5 Knife Sharpening Tips For Beginners
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- Getting started with knife sharpening can seem daunting with all the mystique surrounding the process. But fear not! In this video, we break it down into five easy-to-follow tips to make your sharpening journey a breeze.
First, we demystify knife sharpening, explaining that it's all about simple geometry-creating an apex along the knife's edge. We guide you through the process of sharpening one side at a time until you've restored that perfect point.
But how many abrasives do you need? While there are plenty of options when it comes to abrasives, for beginners, all you need are two: a coarse stone for shaping and a medium to fine stone for refining.
Angles can be intimidating, but don't sweat it! Focus on consistency rather than obsessing over specific angles. We provide practical tips, like using angle guides or everyday objects, to maintain a steady hand.
Choosing the right knife matters. Start with an easy-to-sharpen kitchen knife before tackling more complex blades.
Regular maintenance is key to keeping a sharp knife. Don't let your knives get too dull by neglecting them for too long. Hone and strop regularly.
If you have any questions, drop them in the comments below. And don't forget to subscribe for more sharpening tips and tricks.
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I've had the Work Sharp MK-2 for a few years and love it's ease of operation.
More like this plz
Thank you. I did not know how too sharpen a knife.
This is the best video explaining, with pictures, for beginners
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!
The Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener. I use this sharpener after spending time researching on what was available for my level of skill, and it has proven to be excellent along with the videos you provide for beginners like myself.
Its doesnt work for me at all going to retune it not worth the 40$
Tried the Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener recently and was blown away by how easy it was and how capable as well.. Excellently done!!!
The GFS is hard to beat! Everything you need in such a compact sharpener.
Awesome information!! I love your channel!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( I was shown by father how to SET a knife, and it's done on a rough stone, the rougher the better , and it's so easy to do, because the steel is so hard, it's the method in which you do it, it's back and forth, up and down, and it cuts like butter, so try it, if it cuts good than you are doing it right 👍!)
I agree but you can turn a fine knife to a butter spreader trying to figure out if you are doing it right. START WITH SOMETHING CHEAP AND SOFT. Work your way through the process. You need to learn to walk before you run. Plus you may find that after you learn to sharpen you can save money on a less expensive super steel.
Long comment here. Just want to touch base on a few things.
1st-Statement: Work Sharp (WS) makes great sharping systems at a great price point. I own the Knife And Tool sharpener, the legendary Guided Field Sharpener and the Guided Sharpening System which is the best in the bunch.
Question A: Why the hek is the Guided Sharpening System discontinued?! There are even reviews as young as two months old where people state its is probably the BEST knife sharpener on the market. Especially for us who cant get the Pro Precision adjust.
Question B: Could we please get a GFSS that has adjustable/variable angle guides and a balisong handle that when closed protects the strop and ceramic rod. When open we have a longer handle for beter grip. I am a plumber and my hands are most often nicked and bruised and the GFSS’s small and becomes a hassle to grip, even with a lanyard. I have held it from below but with large hands picked a nick or two in the past. Please a revised upgrade would be appreciated.
Thanks for watching and all the feedback!
Q A: Discontinuing the GSS was a tough call to make but there were a lot of factors that went into the decision. We appreciate the feedback.
Q B: That's a cool idea we will pass along!
How do you know when a blade needs more than just a honing and a stropping? Is it when it will no longer cut through paper smoothly? To rephrase the question, the video talks about maintaining your edge so you don't need to use the sharpening stone so often, which makes perfect sense, but as time goes by, how do you know when your edge has reached the point where stones are required because ceramic and a strop will no longer do the job? Like i said, is it when a honing rod and/or a strop can't get your knife to cut paper smoothly?
Good question - You can always try honing and stropping first. It's hard to over strop a knife. Personally I'll strop a pocket knife each night as I take it out of my pocket. The strop turns it from sharp to scary sharp. Then after heavy use I'll use the ceramic hone. If that doesn't work then I'll move to a sharpener, typically a fine diamond, or a fine belt on a powered sharpener. Check out this video to get some tips for how to know if your knife is dull: ua-cam.com/video/ArLJVDYw2N0/v-deo.htmlsi=7OmnviWWez9txMFG
All yeah honing a knife is one of the hardest types of sharpening but it's very effective as well cause of the method that the Chinese use with the wood blocks and round rollers it a good way two split a hair if done correctly do you know a easier way to hone a knife or machete blade that's more adaptive thin the traditional way of the samurai thanks for any Technics you offer I'm all ears on this one
for a biginner what bets should I get to sharpen my folding knives haveinf the Ken Onion Special Edition ?
You can get a knife hair shaving sharp with the X65 and X4 alone if you want that factory edge we describe in the video. For a more refined edge (bragging rights) add in the other belts.
I can sharpen a axe with a sand stone or a Arkansas wet stone naturally from earth but everybody can't do this and have optimum edges on there tools there sharpening but if you look back in time at how they used to sharpen they really didn't they used flint chipping and that's extremely sharp stuff there but if you think a25 or twenty degree angle is sharp than try a even lower number like 12 or 15 degree angle thin where talking scalple sharp but the blade better be thin if your doing that style small thing matter more than the big stuff does when explaining this type of stuff but love the vids you put out just thought I would add that note thanks for all the great advice but a wet stone and a lil hard work always brings any tool I want to sharpen back to grade cutting correctly type not all the fancy do dads like my grand dad would say
What would be a good sharpening tool for beginners.
Good question! If you want to sharpen "free hand" choose something that has guides built in like our Benchstone or Guided Field Sharpener. The guides will help you build muscle memory for holding a consistent angle but any "free hand" sharpening system will require a bit of time and practice.
With that said, its hard to beat a "rod and clamp" system like our Precision Adjust sharpeners. These sharpening systems take care of the angle for you so all you have to do is move the abrasive to create the edge you want.
Nice video but you should have added what coarse and medium equal in terms of grids for beginners.
That's a good point! Maybe we will make a quick follow up soon.
Im not gonna lie i struggled for the longest time and currently now im working with a knife in D2 steel and my god its a pain in my ass id just like a caveman level of explanation so we can work up from their everyone wants to start off on a expert level technique and trying to teach us newbs..
Ps its a OKC Rat 1 in D2
Thanks for the suggestion. Is there a specific type of system you would like to see this explanation on? A stone of some sort is the traditional method, to cover the basics, but there are a lot of methods, and some are more beginner friendly.
What are you using to sharpen ?
@@WoodimusMaximus the work sharp "precision adjust" with 600 and 320 grit and ceramic
@@WorkSharpOutdoor preferably with the worksharp precision adjust but any system similar would be fine I'd assume
Have you heard of the wood wheel on a bench grinder and buffing compound or abrasive it's dangerous with that technic but very affective if you do it correctly but never face the blade at the turn of the wheel probably why you don't promote that sharpening type method but you should warn people cause it's on UA-cam and people loose fingers
Idk if im like stupid but i have the field sharpener and i cant for the life of me get my knifes sharp like at all
Give this video a watch. ua-cam.com/video/bFnqQbrcFpU/v-deo.html If you are still having trouble, let our customer service team get you dialed in by sending an email to info@worksharptools.com