sharpening

[rrsnook]

I love sharpening, don't know why, anyways the only knife I keep razor sharp is my fillet knife. The rest are just sharp.

[amranch]

Out on the coast here we use mauls that u don't sharpen for wood cutting.douglas fir,pine,spruce & alder

[beerrunner13]

Wow you must have some big dudes up there I have onlt used mauls for spliting.

[BraggSurvivor]

I use a 20 tonne hydralic splitter......

[beerrunner13]

Mauls are cheaper

[crashdive123]

Yeah but malls get so crowded. Ya know, with all the kids running around.

[Rick]

How in the world do you swing a 20 ton hydraulic splitter? But I'll bet it splits the wood first time, every time if its that heavy.

[Ole WV Coot]

I can't beat a 20 ton maul, maybe a 30 ton but that's just overkill. I have always carried very sharp tools. I learned when I was very young how to get a great edge on whatever. Some people don't know sharp. I was working in an airport and the nice lady wouldn't let me thru because I drove their metal detector crazy. She checked my tools and pulled out a cable knife. Before I could warn her she ran her thumb down the little blade. Needless to say I didn't get in. We also sharpened snips the same way, just takes lots of practice.

[Rick]

Oh, man. That hurt to just read it. My gaffs were always on the money and my snips were always sharp as spit but that's about the only thing I kept honed that fine.

[Rick]

How to sharpen a knife:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Knif...pening-Tricks/

[bladefrenzy]

The sharper a knife is the easier it cuts though it's intended medium. Less effort and really a bit more control, cause you're not fighting it.
I use a convex edge on most all of my real "working" knives, and hatchets and machetes , you can easily shave with my hatchet and and splitting or chopping don't hurt it.

[Gray Wolf]

I have the bald patches on my arms too, that's how I know when my knives are sharp. My best knives are made out of 1095 steel, when sharpened correctly you can (and I have) shave with them. The 1095 steel also holds the edge extremely well. I don't mind the extra care that you need to do with 1095.

[Ole WV Coot]

This is another almost like the best knife. Well I kinda like a double bit ax , one edge almost flat, razor sharp with a stone. The other convex with the first edge extra sharp with a secondary edge for splitting. Hatchet, stone just like the splitting edge of the ax. Now to knives, all shaving sharp and the edge depends on the use. I like a thin carbon flat grind for slicing, use a hard stone. SAK blades will shave but doesn't get hard work I just hit it often with a steel. Belt knife K-Bar is a 7" razor with a sharpened false edge that will also shave. Heavy use so it's a rolled edge that will stay. All my cutting gear will shave and I touch up often and seldom use a file, and never on a knife. Chain saws I also make sure I have the correct size file, touch up every other tank following the chain's angle. I don't file just touch up and never use a grinder of any kind. If the saw cuts at an angle you either filed one side too much or you're putting pressure on your strong side. Scandi grind is easy to sharpen with a hard stone and don't change the angle since it's laminated. Slicing, skinning hollow grind is best but be careful with the thin edge. The K-Bar needs a very sharp yet strong edge and I like the sharp false edge for a back cut but not needed. I kinda depend on what I plan to use the tool for.

[DOGMAN]

knifes should be outlawed i dont cary one when i need one i just take it off somewon else

[Ole WV Coot]

knifes should be outlawed i dont cary one when i need one i just take it off somewon else

Good trick. Nobody carries just one and you may leave with a hole or two leaking red stuff.

[crashdive123]

knifes should be outlawed i dont cary one when i need one i just take it off somewon else

Stony?......Is that you Stony?

[Rick]

Jason - Too funny.

[dragonjimm]

I use a small belt sander with a 200 grit belt on most of mine or a norton 8 inch stone.
I started with a lansky kit then moved to the stone. I have found that any thing can be gotten razor sharp with a little patience and work. My machetes and hatchets are kept just under razor sharp while maintaining the proper angle for that edge.
I must be doing something right i sharpen a good many of them at work. lol

[bladefrenzy]

dragonjimm, I know what ya mean, everybody around here has me do theirs. Sometimes it can be too much. I did one for a work buddy and the next day he brought a box full of knives from home and asked for me to sharpen all of them.

[Rick]

Hand him back nubs.

"Dang man. Those were hard to sharpen. Had take quite a bit off to get down to good metal."