually pulls itself closed.
Try one of those out!
(I hope this helps)
This reminds me of the old TV quiz show what's my line.
That Gerber Assert seems to be an interesting one!
Safety Seth is the bomb.!
New video title: "Dave gets hit in the feels". Ha.
The simplest way to maintain the sharpeningangle, without being able to see or feel it, could be a rolling knife sharpener like the Tumbler or the one from Work Sharp.
Hi DCA, and seth and thomas, love the content, keep it up.
I am looking for a crossbar lock knife and/or a button lock knife, without bearings in the pivot, washer's only for me.
Do you have any suggestions? Budget range 50 - 100$
@KnifeCenter I loved your explanation of how to sharpen a knife if one is visually impaired. However, I think you missed an obvious point. Thumb studs can be used as an angle guide if each side is symmetrical. They prevent you from sharpening to shallow and the point at which they lose contact can indicate that your sharpening angle is to steep. Personally. I have had a lot of successful results using them as guides for stropping my knives.
Hey DCA and Thomas! Love the show! And that's some amazing sharpening.
Speaking of sharpening I am quite experienced with sharpening but I am having trouble with a Spyderco Resilience lightweight s35v. I can't get the tip perfect the rest is shaving sharp. I have sharpened a Kershaw Natrix XL in D2 and Kershaw Espada in D2 so the size isn't an issue, also I have a qsp penguin in s35n which I have also sharpened to razor sharp so it's not the steel.
Also am a printer and I cut a lot of different things. I cut plastic 5 gallon buckets lids , cardboard and paper. My knives need to be sharp to cut thin newspaper. Ideal I look for a stainless as printing deals with slightly more acidic water too as rust has been a slight problem with d2.
I was thinking of getting a Houge Deka in magnacut what do think? I don't like utility knives although that's the obvious answer with there replaceable blades.
What knife would you recommend for a suave and sophisticated spy? It has to work in many different environments - from the mountains of the Alps, to the arid deserts of the Sahara, to the casinos of Monte Carlo, whilst not looking uncouth.
Thank you for all you do. If you had to recommend a knife to give a reason to keep on in this cruel world, what would it be? No pressure
I have a few larger knives. I am looking for a little smaller belt knife now, around 4.5 inches or less, roughly under $200. It should be stainless and be able to do some light food prep and fire making, feather sticking and scraping a fire steel, in addition to notches and that sort of thing. Any suggestions?
What knife(we'll say under $300) are you fighting yourself tooth and nail not to buy. Would also be curious what Thomas and Seth's answers are too. Thanks DCA! Great stuff as always!
FAQ time *YES*
I would have liked to see Before and After closeups of the blade.
As a free hand professional sharpener, feel and sound are your two most important senses. I can't see the difference in one or two tenths of a degree but I most certainly can feel it. Sound will tell you if you are to high or to low of an angle as well, most stones provide excellent audio feedback. My advice is to make sure you get stones that have lots of feedback, shapton kuromaku if your on a budget or Chosera if you have a few more bucks to spend... they will give you a good bit of feedback to your hands letting you know when you are on or off bevel as well as sound.. feedback will be your best friend in a stone.
You and neeves should do a live together
SOG terminus xr is another, non-american made, budget competitor to the mini bugout
I watched this blindfolded.
Hey guys. I'm looking for a folder that is slicey. I love my other folders, but I don't have any that are super slicey. I would like a full flat grind. What are the absolute sliciest knives you can possibly think of? Thanks!
Spiderco is super slicey
I really like the Sendero Classic from White River but can't handle the price tag. Is there anything with similar style in the $100-200 range price point that you recommend?
Question: I know you stock a few Zero Tolerance knives on the website, but I don’t see many in your videos. What are your ZT thoughts? As good as Benchmade or just another expensive imposter?
Next time put the plywood board on the table. Hard to hold the angle solid with an 8 inch lever arm.
That scratch of the nose before you started could have made you legit blind there DCA.
Hello, here’s my question. I have 3 nephews - a high school senior into sports, a college freshman (Yale) studying the ancient classics and a pre-med college sophomore. I want to get them knives for Christmas to suit their personalities, nothing too aggressive (max 3 in blade and no assist) and something cool/fun for around $50 a piece. American made preferred, and something more interesting than a Swiss Army knife. Any suggestions?
You guys missed a beat here - blind knife sharpening should have been a Halloween special…
Hi!!!!
When you reach the episode 154,it would be simple 154 or will be 154CM to be able to cut better???
🤔🤔🤔🤔
Serious question: If you had to dive into the ocean with a knife clenched in your teeth what would your knife of choice be?
Letsss goo!!! I sharpen all the time while watching videos so not looking at the stone at all. Doing it blind folded? I'm sure I could do it after messing around with it for a little while.
Question: What is the best way to store your fixed blade knives that might rust? In the sheath or out of the sheath?
Always out of the sheath, you can also treat with Tuff cloth or mineral oil or other kinds of rust preventive oil
@@senoB Thanks for the info
I wanna see him sharpen the carcass splitter blindfolded on a DC4
I was told when i was a child to sharpen away from the edge. My father owned a meat processing plant ,killed & butchered hogs and cows/bulls. Us boys had the chore to always keep the knives shaving sharp. So is there any difference of sharpening to the edge or away?. All this new ways & new sharpen devices nowadays We only had stones.
I’ve always thought Indiana Jones could have gotten himself out of many of the sticky situations he found himself in if only carried a knife. What knife would Indy carry? It’s the 1930s so I’m thinking carbon steel, wood and leather. It would need to do both field and utility but also some fighting ability in a pinch.
How about one of those roly sharpeners?
My large are slightly handser than average 😌
I'm trying to strop s30v to a mirror edge and I'm having a hell of a time. Any tips? Thanks guys!
use diamond infused polishing/buffing/sharpening compound (tube or syringe). the cheaper wax buffing sticks take way longer IME.
You know what, the clip at the end could have been used as an angle guide.
No pun intended he sees what your saying 😂
🎶 Daviiiiid... 🎵 David of the niiine fingers...
Looks like you're gonna get a pretty convex edge LOL
I can't believe I watched that
Cool beans
ASMR knife sharpening is a thing now .
What’s a good knife for roasting marshmallows on
Would you be able to recommend a knife and pen combo or set to commemorate a retirement? Needs to be more gentlemanly in nature.
Okay, first safety rule: do not have the carcass splitter near a blindfolded man with larger than average hands. - Confucius
I would suggest if you are blind.. Using the wicked edge sharpener.
if i could only use one knife to survive what should it be?
It would need to be good for food prep, utility, and survival tasks. My gut says something like a thinner bowie style blade thats less tactically oriented but a nesmuck might work well.
Agreed. Full tang, good handle, strong tip but slicy and multipurpose blade shape. Love a good nessmuk!@@Freakmaster480
@@Freakmaster480 DCA has told me before that its an 18 inch machete, but i wonder if he would change his mind
@@jhakimi69 I think most machetes would be on the big side for a lot of the fine work you may find yourself wanting to do. I could see going for a midsized chopper though.
What no bugout? 😂
Does using a pull through count lol. Jk Please don’t use pull though sharpeners
What do you mean, they've always worked on my sebenzas
🤭
Hey DCA, I've heard terrible things about Microtech and Benchmade, that both companies void the warranties if you sharpen the blades yourself, and they check with a microscope to see if you tried. I've avoided buying anything from both companies because of this oft heard rumor, can you officially verify or squash it?
Untrue, for both companies. Now if you were to damage it beyond repair while trying to sharpen it, that’s cause for a voided warranty
Joe Calton had no safety. HA!
Hi there, could you make the knife demo a bit more exciting g by going on your table in a randomly way so if we are interested in a certain one on your table, so don't have 2 wait for example to the 5th one for you to get to it. Thanks
At 5:20 when you go to scratch your face... maybe don't do that with a knife in your hand. Appreciate the experiment though.
So you're really expect a blind guy to see what you're doing 😂
Kids don't try this at home.
If it dont shave hair it ain’t sharp.
I think he's running out of show topics. Let's all give him some ideas.
DCA aka slightly larger then average hands heres a question.
If you could only have one make and model knife and your career was ghost hunting (think Sam and Dean Winchester/Super natural) what would it be? Perfect Halloween question for you! Remember your fighting big ghosts, little ghosts and all in between.