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Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 01:00 AM
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whats a good sharpener to get at say academy or somewhere like that. Just hunting knives. Looking to get better at it. Just wondering. Nothing better than a good sharp knife.
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 01:02 AM
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Dustnsand
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 01:03 AM
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centxshooter
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Been using the Warthog for years on hunting and kitchen knives. Great product and creator is out of Austin, TX Warthog sharpner
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11/24/15 01:11 AM
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bill oxner
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I use my bench grinder to get them sharp and my steel to keep them sharp.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 01:17 AM
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scalebuster
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Buy a cheap 4 rod lansky box. It's all you need.
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 01:22 AM
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A good pack of sandpaper with grits from 100 through 600 and a good flat surface. Research "scary sharp sharpening system".
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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11/24/15 01:25 AM
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bigbob_ftw
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Ultra MAGA '24.
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 01:36 AM
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HMK
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A good pack of sandpaper with grits from 100 through 600 and a good flat surface. Research "scary sharp sharpening system". Glass from old picture frames works great
back when we used to eat housecats we marinated them in louisiana hot sauce and soy sauce then season them with lemon pepper........then onto the grill slow cooking them 3 hours........excellent folded in tortillas and pico de gallo----Newgulf
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 01:39 AM
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Lansky system if you want to learn angles and bevels (compound angles) or a Harbor freight 1" belt sander with belts from 80 grit to ? Micron (whatever you can find) if you want a more professional setup. In the kitchen I use a chefs choice diamond hone (hybrid) and can do utility or compound angle honed edge depending on what my knife prefers.
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11/24/15 02:05 AM
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/24/15 02:10 AM
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BOBO the Clown
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I start with warthog and then finish with fine oxide on leather strap
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11/24/15 02:11 AM
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Kev®
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My 2x72 grinder. The work sharp is great after you sold a knife, I don't like how it scratches the blade.
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11/24/15 02:15 AM
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bill oxner
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I start with warthog and then finish with fine oxide on leather strap Purist.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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11/24/15 11:15 AM
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Dave Davidson
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I probably have just about every sharpening gizmo around and they all work. But, I'm kinda old school. Out of a dozen or so stones, my go to is an old Arkansas that is now concave on both sides. I use light oil and finish with a steel and then a strop. Just about any piece of leather will work once you figure it out. On junk steel nothing works very well.
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11/24/15 11:01 PM
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Thanks for all the great advice guys. I have a few of the Moore maker diamond rod green handle sharpeners. Not bad. Probably better once I learn angles a little better. Nothing like a new sharp knife,I just want that on all my knives. I have a few I love and just want to do them justice. Plus sharp knives work way better!!!
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11/26/15 03:57 PM
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I love the Work Sharp, many uses. Northern Tool, Lewisville, has for $80, comes with 3 different belt grit.
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11/28/15 02:08 PM
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splash556
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Plain ole $2.50 carborundum (sp?) stone for me. Tried a lot of the specialist sharpening kits and my edge seems to hold better and easier to achieve with the stone. Consistent angle is the trick.
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11/28/15 04:45 PM
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/28/15 06:49 PM
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mikei
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Real happy with my Ken Onion model of the WorkSharp! Over the years I think I've tried everything to put and keep a good edge on my knives, and for the money, and for the time I need to invest in the sharpening process, I'll take the WorkSharp every time. All my other sharpening stones and gadgets are collecting dust since I got my WS. Only time I'll break one of them out is when I know I'm going to be in the field for an extended period of time and may have a need to touch up an edge while I'm out.
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/29/15 07:14 PM
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I start with warthog and then finish with fine oxide on leather strap Purist. How much of a purist can he really be if he doesn't even know that he is using a leather strop not a "strap."
"God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal."
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/29/15 07:17 PM
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Lansky system is the best I have found for those who are new to really sharpening a blade. Once you learn to hold an angle, nothing beats a good set of diamond stones of varying grits, finishing with a leather strop.
If you go with the Lansky, be sure to buy the diamond set. Makes sharpening those hard steels much easier.
"God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal."
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/30/15 03:57 PM
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cerda12
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Real happy with my Ken Onion model of the WorkSharp! Over the years I think I've tried everything to put and keep a good edge on my knives, and for the money, and for the time I need to invest in the sharpening process, I'll take the WorkSharp every time. All my other sharpening stones and gadgets are collecting dust since I got my WS. Only time I'll break one of them out is when I know I'm going to be in the field for an extended period of time and may have a need to touch up an edge while I'm out. My WorkSharp should be in Wednesday! Super excited to start sharpening.
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Re: Knife sharpening
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11/30/15 04:41 PM
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mikei
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Real happy with my Ken Onion model of the WorkSharp! Over the years I think I've tried everything to put and keep a good edge on my knives, and for the money, and for the time I need to invest in the sharpening process, I'll take the WorkSharp every time. All my other sharpening stones and gadgets are collecting dust since I got my WS. Only time I'll break one of them out is when I know I'm going to be in the field for an extended period of time and may have a need to touch up an edge while I'm out. My WorkSharp should be in Wednesday! Super excited to start sharpening. I think you'll be really happy with it! Be sure to follow the instructions!! I tended to be a bit "heavy handed" at first, putting too much pressure on the knife. Heavy isn't needed; light is right!!
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11/30/15 07:38 PM
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Keep a moore make diamond flat stone in a custom leather sheath I made for it. I can sharpen most any knife in a minute or so.
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