Knife Sharpening 101: How to Keep Your Edge with MKC Founder Josh Smith | Mike Drop 220
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- What's the secret to keeping knives sharp? Whetstones, grits, honing rods, strops - does anybody know how all this stuff really works? Montana Knife Company founder Josh Smith talks sharpening blades by sharing how the process REALLY works on a microscopic level - and why you shouldn't be so keen to lean into replaceable hunting blades - in this exclusive look at Episode 219 of the Mike Drop Podcast, available now.
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I've been knife sharpening for 3 years, and what I've learned is exactly what this guy is saying. The edge you want will vary with what the purpose of the knife is but ideally you want the bur short, straight and with what looks like small corrigations all the way along it.
95 percent of what this guy said is straight up false.
@@Trolldaddy5Exactly. A toothy edge that has some bite and a burr are 2 different things. You never want to leave a burr, it will always cause your knife to dull faster and be weaker.
There are hundreds of videos on YT on knife sharpening. All with varying opinions. It's amazing how complicated this topic is.
I use the elongated polishing attachment on the dremmel to touch up my wife's serrated bread knife. She just bought me a Winkler which I'm trying to decide on whether I need to reprofile. Feels sharp but doesn't cut the way I thought it would. I've been sharpening my knives for close to thirty years and I love it. Everything else dissappears when I'm in sharpening mode.
Helpful sharpening video, things like blade shape and thickness. The conversation about the micro "saw edge" for cutting rope, hair, straps... was excellent. Thumbs up and subscribed
Thank you for your service, and I am proud of you.
Worksharp precision professional adjust. Look it up. It's an all in 1 unit. Highly recommended. It does all my blades razor sharp.
I have a very good quality roller type as well and they are great for edge maintenance on kitchen knives.
This is why blacksmiths/bladesmiths were so prized in most ancient kingdoms and cultures. They made your tools ETC. and blades and knew how to sharpen them
Those spyderco ceramic stones work well in the field. You can just strop on those to bring the edge back. Then strop on the leather sheath that comes with the stones. Or a leather belt. Easy peasy.
If only MKC knives were ever in stock when i get paid...been tryna get a mini speedgoat with the leather pocket sheath forever😂
Still nothing but love n respect here tho, i got patience...if God hasnt presented the opportunity, its because a better one is comin😎
Im an A2 to 3v kinda guy. I use diamond stones and strops. Been sharpening 17 years.
Great questions! Thanks 👍🏻
For serrated knives like victorknox serrated paring knives all you need is a small diameter diamond or ceramic round file even a chainsaw file
I’ve made a k390 blade at 68 hrc .005 bte and there was no edge issues with it.
That sounds fantastic
@ customer loves it
In other words, sharpening your knife and keeping your knives sharp is like fitness; you need to have a base level of knowledge and you need consistency. Theres just no way around it. If you want something razor sharp for your edc and you’re not willing to commit the time and effort into making and maintaining a sharp quality blade, then you should just edc a boxcutter capable of replacing blades.
Most people don't have the skills and abrasive necessary to sharpen things like K390, 10V etc... if you do invest in good sharpening skills and tools, the knife world becomes a whole lot more fun.
In my experience, regular stropping can really reduce the amount of time you have to spend on stones where you're abrading a lot more metal.
Thats why my favorite knives have always been Hollow Ground, Extra Hollow, and Super Hollow Ground Solingen Germany fixed blades. They take an edge like a straight razor
I have/use a tapered diamond rod for serrations.
The pull threw sharpeners are not wise because if you have a knick or roll it will only continue with that contour.
Never cared for serrated blades for all of those reasons.. also where the serrations would be is imo the sharpest section of a straight blade that you would be giving up
"Serrated knives do have their uses..."
Oh yeah, like eating a thick perfectly cooked Porterhouse! 😍
800 grit water stone and a steel. All my knives from the kitchen to my belt get this treatment. Razor sharp is about concentrating on the edges that you're grinding.
nothing will kill ur spirit like trying to sharpen a 1/4 thick 10buck gas station zombie knife and 99% of the time people who ask about sharpening hand u sumthing like that and I always feel bad for em
It's like sharpening play-do. I won't do it anymore.
I ain't saying shit... I ain't saying shit.
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There’s some truth and some false in this video, MKC is not what I would call a “veteran of knife makers” I consider him fairly new in the scene, he makes great blades, but I would have picked someone different for the subject… just for reference super steels are not harder to sharpen… just takes longer… not that much longer… also some supersteels high carbon like CRUWEAR, super high edge wear but sharpens as easy as Anything else 🤷♂️
Don’t encourage Mike to use that disc junk, and Angle makes a difference in edge durability and ease of cut…
Get a stone and practice.. every one can get it using a sharpie to see where you’re removing materials… or even a KME …sharpening is not that hard! Stop over complicating it!
@WatchandCutgearchannel , what is a "KME" ?
@@Gio-ff2if-xvdrz of fixed angle 📐 sharpening system. This way you can set the desired angle to your liking and doesn’t rely on you for correct angles.. great investment
.... so flint... my native american artifacts that I use (God gifts me with finding really cool things out in my woods)... huh. My great uncle's knife cuts it... the flint I mean. What's the difference between a surgical steel knife and a non surgical steel knife?
Yup huge problem with shitty knives the nose edge i a to rhick and the heat treat suxks you can sharpen it forever and it wont ever get sharp the thin slice knives are the easy.
Anyone who pays this guy's prices it's a cult member or social media hypebeast. You don't see his knives in butcher shops or kitchens for a reason (unless they are a social media butcher/ kitchen). Utter buffoonery
Knives and even more so guns are jewelry to men.
Women have jewelry and name brand handbags to display, and men use manly things.
DO NOT use those tumbler things!! I can’t believe Josh said that!!…… any professional will tell you stay far away from those gimmicks.
This guy has no clue what hes talking about in regards to high hardness steels. Plenty of people have proven that steels in the 66 Rockwell range are absolutely not like glass. People have chopped into antler and carved into brass rods with super thin and hard edges with no damage at all.
The guy brings up the 2 worst sharpening methods 🤣 a flat diamond stone and some basic skill is all you need. A fixed angle sharpener will work great as well but you’re going to need to spend a lot more money to get a good one.
Bad language
Overpriced garbage
There’s a market for everything guy. Quality American made products are few to come by!
Absolutely agree. There are too many custom knife makers out there that use high hardness steels at a thin geometry for sometimes even cheaper than what this company is charging. I'm curious about the hardness on their magnacut,