The fool-proof way to sharpen a sword (Work Sharp)
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2015
- I was looking for a belt grinder and the ones I saw were mostly either too pricey, too large, or both. This one has been working very well for me, It makes it easy to sharpen knives and swords with it without having to worry about messing up the edge angle or scratching up the blade. And it's a very quick way to do it.
It's also handy for putting an actual edge on those Windlass blades that come unsharpened from the factory.
Sure, if you're very skilled at hand honing you can probably achieve a better edge, but that takes a lot of experience and time, and I'm very satisfied with the sharpening job that this tool does.
Official website:
www.worksharptools.com/
** Where to get it **
In the US:
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In Canada:
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In the UK:
www.amazon.co.uk/Sharp-Knife-S...
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If you think this is fool proof you haven't met me.
matias stette DAYUM!
himynameispuky I once had a tabletop grinding wheel take a nut i was grinding by hand, and almost took my finger, definately not fool proof.
himynameispuky That one is fool proof. i have used it several times and i both have my fingers left and i managed to get the knifes really damn sharp.
So it both works well and is in deed fool proof.
Trust me i have managed to cut myself pretty bad on both a telephone and a toaster. and smack muself in the forehead with a hammer while woring. but i did not hurt myself on this
***** what about his face or fingers?
matias stette that was unnecessary.
"Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool." - Douglas Adams
A nice tool but a bit too addictive for me. I just know that if I buy this, every single metal object I own will soon be shiny sharp, including the door hinges, saucepans and internal computer components :(
and your teeth, maybe.
sounds like the opposite of a problem
And my axe!
@@clarkkent163000 is my buddy
@@clarkkent163000 Double-edged cooking knives.
Because why TF not.
"That's not going to fit in there, that is simply too thick" That's what I hear every night. When I would work in construction atleast. Working with steel beams was difficult.
MLG FaZe Clan 360 720 Quickscoper 420 blazed but jet fuel cant melt steel beams ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
MLG FaZe Clan 360 720 Quickscoper 420 blazed you work melting them? What kind of fuel do you use to melt them?
That's what she said.
@@Geerladenlad AH HAHAHAHA
It is rare to see informative, useful and detailed user instruction like this.
I purchased this machine based off this video and am quite pleased with how it sharpens my swords.
I was going to make a joke about sharpening and polishing one's sword, but I feel I'm above that. (Not really, I just didn't know how to make it sound good)
Haydn Malyon You're telling me you never gave yer blade the old spit-shine?
Lubricate your hand well with polish, then thoroughly move your palm against the surface in a fluid motion. The only way to go about it.
you sure know how to unscrew one's pommel i see
Yamifira chosen juan Oghren is that you?
Afraid not, but I am quite experienced with inserting swords into back into scabbards in swift action.
Mine just arrived, I'm going to sharpen EVERYTHING
How did it go?
Totally getting this for my dad for his tools
thumbs up for using gloves.
Thumbs off if not using gloves
Fred RobidouxH lol
Among other things
Well there are arguments (valid ones) for both using and not using a glove, with a full size grinders that I've used occasionally for other purposes than knives/swords I was taught to use it without gloves.
One of the reasons being that yea it'll suck big time to get skin scraped off but its preferable over as Fred RobidouxH was pointing out there... to get your hands off. On a full size grinder if your hand with the glove grabs on to the belt the grip the belt gets on the glove is likely to do significantly more damage to your hand than a nick on the belt without gloves would do.
Additionally the skin is a lot more sensitive to any kind of thing without a medium like a glove being inbetween, so arguably its safer in many ways to use it without gloves. Finally as I spotted elsewhere here in the comments it'll let you notice when the steel feels warm/hot, you shoudl cool it down then because the very edge you're grinding away at will be significantly hotter and you could ruin the heat treatment.
Gloves though and belt grinders are a controversial topic, on a small one like this the belt gripping the glove could still be destructive but probably not as terrible as a full size one.
Blade993akalolz I've read a lot of comments from other grinding videos that state using gloves with belt grinders is more dangerous than going without, like RandomSubs mentioned.
***** I'd also like to note that people who are "better" at hand-sharpening can still use this to do the first hours of work in a short time and then finish with their own skill if that's what they need to stroke their ego.
just bought it and I love it.
In edition to a superior grind (for swords and most survival knives) the edge are more smooth and shiny. So it looks better as well. Can also be used to grind other things than just edged weapons and tools.
Love that Ken Onion Work Sharp, it's super convenient like you said. I find that cleaning the swarf out of the belts with a rubber eraser every so often helps keep them cutting consistently and for even longer.
The blade is sharp enough when its shadow can slice through flint.
Thatt's dull.A single atom should cut a house in half.
Freaking LOVE this sharpener. I got the Ken Onion model a few weeks back and now every knife in the house is razor sharp with a mirror polish...
That thing looks the business! While I'm happy enough with Opinel sharpening stone & am learning how to better use it for sharpening, that little contraption looks like a must have once my collection gets larger. Thanks a million, Skal!
Thank you very much for this video, also the one for how to clean a sword.
It's a big help :)
Nice video! I am glad you suggest using this for swords. Be advised the worksharp does remove metal quickly. Also, sharpening the tip can be tricky, and the worksharp has rounded many of the tips on my knives. To deal with that will take some practice and maybe some other online tutorials.
I've been watching reviews and "how to" videos on sharpening for a few months now, and I believe this is going to be the right path for me. I doubt I have the time or steady hands for hand sharpening with a diamond plate (which is where I thought I was headed before this video).
Great product glad you could show us.
This is awesome!! Will definitely get one of these.
I'm usually kind of leery about automatic sharpeners and the like, but if this thing gets the Skall seal of approval I might have to look into it.
Personally I like hand sharpening on a stone for the zen quality, but it is a pain on longer blades.
Old video...... but..... this tool is amazing! I didn't like the price tag because I could use that money to buy new toys. But now I can easily maintain all of my edged tools and weapons.
For a belt grinder, this and it's blade attachment are an absolute steal. Most full-size grinders are a grand or more. Not to mention the space savings this would give over one of them.
Grimmers
The big grinders are, but I picked up a basic 4x36 at Lowe's for $150 and it does find for final shaping and the like. A little less so for bevels, but nothing a file can't fix. I'd be interested in this for more of a final edge deal, once a knife is finished and it's time to put a real edge on.
I'm very excited I'm just about to buy my first sword that isn't just a wall hanger. I'm gonna be looking up all your guide videos!!!
have the regular worksharp. It works fantastic have sharpened axes knives and other blades for a year without having to replace the belt.
Thanks I’m looking at this after spending most of the day with a wet stone and something like this will help me from making my edges all messed up
While I'm not looking to get into hardcore collecting, I do plan on buying a sword soon and I own one knife in particular that I want shave sharp at all times. I want to get good at hand sharpening knives, but I was dreading what that would look like with full-sized sword. That dread is gone seeing this. Will definitely get one when the time comes. Thanks Skallagrim!
thats a really nice little tool to have for sharpening swords, might have to see if i can get my hands on one
Yeah, some years ago i’ve sharpened a Hanwei Lowlander with that thing!
Thanks for making this video. I own one of their basic models the Original Knife and Tool Sharpener and have wondered how it would do on my swords. I have not tried it yet because I did not want to damage anything. I would take one point with your video. I have had no problem sharpening very thick blades including a traditional Kukri. One more thing people might want to know. Be VERY careful when you get to the point. You can round off the point of a knife with one of these tools
thanks you Skall, my family business have been looking for a way to mass produce sword and knife sharpening
I got one with both the extra attachments-it's pretty cool once you figure it out.
I consider myself to be decent at sharpening blades and swords, and I'm really impressed tbh.
That is a pretty expensive, though quite useful tool. Most of my knives remain as sharp as new, since I don't use the vast majority of them(I have around 35 or so), but the ones I do use I tend to sharpen by hand on a stone or with a lansky system. I'm no expert or anything, but I've always been happy enough with the edges I put on my knives by hand. Good video, Sir.
I have piratical skill with hand sharpening, and have used everything from porcelain rods, to razor hones to wheels and belts. I much prefer a soft sanding wheel or belt to any other method. For speed and repeatability with a nice mirror shine convex edge, love it.
hey skall
I too use the work sharp for knives, and my first sword, which i think you called it a sharpened crow bar lol. I found a product that will turn the worn out 6000 grit belts into about a 8000 grit belt, Its called J-B Non-Embedding Bore Cleaning Compound.
It seems to work really well Honing even farther and better.
I've used the less expensive, older model before this more premium model came out. I don't have trouble using it, but I actually prefer using stones, files, rods, and diamond plates and just doing it by hand. I'm not an expert but after doing it long enough I once took a brand new 18 inch Tramontina, which came squared off with no edge and using a puck, 2 DMT Diafold stones, and a strop, I was able to give it an edge and shave hair in about 15-20 minutes during my morning break at work while eating. If only you saw the look on my supervisor's face.
This is pretty awesome! I'm pretty great at hand sharpening (it's the one skill I can brag about, lol), but the speed in which this fixes up an edge that well is really impressive! Good job Ken Onion, lol
This thing is cool and just ordered one hope it do's as well with my karambit's and arrow heads
Thanks so much for this Skallagrim. Very informative and well done demo to a great mystery that so many fail to ponder :) ...now i know! yay! Have always loved your vids and hope it is all working out well for you. cheers!
I was already thinking of buying this thing, now I have to!
A very good machine and a very good video on it, thanks
You got there high tech machine thingy and all Iam using is just bottom of my coffee cup.
I've been planning on getting this. Now I will
I appreciate the UK amazon link.
Thanks!
What a great tool!! Good post skill!!
Nice! totally getting one! Thanks again Skall =D
Thank you so much!I have been wondering lately on how am l EVER going to get my Windlass swords sharpened.
Omg, new video. wew! :3 I need to binge watch the last like 3 posted, I have been neglecting this channel a bit.
thanks a bunch! just bought my first sword and was wondering how i was going to sharpen it when it gets here.
Thanks for the tip, Skallagrim. I am a sort of an amateur puukko refurbisher, and this will save a lot of blood, sweat, and profanities! I just wonder why I haven't heard of this before.
Thanks, mine arrived today.
Ooo…ken onion edition. i just got the regular model and I'm loving it. still practicing on cheap knives right now.
I'm really impressed by the effectiveness and how useful it will be for swords, but I'll always stick to the hand sharpening for my bushcraft knives and kitchen knives though ;)
Ken Onion? Is this in any way related to Ser Davos or endorsed by The One True King, Stannis Baratheon?
Thank you for your reply, your Grace.
Jon Snow is the rightful king you casual
@@austinwheeler3679 Guess again :^)
#BranTheBroken
#BranTheWheelie
@@GetIsekaid I also wrote that 7 months ago soo..yea
@@austinwheeler3679 Yeah I am aware of that ^^
+Skallagrim Greetings! I have one of these and I would like to ask you what preset angle you use on swords and the like. Do you use the 30 or the 25? I don't think you mentioned it in the video, but then again, I might be going mad.
Hey Skall! love your video. Would you happen to be able to make a video showing how to sharpen irregular swords and blades, such as your schimitar, khukri's, axes and such?
I'm very experienced with sharpening my knives with a Wicked Edge unit and get them shaving sharp... However, the best thing about this Work Sharp and swords is the time saved. Plus, a convex edge is perfect for a sword. It would take me an annoying amount of time and effort to hand sharpen a sword like this from being that dull to as sharp as you got that. Time saved and consistent angles = Win, win.
Wow, that's pretty damn sharp!
Nuts man, I'm a chef... this never occurred to me to try this
Do you think (with caution) this would work on a differentially tempered sword? My Paul Chen katana is in dire need of re-honing.
I remember that sharpening machine from cutlery corner. I need one.
This looks useful you could do most of heavy grinding and finnish by hand and save a lot of time. 👍
Quality is so good I thought it was a picture at the beggining lol.
Oh I know I have one and it's awesome .
Slack Belt Sanders are excellent for sharpening. I have a larger more multi-purpose version but it works beautifully. I usually use a 20 degree angle and only go up to a 240 grit when I sharpen (to me, going above 240 is just polishing).
TAsatorT how do you get rid of those nasty burrs with a 240grit? they only go away for real for me when I finish with 600...
***** Sorry, I'm an idiot! For some reason I had 240 on the brain when it should have said 400. It must have been the drugs from my youth caused more damage than I thought!
On a sword you don't want a "razor" edge because of the forces involved, a very fine edge would be destroyed rather quickly (as in breaking off). But I can understand some people wanting a finer edge than others, some personal preference plays a part in just how fine an edge you put on a blade. Just like some people want the blade to have a mirror polish whereas I prefer more of a satin finish.
Greetings Skall, was wondering what edge angle would you recommend for a longsword?
I use a bench mounted belt sander then finish with a dressed silk wheel polisher for a fine edge. But that is one nifty belt sander you got there.
I've learned to never call something fool proof, people seem to take it as a challenge.
Ooh, Skall in 60fps, so pretty!
Hey skal, when you're sharpening something like that where you want to stop at a certain point, get a grease pencil or something else(lipstick or even lip balm) that will clean off easily and mark a straight line across the blade. It's a little extra piece of mind that you won't take off metal in the wrong spot.
Thank you so much big help😏
Thanks! I just got one
i like hand sharpening, its relaxing to me and kills a bit of time. but still nice guide for people who are not into it.
Most exciting video ever
pretty cool!
I want to put a decent edge on my bastard sword for totami cutting so this is perfect thanks Skall you really know your stuff ☺
So Skall, if and when you would sharpen your Kopesh, would you use this? If so would you naturally start with the finer grit as opposed to the coarse given the retaliative softness of the bronze as opposed to most steels?
Thanks purchased a chefs 130 doesnt work like the one you have here so ordering now..
Would anyone recommend this or with the additional grind attached to use on Katana or euro swords? Can you avoid a secondary bevel with the freehand grinding attached?
very cool machine
I have nice waterstones, it is like meditating putting a good edge on a blade, i 'zen out' lol
From what I understand from sharpening n shit you should polish your swords and not only put toothy edges on them since it will greatly reduce friction(think about how much longer the edge is if it has all these bumps going up and down) and produces a cleaner cut. plus if you hack the sword into wood you don't have a real advantage in using the coarse edge because you don't use the thing that's useful about it which is the "sawing" aspect. for cutting test with water bottles the coarse edge may be the way to go(or polished with coarse micor bevel) since with water bottles you would want higher pressure per inch to penetrate the very slick plastic and with the tatami it's kindof a draw. The coarse edges' micro teeth would "micro-tear" the fibres really nicely and it would bite very well but it would also affect the mat higher physically(say: pull it with the blade) whereas the polished edge would zip right through the mat but wouldn't bite that nicely initally. But since there's a lot of force and pressure behind it it shouldn't have a problem getting the cut started, so I would favor the draw slightly towards the polished edge and wow I should really not spend my night writing comments this long :D To end it: I only have experience with sharpening knives, not swords etc. and have never done a cut test or the like so sorry if I got something totally wrong here. If someone want's to discuss it or has the opinion that I told some utter bullshit here feel free to fire away :D
1. I took the risk years ago and found that the Worksharp does put a nice edge on a sword; 2. I also learned that if a blade is too thick it will not fit. I keep my Worksharp and accessories in a clear plastic Snapware storage container near the garage door. Buy TSA confiscated knives off eBay and sharpen. Normally, only two passes on each side are necessary. Haven't tried the following on my Worksharp, but it works fine on my cheap Harbor Freight 1 inch grinder. Each belt has to edges. You sharpen a tooth (indentation on a serrated blade) by running it against the edge of the sandpaper on the belt sharpener. One pass on each indentation.
for your swords i bet you could create a table with a sliding mechanism to maintain a consistent angle.
Hey @Skallagrim this thing still holding up for you? I ordered me one today can't wait to try it!
Hey Skalla, if you see this comment, what angle do you use on most swords? I was thinking between 25-30 degrees, but I'm not sure which would be better.
Got something else to try with my work sharp, though I'm guessing it gets difficult to sharpen the the blade from the weak to the tip of it's a longsword
Thanks for the video- I have the earlier, non-Ken Onion model, and I find it challenging to not round out tips, any thoughts on that? I noticed you were careful around the secondary points, I was wondering how you do the main point.
"fool-proof" and "sword" should never appear in the same sentence.
Well same with ballistic and squirrel but guess what
Ditto "homemade aeroplane."
@@S8250503 A lower percentage of homemade planes crash than commercially made planes. Crazy to think about that one.
@@shockwave6213 per hours flown that can't be true.
Do you Remember what glove that was. Would you recommend it or have you found a better one?
Just tried my Ken Onion on my kitchen knives, worked great. Used it on my arming sword, ended up duller than the Windlass sharpening service it came with. Followed the instructions from the maker's DVD and your video. Used the right belts, right number of strokes, right angle. Any suggestions?
When sharpening high end bales, such as Albion swords, do you worry about putting a noticeable secondary bevel on the blade?
+Nicholas Tupper It's funny you mentioned this, because he states that he sharpened his Albion Knecht Kriegsmesser with the Worksharp Ken Onion Edition.
Super usefull
Awesome buy!
Sharpening becomes really meditative once you get the hang of it. Set aside some time, put on some music, a podcast or a favorite audiobook and let your steel become sharp.
And if you're really worried about screwing up with sharpening, take a really cheap knife, machete and practice on that until you can get it to cut a sheet of paper.
I used to have a similar item but it used stones.Problem was the stones wore away faster than some blades
I keep up to my Whetstones.
Its kinda meditating to sharpen with them...
This is dope
Hey Skall! When you’re sharpening the blade are you resting it against those plastic guards that are on either side of the belt?
This looks like a really versatile tool. I have a few swords, one is a genuine hand forged katana with a hamon (clay forge line) pattern on the edge of the blade, do you think using this tool on it would mess that up? Thanks!
hey I'm new to making Swords and knives; any good educational channels you recomend