Knife Sharpening

[macca]

All you need is one of these.

Used to sharpen hoes on those if the trough under it holds water. Dad nearly blew a fuse when I tried to touch up an adze on it though.
Cheers

[Seddo]

i bought one of these

https://worksharptools.com.au/products/ ... sharpener/

and it made it a lot easier.

[Steve 2141]

something that hasn't been mentioned is the blade you're trying to get the edge on, some blades are just crap steel, and you'll never get them sharp or to hold an edge,this usually happens with stainless blades.

cheers

[Camel]

something that hasn't been mentioned is the blade you're trying to get the edge on, some blades are just crap steel, and you'll never get them sharp or to hold an edge,this usually happens with stainless blades.

cheers

G'day Steve, good to see you are still with us. Yeah, I have found that most commonly bought stainless knives are soft, probably why I much prefer black steel knives.

[Rabbitz]

Wanna open a can of worms?
Ol 55

I'll continue in ignorance then.

[The Raven]

something that hasn't been mentioned is the blade you're trying to get the edge on, some blades are just crap steel, and you'll never get them sharp or to hold an edge,this usually happens with stainless blades.

cheers

My usual knife is stainless. Well, I think it is as it doesn't stain... Managed to get a decent edge on it BUT it did take a bit of work.

Sharpened another blade of unknown steel (supposedly a genuine Ka-Bar) and it was totally different to my other blade (easier to get an edge on). Time will tell which blade holds it's edge best.

I agree it's hard to get some knives sharp because of their base material. Unfortunately few of us really know what steel they are made from AND I don't always trust the marketing claims.

[The Raven]

Wanna open a can of worms?
Ol 55

What sort of blade do you use for that?

[The Raven]

Wanna open a can of worms?
Ol 55

I'll continue in ignorance then.

No worms for you then!

[kickinback]

Wanna open a can of worms?
Ol 55

There’s only one way to sharpen a knife!


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[Brad Y]

Have found victorinox knives sharpen up fairly well but for some reason I bought a heap of swibo knives and I find them sometimes a bit stubborn to take an edge and don’t get real sharp. Only using a lansky kit, shameful I know but it’s hard to sit down and sharpen properly with a 3 year old boy who copies everything and I mean everything you try to do. He is fun at the gun shop though.

[trevort]

I’m pretty sure Mick’s deer master knife is stainless and he played Russia roulette by letting me sharpen it last trip. Well I suppose it wasn’t such a risk as it had blunted already but the chef school method taught by Kerriet got it shaving sharp again. One of the highlights of that trip actually


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[Brad Y]

Can she share the chef school method....

[trevort]

I already did.


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[DSD]

Have found victorinox knives sharpen up fairly well but for some reason I bought a heap of swibo knives and I find them sometimes a bit stubborn to take an edge and don’t get real sharp. Only using a lansky kit, shameful I know but it’s hard to sit down and sharpen properly with a 3 year old boy who copies everything and I mean everything you try to do. He is fun at the gun shop though.

So you purchased some more victorinox knives with different coloured handles then?

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[Brad Y]

Had to google it, didn’t know they were the same mob. Definitely not the same steel though, at least between the ones I have. Victorinox blue handle boning knife seems softer and easier to sharpen. One swibo in particular is dead set destined for the boat and bait cutting duties. Worst filleting knife I’ve ever had.