The Laziest Way to Sharpen Any Knife to Razor Sharp

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  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 9 років тому +215

    Very nice, I may have to give this a shot. The MDF being spun up makes me a little uneasy, but it's not especially heavy so I suppose a failure would probably not be all that damaging so long as you've got a face shield on.

    • @JustSushi0
      @JustSushi0 9 років тому +4

      The phrase "face shield" makes me want to ask you guys to build one and make a tutorial on it

    • @taow
      @taow  9 років тому +8

      +NightHawkInLight Thanks, I was a little uneasy at first too since MDF is not very strong at all. I think it would be more dangerous at a higher RPM.

    • @Enkidu1701
      @Enkidu1701 9 років тому +3

      +The Art of Weapons
      I wonder if it would be a good idea to sandwich the MDF wheel between two smaller wheels of plywood, glue it together and probably put some wooden dowels through it?

    • @jaroldtualla1992
      @jaroldtualla1992 9 років тому +20

      please don't encourage this kid's unsafe habits. encourage his creative thinking & problem solving skills but not his improper use of materials & techniques. he's better off using a buffing wheel versus a jerry-rigged mdf death-wheel (which can cause lung cancer or put an eye out)

    • @jaroldtualla1992
      @jaroldtualla1992 9 років тому +14

      +The Art of Weapons
      your handle is the art of weapons & weapons are definitely an art form. what you've shown here is you would rather find a shortcut instead of doing something the proper way. sharpening a knife by hand with a whetstone & proper strop doesn't take much time. I applaud your problem solving skills but you should reevaluate your techniques. you might have made those knives kind of sharp but the edges won't last. hold your head up, keep trying & learn from past mistakes

  • @BANNDIT
    @BANNDIT 9 років тому +1436

    This is actually quite the opposite of lazy....

    • @oEx0duSo
      @oEx0duSo 9 років тому +18

      +BANNDIT Haha, you are not the only one to think that! Seems like a lot of work for a 'lazy' person.

    • @SkilasSkilasGaming
      @SkilasSkilasGaming 9 років тому +7

      +BANNDIT Not so lazy, as it is quick, once you have the MDF on the bench grinder.

    • @oEx0duSo
      @oEx0duSo 9 років тому +22

      I don't have a bench grinder... nor MDF. So that means, I would have to get up and go buy both of those things. I'm to lazy... :D haha

    • @billyclement5141
      @billyclement5141 9 років тому +3

      +BANNDIT Ingenious and efficient come to mind. Good work, Arty! :-)

    • @D33Lux
      @D33Lux 9 років тому +2

      +BANNDIT Its the smart way.

  • @watercloset99
    @watercloset99 8 років тому +3

    this guy knows how to make a video; gets right to the point w/out any foolish introduction or rap music. good job, sir

  • @Sean-xu5ti
    @Sean-xu5ti 8 років тому +373

    Lazy mans way...
    Step one - Get a professional buffing machine.
    Step two - Cut out a piece of MDF paper to exact size. (be sure to take measurements)
    Step three. Adhere / attach the MDF paper to the machine.
    Step three - Charge MDF paper with buffing compound.
    Step five.... Ahhhhhh forget it.
    "Laziest" he said.

    • @bradsuarez2683
      @bradsuarez2683 8 років тому

      lol

    • @rodmael5410
      @rodmael5410 8 років тому +6

      yeah...when he got to preparing the knife....a few seconds in .....my mind wandered into nap mode (definition of laziest)....woke up a few seconds later where he described the buffing compound application..mind wanders back to nap mode....later wide awake I sat still and went to work deciding where to take my official nap. He sounds like a nice "chap". I am looking at all the chores I should do and am heading for a nap. (key word that made me click on this -which was a lot of work for me - key word "laziest".

    • @kevinvolk665
      @kevinvolk665 8 років тому +32

      i'm too lazy to even watch the rest of this video.

    • @verounbhim3631
      @verounbhim3631 8 років тому +3

      lol ikr

    • @jordantheman4653
      @jordantheman4653 8 років тому +4

      He gave options for common garage tools.
      1. Use a drill mounted in a vice or go buy one at a flea market, you can get a shit one that'll do the job for basically nothing, you could barter something.
      2. MDF is common. Hole saws are common. Both are dirt cheap and drilling requires the most basic of skills.
      3. Wow, sure is hard using a wrench.
      3 again. Buffing compound is common and dirt cheap but even still, you don't absolutely need it.
      It should only take like 15 minutes to set this up.

  • @wonnie46403
    @wonnie46403 8 років тому +86

    lazy way? you are working harder then anyone I've ever seen sharpening a knife.

    • @baybill7493
      @baybill7493 8 років тому +1

      wonnieboy

    • @8skull227
      @8skull227 8 років тому

      wonnieboy no he's just using a setup that's extreme

    • @8skull227
      @8skull227 8 років тому

      wonnieboy no he's just using a setup that's extreme

    • @hairbeauty8083
      @hairbeauty8083 8 років тому

      wonnieboy that's what I said !!! why even put that in the title

  • @anamldavis2177
    @anamldavis2177 8 років тому

    just tried it and it works spot on very easy😀 who wants to sit and strop a knife for ages when this does it in no time!
    great vid thanks.

  • @ericsantelli7259
    @ericsantelli7259 Рік тому +134

    I'm really pleased with this! It works like a charm ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxDcr-y2Pf6xdnrFHrSP7dl9kpKaCozcSQ Takes less time than my old electric sharpener because it can take more off the knife faster, and then it smooths out nicely with the finer grit polisher. I don't know how long it will last before the grit wears away, but I wouldn't mind having to replace it every once in a while.

  • @jagerbombs2006
    @jagerbombs2006 8 років тому +34

    This is GREAT! so simple!
    I'll just have to run out and buy a complete workshop.

  • @TzeroX
    @TzeroX 8 років тому +204

    The laziest way to sharpen a Knife is to buy a new one

    • @pupuslinger
      @pupuslinger 8 років тому +1

      lol

    • @MinecraftEnderKid
      @MinecraftEnderKid 8 років тому +10

      Not all knives are sharp when you but them.

    • @SlippyLegJones
      @SlippyLegJones 8 років тому +5

      I butt my knives.
      Knife up butt=sharp

    • @SteelcityinNY
      @SteelcityinNY 8 років тому +3

      +Coeniekanaal It's "knives". And you are only partially right. If you "know" about knives, you know that a QUALITY knife...not a Sheffield or mass marketed blade...will come with a sharp edge. Depends on what you buy. Now, if I buy a cheap knife and have to obtain all these machines and though it takes a few minutes to sharpen...it takes $ and time to set up the stuff to do it. Buy a REAL knife and it will come sharp. This technique? Laziest way? Really?? Oh, btw, paper is nothing. Try slicing through that paper again after whittling that wood. Forgot to mention Rockwell hardness as well.

    • @bobtaylor5196
      @bobtaylor5196 8 років тому

      if you buy a knife of good quality it should be sharp. every knife I bought that was from a reputable knife maker was very sharp. or do you buy those blades from china or India for 4 or 5 bucks?

  • @AcornFox
    @AcornFox 8 років тому +40

    You guys are saying this isn't lazy. He cut a circle out of mdf, put it on a rotary motor, and applied buffing compound.
    Now he can sharpen a dozen shit knives in 25 min. It's kinda brilliant.

    • @65yelrah
      @65yelrah 8 років тому +2

      Just what I'm looking for!! Yes brilliant.

    • @jbenson1557
      @jbenson1557 7 років тому +1

      It's lazy but it will ruin a factory edege on a knife, good for cheap knives bad for expensive ones

    • @ryankraus6936
      @ryankraus6936 7 років тому +3

      The laziest way to sharpen a knife should not involve my lazy ass having to go to the store and buy a bench grinder, mfd and buffing compound.

    • @loverboy9577
      @loverboy9577 7 років тому

      Mustakrakish : I agree. Any body that doesn't agree is probably jelus because they didn't think of it.

  • @lulem400
    @lulem400 9 років тому +63

    From the description I thought it was gonna be lather it in butter and throw it in the microwave... WAAAALAAAAA Razor Sharp!!

    • @Chiefbigcorn
      @Chiefbigcorn 9 років тому +9

      A good way to do it is dunk your knives in a tub of gasoline and put them in the microwave !

    • @TheDantheman12121
      @TheDantheman12121 9 років тому +1

      +lulem400 best comment ever!!! lmao

  • @Zxenmusic
    @Zxenmusic 8 років тому

    Outstanding presentation. You made me interested enough to click on a topic I have no interest in, and your speed of flow and camera work kept me interested in learning more.

  • @davesteinick833
    @davesteinick833 8 років тому +4

    Kind of a fun idea. Bottom line, the kid is a thinker, and I like that. That's the kind of people I hire.
    Nice job!

    • @johnv7223
      @johnv7223 6 років тому

      Dave Steinick you must hire the biggest idiots.

    • @bgnekow1
      @bgnekow1 4 роки тому

      yes you probably would not hire those who would just throw the knife away n buy a new one or pay some one else to do it. great reply!He also knows how to run a cnc machine=smart

  • @danielw2139
    @danielw2139 8 років тому +255

    If I want to be lazy, i'll get a friend to sharpen it.

  • @DEshav2b
    @DEshav2b 8 років тому

    Everything about this sharpening video is solid. I have been considering buying a similar wheel, but had never thought about making one. Given I have a lathe, I will turn one and use your file technique to smooth it out. I gleaned several other ideas, starting with your use of the vice to initially work the knife sideways. I had never thought of that. There is a lot of helpful information packed into this quick video, so I will be returning to it several times. Thank You.

  • @FowlersMakeryandMischief
    @FowlersMakeryandMischief 6 років тому +5

    awesome I have to make one of those

  •  8 років тому +318

    Promises 2min "laziest" way to sharpen a knife.
    Requires intense preparation, 30min of edge straightening, hours worth of buffing wheel preparation, and 50sec of actual knife sharpening.
    Clickbait, checkmate.

    • @ethanmarsingill
      @ethanmarsingill 8 років тому +8

      this preps it for next time
      idiocracy, checkmate

    •  8 років тому +1

      ***** Video title?

    • @ranfromtheherd2553
      @ranfromtheherd2553 8 років тому +2

      Yes thanks for taking the words out of my mouth . I think splitting an atom would be easier ! Lazy my ass .

    • @matchesburn
      @matchesburn 8 років тому +2

      There are sharpening systems available (like Lansky's) on the market that you can easily buy that cost less than the materials and tools he's using in this video. So, following his tutorial and using this dumbfuck method for sharpening is about as idiotic as one can get. Especially when you can get better results with it.
      Maybe you like spending more time and money to do a job not as well while using more effort. I think that's a fucking waste in every conceivable way, personally.

    • @lasonyacole2274
      @lasonyacole2274 8 років тому

      1

  • @mancard7189
    @mancard7189 8 років тому

    ok. I was about to purchase a $60 sharpening kit.. not now! I just finished making the m.d.f. wheel, and works wonderful! ! ! thank you for sharing this!!

  • @martyisabeliever
    @martyisabeliever 9 років тому +167

    Lazy way...take it to my sharpening service... Give him $10 and pick it up the next day...

    • @bomber62101
      @bomber62101 9 років тому

      Where is your sharpening service??

    • @martyisabeliever
      @martyisabeliever 9 років тому +4

      down the street in a lil'strip mall
      www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=chucks%20sharpening%20service

    • @dobiem1
      @dobiem1 9 років тому

      +martyisabeliever
      Hur hur :)

    • @martyisabeliever
      @martyisabeliever 9 років тому

      dobiem1 Razor Sharp every time...

    • @charleslopez-lucio5198
      @charleslopez-lucio5198 9 років тому +22

      +martyisabeliever Lazy way is buying a new knife.

  • @danielw.1339
    @danielw.1339 9 років тому +28

    Will this work with my StatTrak M9 Bayonet?

  • @richardferguson4457
    @richardferguson4457 8 років тому

    In spite of those who knock this video, the principle is sound, particularly if you have many knives to sharpen. Well done for posting this. Reversing the grinder does, as you say, make it easier to keep a good angle on the blade. Be careful though not to overheat the steel when using an MDF disk.

  • @BlackForestKaiser
    @BlackForestKaiser 8 років тому +84

    Yes because we all have a giant industrial fucking sharpening machine...

    • @thissmyusername7013
      @thissmyusername7013 8 років тому +5

      BlackForestKaiser not really industrial they're about 25 dollars at harbor freight

    • @TheLonsfella
      @TheLonsfella 8 років тому +1

      neither does he, its called a bench grinder they cost about £50 theyre pretty cheap to buy second hand and theyre quite small too. nothing giant or industrial about it lmao

    • @BlackForestKaiser
      @BlackForestKaiser 8 років тому +2

      TheLonsfella The average man doesn't keep a bench grinder on hand and you know it it's be delusional to state otherwise.

    • @TheLonsfella
      @TheLonsfella 8 років тому +5

      well i beg to differ, how old are you? i consider myself pretty average i have a house and when you have one of those youll find things need fixing now and again. i dont have a lot of flashy expensive tools but i do have a bench grinder its a standard part of any mechanically minded DIY'ing bloke

    • @TheLonsfella
      @TheLonsfella 8 років тому +2

      oh nooo dont tell him that bro he'll have a nervous breakdown burst into tears like the bitch that he is and try tell you that your being difficult @BlackForestKaiser whiny ass bitchbagg

  • @noelsingletary
    @noelsingletary 9 років тому +48

    I just roll down the window on my truck halfway and sharpen my knives on the top edge of the window. The very top edge has the roughest edge while the side edge has the smoothest edge. It cost ZERO money and makes my knife razor sharp.

    • @SikMisfits
      @SikMisfits 9 років тому +27

      +nightshadow989 Lol, as if "Confederate Son" didn't give that away already!

    • @inuyasha989
      @inuyasha989 9 років тому +3

      SikMisfits lol indeed

    • @Ferromancer86
      @Ferromancer86 9 років тому +7

      +nightshadow989 If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid =)

    • @harrisonking8156
      @harrisonking8156 9 років тому +7

      Well, it costs as much as the truck did :P

    • @IsaKocoglu
      @IsaKocoglu 9 років тому +6

      +Confederate Son Cool story. Now make a video and upload it to YT, instead of being a git.

  • @AkaRyrye83
    @AkaRyrye83 8 років тому +1

    interesting way to sharpen a knife, I would have never thought of using MDF, but apparently it works really well

  • @nomar5spaulding
    @nomar5spaulding 9 років тому +109

    Good thing everyone's just got an emory wheel laying around.

    • @statusx4629
      @statusx4629 9 років тому +1

      Use a drill if you dont have a motor at home.
      You should give it more stability or otherwise you would need to hold the drill (with the custom attachment) and your knife/sword/axe/spear/katana/ken/dao/qi/qian/.../[put other should-be-sharp-blades-things in here].
      I tell you as soon as I have an idea how to fix your drill in a position. Right now I have non.

    • @aerobyrdable
      @aerobyrdable 9 років тому +3

      +Status X the guy from youtube's AvE channel has one answer: get a vice, tighten till you hear the crack, back it off a quarter turn

    • @aerobyrdable
      @aerobyrdable 9 років тому +7

      Any man who invents a phrase like "using your safety squints" deserves all the accolades you can throw at him

    • @H3aling808
      @H3aling808 9 років тому

      ***** "Gurlgle Skaserch" Lol

    • @BikePackingPleb
      @BikePackingPleb 9 років тому

      +Ryan Cook didnt see AvE here,

  • @jasongoldthwait154
    @jasongoldthwait154 9 років тому +8

    if I don't have buffing compound is there anything else that I could use?

    • @IxIda7dahIxI
      @IxIda7dahIxI 9 років тому +2

      +Jason Goldthwait maybe a sharpening stone aka wet stone?

    • @stevedipalma5169
      @stevedipalma5169 9 років тому +4

      +Jason Goldthwait buffing compound is cheap just save frustration and buy it

    • @jasongoldthwait154
      @jasongoldthwait154 9 років тому +1

      Yes they work well but I was wondering if I make one of these mdf wheels if I can use wax or something instead of buying compound...

    • @jasongoldthwait154
      @jasongoldthwait154 9 років тому

      +steve dipalma Right but its always good to know other alternatives in the case you can't get buffing compound when you need it.

    • @stevedipalma5169
      @stevedipalma5169 9 років тому

      +Jason Goldthwait i tried some alternatives like flitz metal polish and brasso but liquid cutting compounds dont work at high speeds they just fling off and get in your mouth maybe there is a product out there im unaware of

  • @rhatid
    @rhatid 8 років тому

    Love this! What an amazing video! I have never seen a laptop connected to a machine that cuts circles...Wot! Not in shed! But really, great video, no wonder it has over 3 million hits! Love it!

  • @AlexGreenwoodUkulele
    @AlexGreenwoodUkulele 8 років тому +13

    "Slices through whatever you want"
    Accidentally cut a lorry in half.

    • @rcnelson
      @rcnelson 8 років тому

      +YoloMcSwaggins Even cut Superman's cape.

    • @thedandy6765
      @thedandy6765 8 років тому

      +R C Nelson or his hand

  • @kacpergorecki4903
    @kacpergorecki4903 9 років тому +5

    Can I suggest you attempt to forge a karambit

  • @sane121
    @sane121 8 років тому

    Good information, handy tip using MDF. What most people commenting on is ""this not lazy"" well once you have created your MDF wheel then it becomes a lazy way off sharpening. Yes there are tools too sharpen your blades, but these just give you sharp burs which blunt very quickly. If your into wood carving or whittling then you need a razor sharp knife. Most whittlers would have all this gear lying around. There's sharp then there's razor sharp, I expect most people would only need sharp knifes suitable for skinning a rabbit, cutting up meat or to suit there bloated head ego.
    Keep up the good work, and ignore the trolls.

  • @garythompson400
    @garythompson400 8 років тому +206

    I don't think lazy means what you think it means. Have you met any Americans?

    • @danielstrong6874
      @danielstrong6874 8 років тому +10

      americans are lazy? where are you from? you must not know any americanns. If you did youd know that us Americans work the longest hours, we have less time off, and our jobs are usually harder. but these are all just statistics so they are prolly just wrong

    • @garythompson400
      @garythompson400 8 років тому +30

      I am an American. And I was joking about the American stereotype of "Lazy." It's ok. Take a deep breath. I have 2 jobs. I'm not really lazy. Sometimes it's ok to laugh.

    • @danielstrong6874
      @danielstrong6874 8 років тому +3

      +Gary Thompson im relaxed obviously. And good, cuz alot of people believe all amerocans are for some reason even though we work hard as hell. Dont get me wrong there are some lazy ones

    • @joeyjamison5772
      @joeyjamison5772 8 років тому +32

      I'm so lazy, I married a pregnant girl.

    • @richardo3826
      @richardo3826 8 років тому

      LMAO

  • @AaronLiaxyl
    @AaronLiaxyl 8 років тому +38

    Oh my god, if his is what he considers lazy what does he consider extensive?

    • @CrackWitch113
      @CrackWitch113 5 років тому

      @Katia Daher the vid is still pretty awesome tho

    • @flannelflax8078
      @flannelflax8078 4 роки тому +1

      It takes a lot of work in the beginning but after finishing the wheel you just need to start up the grinder, put a bit of compound on, and sharpen, then you’re done. You need to make sure the apex doesn’t have chips or roll in it first

  • @terrydominick79
    @terrydominick79 8 років тому +1

    Well done young sir!!

  • @petro062
    @petro062 8 років тому +20

    That out of balance will ruin your motor and it might explode too. The hole in the middle is out of square.

    • @jeffwells641
      @jeffwells641 8 років тому +6

      He cleaned it up more after the first two knives. If you watch when he does the rest of the knives it is almost perfectly balanced at that point.

    • @bveracka
      @bveracka 8 років тому +7

      He's doesn't mean the outer part of the wheel, he's talking about the center of the wheel. The hole in the center isn't perfectly square to the motor shaft, and it's causing wobble. I watched the whole video, and he only trues-up the outer rim. petro062 has a point; it'll wreck your machine.

    • @cornfusedatbest6693
      @cornfusedatbest6693 8 років тому +5

      ...and your FACE.

    • @bveracka
      @bveracka 8 років тому +6

      Gary Kovach LoL put "face" in almost any joke and it immediately makes it funnier. Ex.: "Man, that's ugly." reply, "Your FACE is ugly." = instant laughter.

    • @bashisobsolete.pythonismyn6321
      @bashisobsolete.pythonismyn6321 8 років тому

      toolstore round the corner has a sharpening/polishing service. isn't that the easy way?

  • @robbarrett9577
    @robbarrett9577 8 років тому +5

    Do laziest way to fine tune a wand next Harry!

  • @lorenlange4866
    @lorenlange4866 8 років тому

    I saw this video a while ago, today I tried it out. It's crazy how well this works, and it's so fast and easy! Only cut myself 3 times so far... Thanks for the video, this is going to be very, very useful.

  • @SanjiKunTheLoveCook
    @SanjiKunTheLoveCook 8 років тому +3

    for everyone complaining about how "not lazy" this method looks: you guys should try to sharpen a knife using a leather strip or a whetstone.

  • @knighthawk3759
    @knighthawk3759 8 років тому +16

    the problem with this technique for sharpening is that eventually you will ruin the tempering of the steel on the edge and make it brittle MDR with Polishing Compound unduly heats the steel up and eventually it will disrupt the Temper you'd do better learning to use a whetstone and some water or oil Stone and oil

    • @blakelawrence1891
      @blakelawrence1891 8 років тому

      +Christopher Petterson a big leather strap with jewlers polish straight off the stone works a treat for me

    • @knighthawk3759
      @knighthawk3759 8 років тому

      +Blake Lawrence Yelp that would work just fine and since you don't have the speed of the buffing wheel the friction will not cause a heat build-up which will not destroy the temper of the edge

    • @blakelawrence1891
      @blakelawrence1891 8 років тому

      Christopher Petterson i know

    • @eatmyskids
      @eatmyskids 8 років тому

      +Christopher Petterson Yeah, that's why I like stones. I have an old powered wet stone, nice and slow. Grinders run too fast, they can indeed ruin the temper. For kitchen knives I seldom use anything but a steel. For pocket knives or hunting knives a decent oil stone works great. You don't want a work knife to be razor sharp, it dulls faster, you want more like a sharp narrow wedge. Razor is a very thin edge, and dents easily

    • @knighthawk3759
      @knighthawk3759 8 років тому

      i use ceramic rods

  • @kennethboyd9094
    @kennethboyd9094 8 років тому +1

    u got skills bro, keep up the great work.

  • @Sevan_UP
    @Sevan_UP 8 років тому +206

    Uses 500 pound machine and calls it lazy mans way

    • @iridios6127
      @iridios6127 8 років тому +2

      you can use handsaw and drill :-) like I did ;-)

    • @billhatfield1249
      @billhatfield1249 8 років тому

      +how do you get a Dimon sharing block

    • @iridios6127
      @iridios6127 8 років тому

      whats this ???

    • @D2HRG
      @D2HRG 8 років тому

      sevan grigoryan no you can get like 50 pounds of eBay but that just some cheap one

    • @kalungchan5581
      @kalungchan5581 8 років тому

      .

  • @nerblebun
    @nerblebun 9 років тому +98

    I'm NOT going to watch this video. I'm to lazy. If your method takes 9 minutes to sharpen a knife, this video is NOT for lazy people.

    • @jrcapsparklez633
      @jrcapsparklez633 9 років тому

      It didn't take him 9 minutes to sharpen 1 knife

    • @nerblebun
      @nerblebun 9 років тому +4

      jrcap sparklez
      Obviously, recognizing humor isn't one of your strong points.

    • @2adamast
      @2adamast 9 років тому +2

      The 9 minutes was also humor, as it took much longer.

    • @statusx4629
      @statusx4629 9 років тому

      jrcap is way too lazy to recognize humor

    • @scorpionz44
      @scorpionz44 9 років тому

      +Grandpa the Grey the video explains how to make it the stuff to sharpen it, the sharpening act takes 2 minutes

  • @myversionofstuff
    @myversionofstuff 8 років тому +1

    That was great thanks . Never thought of that one before . good video

  • @dyllonsather2142
    @dyllonsather2142 8 років тому +11

    good video but you should be a little more safe with using your bench grinder, you could have easily pinch your file, and if your wheel catches an edge on your knife it can flick it back at you, that's why I run my wheel in reverse when sharpening my knives.

    • @dyllonsather2142
      @dyllonsather2142 8 років тому

      correction on my part you did rotate it.

    • @petechristopher1753
      @petechristopher1753 8 років тому

      hi mate that's a brill idea I have been using a grindstone and oilstone for years but I'm going to try your idea thanks. and good luck to you.

    • @jackmaddox8079
      @jackmaddox8079 8 років тому +1

      dyllon sather

    • @gnif
      @gnif 8 років тому

      If you turn the grinder around to face the other way, then it is running in reverse in relation to you.

  • @caemaridwn
    @caemaridwn 9 років тому +8

    Nice video hope your wearing a mask MDF dust is not good

    • @chilcottjack29
      @chilcottjack29 9 років тому +1

      +Robert Clive you're right, it's being considered the new asbestos! better safe than sorry ay!

  • @NewestNuma
    @NewestNuma 8 років тому

    From experience, I have found to apply a light coat of candle paraffin wax before fine compound. The paraffin holds the compound to the wheel and the sharpness result is even better. Why is that the best thing to polish with is the residue from whatever you are polishing , or in this case sharpening.

  • @AzimuthTao
    @AzimuthTao 9 років тому +4

    So what would be the difficult way?

  • @torgo_
    @torgo_ 9 років тому +72

    Erm.. I don't see how this is practical for anyone unless they happen to have that giant tool somewhere in the house.

    • @brendandor
      @brendandor 9 років тому +6

      +Torgo Its for people with garages or workshops, bench grinders are ridiculously useful!

    • @darinlwebb
      @darinlwebb 9 років тому +5

      +Torgo A 6" Bench Grinder like the one he uses costs about $40, and is no bigger than two shoeboxes. If you have any kind of home shop, it's an easy purchase to justify. An interesting fact about how-to videos, they don't have to be practical for *everyone*!

    • @torgo_
      @torgo_ 9 років тому +3

      +Darin Webb
      I dunno man, it says "the laziest way to sharpen a knife" but in reality I would have to spend half the day looking around for this bulky tool and spend a fortune on it.. I was just expected some sort of secret technique using standard household items. I live in an apartment so I don't have room for a whole selection of anvils and furnaces and things.

    • @darinlwebb
      @darinlwebb 9 років тому +5

      +Torgo I work in IT, you wouldn't believe the amount of effort I will go to, just so I can be lazy.

    • @torgo_
      @torgo_ 9 років тому

      +Darin Webb
      Well I found a different video that gave me the real solution: sharpen the knife on the bottom of a coffee mug. DONE! Knife sharpened. Took me 5 seconds and I didn't need to spend 3 weeks and $500 constructing a synchrotron in the process.

  • @cal59uk1
    @cal59uk1 8 років тому

    Quite a good demonstration, i use an electric grindstone to sharpen my mower blade in the same way, does an excellent job.

  • @airnicco3255
    @airnicco3255 8 років тому +85

    Why am I watching this ? I don't own any knifes.

    • @Chinfu917
      @Chinfu917 8 років тому +1

      ^^

    • @niker4404
      @niker4404 8 років тому

      +Airnicco Surely you own at least a razor? =P

    • @guguigugu
      @guguigugu 8 років тому +2

      +Airnicco how do you make food

    • @apw75
      @apw75 8 років тому +4

      Knowledge is power!
      Or you're just bored like the rest of us.

    • @cs9782
      @cs9782 8 років тому

      Not even kitchen knives?

  • @westoftherockies
    @westoftherockies 8 років тому +4

    your system obviously works but most people don't want to go thru all that trouble, having to buy a grinder, attach it to a workbench, make a buffing wheel etc, a simple 2 sided sharpening stone, steel and file is all you need to sharpen most any knife in a few minutes, most knnive just need a few passes thru the fine side of a sharpening stone and then finish it with a steel or anything hard to align the edge

  • @beau342
    @beau342 8 років тому

    Growing up rural, I used to a similar method with the grinder in the horse barn to keep my pocket knife razor sharp for cutting hay bales, feed bags, you name it. Wtg on a nice video but I'd look into the hazards of heating up mdf like that and you really should slap on a mask and open a window before using the wheel and buffing compounds! Great effort though, keep going!

  • @curtissutton3331
    @curtissutton3331 8 років тому +47

    its only easy if you have a fucking buffer wheel

    • @MadHatter54
      @MadHatter54 8 років тому +7

      curtis sutton you can get them super cheap usually online or harbor freight if you're gonna use it for this

  • @benjaminsovdottir4627
    @benjaminsovdottir4627 8 років тому +10

    "THE KNIFE INDUSTRY HATES HIM! FIND OUT HOW THIS OLD BLUNT KNIFE TURNED INTO A PAPER DESTROYING WOOD CUTING KILLING MACHINE!"

  • @CaptainEverythingHumorandMore
    @CaptainEverythingHumorandMore 8 років тому

    Pretty Cool. I would have never guessed to use MDF. Great Job my Friend. Thanks

  • @sluggger
    @sluggger 8 років тому +202

    yeah super lazy just take out your CNC machine and draw up a quick plan for a buffing wheel made out of MDF

    • @GerardPinzone
      @GerardPinzone 8 років тому +15

      +cbn620 Yeah. This was the loosest definition of "laziest" ever. You can buy a knife sharpener on Amazon for under $10. THAT'S lazy.

    • @blackoutx1824
      @blackoutx1824 8 років тому

      +Gerard Pinzone yea. lol

    • @Aluminata
      @Aluminata 8 років тому +5

      +Gerard Pinzone Or you could just grab a cheapo cnc machine off ebay for $600. (I do feel sorry for those poor people who do not have a gold mine in their back yard..)

    • @407aiden7
      @407aiden7 8 років тому

      +cbn620 i literally just use a brick and it sharpens great

    • @WinstonGerdes
      @WinstonGerdes 8 років тому

      it shocked me that he used the CNC machine. you can literally make a circle cutting jig for most tools ie table saws, routers, scroll saws, all of which would take no time at all

  • @Tommy-bf9mu
    @Tommy-bf9mu 8 років тому +10

    WTF Is wrong with you guys stop being so rude to him. Most of the comments I read are very negative and mean. This young boy has the confidence and time to do this. I bet you won't be able to do it al good as him

    • @Chocolatnave123
      @Chocolatnave123 8 років тому

      Fuck off, we are allowed to say what we want. Or is Free Speech not allowed anymore? If he didn't want negative comments, he would have turned comments off.

    • @nathonsmith6654
      @nathonsmith6654 6 років тому +1

      Tommy im with you, people need to stop being so damn negative, id hate to have to be around some of these folks on a daily basis!

  • @Longday709
    @Longday709 8 років тому +14

    I don't think 'lazy' means the same thing from here to there...hmmm?!?!

  • @fourbypete
    @fourbypete 8 років тому +93

    I'm way lazier than that which is why my knifes are blunt.

    • @robbarrett9577
      @robbarrett9577 8 років тому

      Lol!

    • @mikemower1939
      @mikemower1939 8 років тому +4

      Id hate to see his non-lazy way!

    • @danwatts6601
      @danwatts6601 8 років тому

      haha

    • @wmp9927
      @wmp9927 8 років тому

      Look at my channel, there is best way to make knife sharper...

    • @fourbypete
      @fourbypete 8 років тому

      F that, I'll just buy a new knife.

  • @samuelmoyen9986
    @samuelmoyen9986 8 років тому

    this guy's voice is sooo soothing I love it

  • @thomassutherland5188
    @thomassutherland5188 8 років тому +4

    i was called dull..i hope this helps me.

  • @plummet3860
    @plummet3860 9 років тому +64

    Does your dad know you're using his tools?

    • @dilenkozi
      @dilenkozi 9 років тому +6

      yeah, that was my first thought too...

    • @astroid5073
      @astroid5073 9 років тому

      I don't think he cares because the money that this kid makes is enough to pay for much more of them X"D

    • @umbragaming5803
      @umbragaming5803 9 років тому +3

      +SlyRubberDuck I am 12 own a Lathe, Band saw, Combination Sander and a drill press.

    • @wynwilliams6977
      @wynwilliams6977 9 років тому +1

      ***** It is simply not true minors can not own things.

    • @wynwilliams6977
      @wynwilliams6977 9 років тому

      ***** +Leonid Bortsov LOL seriously you are completely wrong and this has been ruled on before and is covered under common law. state and federal laws.
      "[A father] has no title to the property of the child, nor is the capacity or right of the latter to take property or receive money by grant, gift or otherwise, except as a compensation for services, in any degree qualified or limited during minority. Whatever therefore an infant acquires which does not come to him as a compensation for services rendered, belongs absolutely to him, and his father cannot interpose any claim to it, either as against the child, or as against third persons who claim title or possession from or under the infant. Hoblyn v. Johnson, 55 P.3d 1219, 1228 (Wyo. 2002) (quoting Banks v. Conant, 96 Mass. 497 (1867))."
      further look up:Uniform Gifts to Minors Act/Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UGMA/UTMA) and on real estate in particular: www.lawyerlocator.com/residential-real-estate/adding-minor-children-to-the-title-of-a-real-property/

  • @nevillejennings7334
    @nevillejennings7334 6 років тому +1

    Really enjoy ur vid man, cud u point me in the right direction to get proper buffing compound thx n please keep up the good work cheers

  • @xswat997
    @xswat997 8 років тому +5

    I'm sure the time to acquire all of that machinery, make the buffet wheel and actually sharpen it is longer then to get a nice whetstone

    • @steveonzakon
      @steveonzakon 8 років тому +4

      +Momodou Senghore ... buffet wheel. Now I'm hungry.

  • @brianb9969
    @brianb9969 8 років тому +9

    isn't it easier (and safer) to buy a re-profiling kit for $25 and spend 15 mins putting a polished fixed angle edge on the blade.....may be cheaper on ebay

  • @matthewmorton2210
    @matthewmorton2210 4 роки тому +1

    I worked in a slaughter facility and i also carve wood. Sharpening a knife is actually something not many people can do well and this method is actually a good one. Good job kit. Wanna give people proof shave hair off your arm on camera. That was our test

  • @FirearmEnthusiast
    @FirearmEnthusiast 9 років тому +7

    But can it Karambit?

    • @camel6104
      @camel6104 9 років тому

      +Gʀᴀʏ Fᴏx I have one too, and I was wondering the same thing. ツ

    • @brendandor
      @brendandor 9 років тому +2

      +ColossalCactus ツ If you made one with a curved cross-section instead of flat it could well.

  • @simoko7076
    @simoko7076 8 років тому +11

    Yeah, cuz I have a mdf buff wheel on hand.

  • @RobertOrgRobert
    @RobertOrgRobert 8 років тому +1

    Great video. Nice to hear an English accent too :)

  • @WhoElseButMeNumbaOne
    @WhoElseButMeNumbaOne 9 років тому +8

    Nice Watch! I see UA-cam money is treating you well... :P

    • @davidnel777
      @davidnel777 9 років тому +2

      How he's had everything there from the start apart from that electronic cutting system

    • @WhoElseButMeNumbaOne
      @WhoElseButMeNumbaOne 9 років тому +1

      It's a joke...

    • @isaiahdaniels5643
      @isaiahdaniels5643 9 років тому +2

      And it should! He's feeding a passion. It probably doesn't give him much money, but I imagine what he does get goes back into materials.

    • @onciblu
      @onciblu 9 років тому +1

      +davidnel777 she*

    • @davidnel777
      @davidnel777 9 років тому

      +onciblu bolt ya rocket

  • @mrphotomanTIM
    @mrphotomanTIM 9 років тому +33

    I think you do not understand what the word lazy means. That is an awful lot of shit to do just to sharpen a knife.

    • @eldiin8478
      @eldiin8478 9 років тому +1

      +mrphotomanTIM On the first knife, yes, but the reality is, it wasn't needed. It just helps make the knife more pleasing to the eye.
      To get everything setup, it also seems to take a lot, at first, but once its done, it literally IS a lazy way to do it.

    • @mrphotomanTIM
      @mrphotomanTIM 9 років тому

      +Eldiin I was just kidding. It is a good video and I seen how you were cleaning up the knife. It is always fun to work with knives.

    • @eldiin8478
      @eldiin8478 9 років тому

      Now, if you want something that's pretty easy to use, and gives your knife a more professional look, check out the "Knife & Tool Sharpener." - plenty of videos on youtube demoing the product.

    • @mrphotomanTIM
      @mrphotomanTIM 9 років тому

      i mostly use a spyderco sharpmaker. it gets the knife shaving sharp in about 20 seconds unless the edge is bad then it takes a few minutes.

  • @beavdabastd
    @beavdabastd 8 років тому

    you sound like your 12 and you may well be but your knowledge on knives and sharpening impresses me greatly

  • @dadsrag
    @dadsrag 8 років тому +14

    you have a different approach to lazy.

  • @sagginwaggin465
    @sagginwaggin465 8 років тому +11

    I have a wheel just like that, do not do what he is doing, the wheel is spinning at him not away if the knife catches it will be thrown at him.👎🏼

    • @Bos742
      @Bos742 8 років тому +6

      SAGGIN WAGGIN - That is the way bench grinders turn and for good reason......

    • @peterwithers3659
      @peterwithers3659 8 років тому +2

      You've got it the wrong way round mate, it is spinning in a safe direction.

  • @frombaerum
    @frombaerum 8 років тому

    i get my knifes really sharp now. thank you very much!

  • @taow
    @taow  8 років тому +55

    THIS VIDEO IS OLD NOW, I HAVE MADE AN UPDATE VIDEO THAT IS MUCH BETTER AND EXPLAINS THE METHOD IN MORE DETAIL: ua-cam.com/video/TdxqplP4LBI/v-deo.html

  • @bengesell
    @bengesell 8 років тому

    Good video. Thanks for siting your sources. Thanks for the ideas. Nice knife collection.👍🏻

  • @i3luevein
    @i3luevein 8 років тому +7

    I'm way lazier, can you do mine for me?

    • @kj-marslander
      @kj-marslander 8 років тому +4

      I'm way too lazy to even ask that, lol

  • @gerff01
    @gerff01 8 років тому +9

    of course it will cut paper when you start the cut by your fingers...that doesn't take much at all. The paper test, requires you hold a paper loosely, and cut where the paper hangs free and won't add much resistance from holding it. Better yet, DROP the paper, and cut it mid air (I can do that with mine, every one of them). What you are doing here is RIPPING the paper, not cutting it.

    • @ethanmarsingill
      @ethanmarsingill 8 років тому

      congrats dude

    • @ethanmarsingill
      @ethanmarsingill 8 років тому

      Gerff do you expect me to read that?

    • @gerff01
      @gerff01 8 років тому +1

      Ethan Marsingill
      It's up to you. If you want to know how to properly do something that you are trying to show everyone how to do it the wrong way, you may want to consider it.

    • @rodrigjose
      @rodrigjose 8 років тому

      sorry, those knives are cutting the papers, as a former USDA meat Inspector, we had to sharpen our knifes every day and the paper test was done daily!

    • @gerff01
      @gerff01 8 років тому +2

      rodrigjose
      I have never been in a shop that was willing to dull their knives on paper to test their sharpness. Every professional I have ever seen sharpen their knife, sharpens it, then uses it; they don't NEED to "test" it. when it needs sharpened again, they sharpen it again. Doesn't quite pass the sniff test, that claim of yours.

  • @thygek.mikkelsen2324
    @thygek.mikkelsen2324 8 років тому

    Very nice!
    I'm from Denmark, and I've never heard of buffering compound before, please explain to me what this is?

  • @Willgtl
    @Willgtl 8 років тому +12

    Yikes, home-made wheel on a bench grinder.

    • @AdamHH11
      @AdamHH11 8 років тому +1

      +willgtl Is there something wrong with that?

    • @ketchupbowl4397
      @ketchupbowl4397 8 років тому

      +AdamHH11 yes, because you don't know if that wheel can handle the rpm and it could explode.

    • @AdamHH11
      @AdamHH11 8 років тому

      +vTCv It's MDF not stone. Even if it did explode, wood shrapnel is far less deadly than stone shrapnel. You might get a bruise and some splinters.
      You can't, however, put a stone wheel designed for a bench grinder onto a buffer, as the RPM's are too high and it's not as stable.

    • @AdamHH11
      @AdamHH11 8 років тому +1

      ***** "some splinters"

    • @Willgtl
      @Willgtl 8 років тому +1

      MDF won't explode like a hunk of a wood will. It'll explode like a stone wheel with less injuring power.
      I'm not so worried about the effect of getting hit by shrapnel so much as getting the dust in my eyes and sinuses and inhaling the formaldehyde resins used in the manufacturing of MDF now that I've virtually disintegrated the wheel at high RPM.

  • @embe1
    @embe1 8 років тому +14

    Something about this video scares the crap out of me.

    • @simonfleury6969
      @simonfleury6969 8 років тому +5

      yes.. strange voice and weird piano

    • @WintersunEnsiferumx
      @WintersunEnsiferumx 8 років тому

      Which is totally not edited

    • @HCVE
      @HCVE 8 років тому

      Whats not edited?

    • @purktimodi707
      @purktimodi707 8 років тому +1

      i guess he will be a serial killer sry for my enlish kek

  • @iamhumanhearmefail532
    @iamhumanhearmefail532 7 років тому

    In the last part if the video, where you use the clamp and the piece of wood as a lathe to make the wheel perfectly circular, could you do something like that to help angle the knife correctly. This is my first time, and I want to be sure I do it properly

  • @peterwoo2489
    @peterwoo2489 9 років тому +42

    get a lathe...

    • @taow
      @taow  9 років тому +13

      +우희도 making one as I read your comment

    • @peterwoo2489
      @peterwoo2489 9 років тому +2

      +The Art of Weapons Cool man!...will be waiting for a tutorial on it (I hope)!!!

    • @resolutecub9977
      @resolutecub9977 9 років тому +6

      +The Art of Weapons What watch are you wearing? I have been looking for a good watch to buy and yours looks cool!

    • @willybilly99
      @willybilly99 9 років тому +11

      +우희도 longest way to sharp the knife.

    • @Zsolto66
      @Zsolto66 9 років тому

      Looks like an LG Watch R

  • @pearlwsz7
    @pearlwsz7 8 років тому +8

    Wow. Does every video have to have a thousand trolls?

  • @titanium_a
    @titanium_a 8 років тому

    Thank you for the video works well I took it a little further by using buffing compound on the face of the MDF make the perfect place to sharpen chisels to a mirror finish also works great for lathe tools, wood working tools and secateurs.

  • @trywait1979
    @trywait1979 8 років тому +22

    only cost you a lazy few thousand dollars.

    • @iTzzNinjaGames
      @iTzzNinjaGames 8 років тому +1

      Hundred*

    • @trywait1979
      @trywait1979 8 років тому

      +ClamaKaze X Carve CNC machine $2,400 market price maybe if your lucky 1500 used so yea. Definitely not hundreds

    • @knivesstuff
      @knivesstuff 8 років тому +2

      +steven gomez But you don't need a CNC. This can easily be done without one. A hand saw and a bench grinder is all that you need. Less than 100 dollars

    • @ryanwinklevoss
      @ryanwinklevoss 8 років тому +1

      How so? you can get a grinder for about $100, and MDF is cheap as shit, you don't need to cut it with a CNC.

    • @NotonlyWood
      @NotonlyWood 8 років тому +2

      +Ryan Winklevoss My Father gave me a small loan of a million dollars

  • @UnofficialCyane
    @UnofficialCyane 8 років тому +9

    how is this lazy in any way

  • @accemekun
    @accemekun 8 років тому

    I used to use an orbital sander. It's quick and easy. After you've got your knives sharp you can keep them that way with some 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper. Plug the sander in an outlet next to the sink to catch any loose grit.

  • @abramporras7877
    @abramporras7877 8 років тому +37

    lets do a quick fast easy way to sharpen your knives hope you have a shit load of tools and all kinds of shit .... lets get started

    • @cinthia3242
      @cinthia3242 8 років тому +1

      lmao!

    • @hanc37
      @hanc37 8 років тому +7

      Don't forget the $10,000 CNC...

    • @huntermarsh7576
      @huntermarsh7576 8 років тому

      +rogue i mean come on cutting a circle by yourself isn't hard. Not like you need the CNC.

    • @boredtodeathify
      @boredtodeathify 8 років тому

      if you dont even own a basic grinder then your pretty useless as a man

    • @abramporras7877
      @abramporras7877 8 років тому

      -

  • @franklinblankenship8991
    @franklinblankenship8991 8 років тому +4

    BE SURE TO USE A DUSTMASK WHEN UTILIZING THIS METHOD !!!! EXTREMELY FINE HAZARDOUS AIRBORNE PARTICLES!!!

  • @rogeryoumans9880
    @rogeryoumans9880 8 років тому

    Another great video. Could you post a link for the rough knife sharpener you use instead of a whet stone?

  • @yeoldesalt4889
    @yeoldesalt4889 8 років тому +17

    looked like helluva lot of work to me. even watching just the video was tiresome.

    • @knivesstuff
      @knivesstuff 8 років тому +3

      +Ye Olde Salt Once it is set up it is easy.

    • @aarontabak9704
      @aarontabak9704 8 років тому

      +knives&stuff I think everyone knows this

  • @CowTypeSh
    @CowTypeSh 8 років тому +10

    He said in 2 minutes...
    My ass

    • @lustedcancer982
      @lustedcancer982 8 років тому

      two minutes... then do this for 30 minutes

    • @ukkovesanen37
      @ukkovesanen37 8 років тому

      "Its gonna take only 2 minutes.. Now rub it with leather for 30 minutes." :|

    • @Woolridge1988
      @Woolridge1988 8 років тому +7

      +Furious Doge idiots will ever be idiots if they can't even listen...
      he said he USUALLY would rub it over the leather for around 30min, but INSTEAD he uses the mentioned mdf buffing weel...

  • @500asquare
    @500asquare 8 років тому

    Thanks for sharing, I think it is a cool and economic way of putting an edge on a knife.I surely will try it myself. Anyone that handles knives on a regular basis knows that if you let your knife slip away until you can use it as a pry bar, they don't know what they are doing. Which includes most of the comments that are made . The paper cutting test is valid test as well as shaving the hair off your arm. The duration of the sharpness of your knife is determined by the quality of steel and tasks that are performed with it.If you can skin out a moose without sharpening your knife, you have a good knife.

  • @RViscara
    @RViscara 9 років тому +14

    I hope you have lots of extra cash to buy more knives after you change the temper of the metal at the blades edge using such a high speed heat generating method to sharpen your blade...

    • @rougn
      @rougn 9 років тому +4

      +RViscara Thank you! I was cringing while watching this video.

    • @robertweller1137
      @robertweller1137 9 років тому +4

      +Josh Byrd There is no colour change on the blade which would indicate they did not get hot enough to effect the temper of the steel... maybe I'm no expert.

    • @jonathanlewis82
      @jonathanlewis82 9 років тому

      +RViscara Not that I am disagreeing that this method might damage the blades in the long run, to me, most of these knives do not look particularly valuable. Mostly things he probably picked up at garage sales or yard sales, and would be low cost tools, most likely. I wouldn't do this to a Zero Tolerance knife, but to a half crap swiss army knife I got for $5? Probably.

    • @RViscara
      @RViscara 9 років тому +1

      True.. But the viewer does not know that long version of details and information.. Its just monkey see monkey do.... Hell if tell people 2 times and write it in the title don't do this for expensive knives only do it quickly for cheap knives guess what the masses will still do it.

    • @iruleandyoudont9
      @iruleandyoudont9 8 років тому

      why would that generate any more heat than a belt grinder?

  • @chrisbrady8186
    @chrisbrady8186 8 років тому +4

    We seem to have different definitions of the term "lazy". You just showed me yours. Mine? How about I send my knives to you for sharpening? That's MY definition of lazy....

  • @motherpops
    @motherpops 8 років тому

    I wish you were local. Ide pay for someone like you to sharpen my kitchen knives. gypsies used to call when I was younger and all the housewives used to line up to get theirs sharpened. I miss those days.

  • @napornik
    @napornik 8 років тому +6

    Unintentional comedy... xD

  • @dylanstjean8445
    @dylanstjean8445 8 років тому +3

    My ass laziest way to sharpen a knife