Knife Sharpening

[Dusty44]

I may be interested in buying a knife sharpener or .  .  . "sharpening system."  :)

I am wondering what products are used by all of you that you like.  As always,  most of my sharp edges are the thin kitchen knives.  I also have some thick Chinese knives- - -  the ones that look like cleavers,  that are mostly expensive chunks of stainless steel.  There are a few other knives,  the kind that have sheaths,  but except for the one or two cheap ones that open a lot of letters,  they seldom need any sharpening.

It would be nice to have a device to sharpen all of these.  Maybe it would be better to have two different devices/systems,  one for the thin knives and another for that expensive specialty edged steel?

What do you have,  and what do you recommend that is available currently?

[weaponizer]

I have tried everything under the sun, and for something thats works thats reasonably priced i use this...

http://www.sharpeningwheels.com/

Do a search on it, theres a lot of info on it..

[edgecrusher]

ok, i'm a little old school. i don't know anything about sharpening systems, but weaponizer, i have always been taught not to put a knife on a wheel.  the heat cycle put into the blade weakens or can deform the steel. i use sharpening stones, wet, and yes it's slow but i can get them sharp enough to shave the hair off my arm.

[bgc]

I'm a big fan of old school Arkansas stones.

Some of my stones have been in use for 70+ years. They are mild on the  blades and work very well on all of them, kitchen, hunting, woodworking......

[6132expert]

I do agree that the wheels or mechanical driven stones will burn and weeken a blade, they will also take to much metal off the edge.

I also use a simple wet dimond stone then run the blade over a smoothing stone to remove any ruff edges. Doing this closes up the blade and the edge lasts much longer. As far as the Kitchen knives I use the sharpener made into the can opener.

[Dusty44]

Thank you for these ideas and thoughts.  I do not have a bench grinder and no place to set one up.  The idea of that system is interesting,  with the reservations already expressed.

I used a diamond stone that had the glue between the handle and steel plate come apart.  Time to try some Gorilla Glue or buy another one. 

I guess I am hoping for something quicker for the kitchen knives.  Maybe pick up a mechanical sharpener like the ones advertised with a wood or plastic holder and and some ceramic 'stones?'

[edgecrusher]

My local butcher sharpens mine free of charge, well minus the cost of my porterhouse  <thumbsup>((kitchen knives)) everything else is an Arkansas stone wet with mineral oil

[weaponizer]

I understand the reservations everyone has about stone wheels and knives as do i, in the system i shown the wheels are cardboard, and one is covered with a fine grit, and the other a compound just to take the burr off, its simple and works for me, but you have to work with whats comfortable for yourself...

[imschur]

Im a life long woodworker and as a result I have accumalted some fine cutting tools. I use Japanese Water Stones, Norton Water Stones, and a few other things to sharpen, tools, knives and hair clippers. In a pinch in the kitchen I have this Wustof or something cermic sharpener that works pretty darn well with little effort

[98Z5V]

I'm a big fan of sharpening by hand, and I've always used Lansky setups.  One that I've got has been with me for over 25 years now.  It went in my rucksack every single time I was out - it was a permanently-packed necessary tool.  <thumbsup>

https://lansky.com/

[Dusty44]

I am going to check out "Lansky Sharpeners.'  One of the dealers is only a few blocks away,  a business in one of the store fronts in an industrial park with an interesting name that needs a visit just to see what they have.