Knife Sharpening…..
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This is a long overdue topic of conversation here!
That looks like an Edge Pro! I have one of those too @Giles. Once you get the angle dialed in it’s rinse and repeat and a joy to maintain.
And for philosophy and technique, this is my reference, and also who I buy knives from. Chefknivestogo is a great resource too. But I choose jkimports over everyone for the experience. The real deal Holyfield https://www.japaneseknifeimports.com/
And this is the playlist of his sharpening videos. From start to finish
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Amazing @Chap!!
It’s a lot of fun to see him in the back of his shop. This video is an awesome resource. He also has done live videos while he’s going through his sharpening queue and it’s crazy to see some of the more heavy duty thinning and reshaping he does on a huge spinning stone wheel.
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Not more than two days ago I was mentioning to Dr. Zhivago how it was time for me to really learn how to properly sharpen our knives!! Of course it comes up on the IH forum, hahaha
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@Giles depending on what type of grind the knife is (hollow, flat etc) will determine the best angle to work at. Once you've used a stone and/or ceramic, you can get great mirror edges with a strop.
Not that I'm an expert at all. My Spyderco UKPK needs retipping, bu Hennie Haynes can do that for me, saves me making it even worse.
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New Christmas toys from @Madame Buttonfly …...
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I know from experience…I’ve had stitches in my right hand three times dues to cuts. One where I severed two tendons and had to have surgery to reattach. Then physio for four months to get them to function properly again.
Now they are my weather barometer. Acutely aware of incoming storms.
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I asked @Father Christmas for the Lansky kit, because I find that the Edge Pro is virtually impossible to use effectively on some of my small curved folders.
I tried the Lansky out this afternoon, and really liked how it put a great edge on some of my smaller blades….
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@Giles I’ve had to perform some magic while sharpening my Spyderco Delica as well. I don’t have any of these nifty add ons like the small knife attachment or the new slide guide, but I do recommend the drill stop collar to keep the angle consistent between different thickness stones
And this is key:
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@Giles are you still pleased with your Lansky kit?
I need something to sharpen my pocket knife (Fallkniven FH9) and my Leatherman. I’ll use it on my kitchen knives if I can, but it’ll predominately be for the smaller blades I use at work.Thanks.
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I really rate it.
Bought a set for @Alex for Christmas
I did a smallish Japanese kitchen knife with it last week, and I could shave with it, it's really scarily sharp…...
I did finish it off with a strop though
I have the diamond version because I can't be bothered with all that sludgy whetstone slopping around....
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Great! That’s good enough for me.
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I actually re-profiled a Busse fixed blade with a Lansky back in the day. I hated the OG asymmetrical grind and almost 5 hours later it had a V grind [emoji3062]
I usually use my Sharpmaker now but the Lansky really is a good little kit.
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