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GeoDMT
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Re: knife sharpeners [Re: rackem]
#22243656 - 09/15/15 10:12 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've been really impressed with the electric ones that use the small belt sander belts, up to very high grit. Cabelas has a super nice one that has the correct guides for general cutlery, as well as one for putting the first edge on a hand made knife or tools, I would opt for the general use one. Friend of mines got one that is the only sharpener I'll take to my skinning, fillet and every day carry knife. One bad sharpening job can kill a knife forever depending on "how badly" its done. Careful.
All this is coming from the guy(myself) who sharpened everything with a stone for most of his childhood and a good chunk of his adult life. I'm totally sold on proper sharpening being the key to a knife lasting a long time.
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Re: knife sharpeners [Re: GeoDMT]
#22243848 - 09/15/15 10:58 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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yeah, ive seen some of the most experienced knife sharpeners roll to an electric stone... i really dont do much kitchen knives minus my own. i only sharpen blades that are really made for the field.
on the other note of your statement, if you take care of it, it wont die, well, until you run out of steel.
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GeoDMT
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Re: knife sharpeners [Re: rackem]
#22243940 - 09/15/15 11:23 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's so hard to get a really GOOD stone anymore, I was still using the last good one I found up till about a year ago, even though it was in three pieces... It's just easier to use the electric, and as much as I hate to admit it, they do a better job, and they do that better job way quicker! That said, these electric jobs aren't something to rip out of the box and just assume that you're an expert if you've never been around one, nothing like putting your very own special "custom" contour on a blade made by an expert that can't be replaced for less than $400, or destroying that fletching blade you've skinned countless deer, elk and so on with.
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rackem



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Re: knife sharpeners [Re: GeoDMT]
#22243979 - 09/15/15 11:37 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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i have heard the same shit over the years. the dude that can no longer sharpen my knives, always was mentioning the fact that he had to keep up the stones he used in his electric sharpener more than anything else.. he kinda took pride in that i suppose. he was always saying they would get out of round in a hurry.
i found a new knife guy as of late.. next time i need to pick something up from him for work, i will be sure to see what his method is, i have 2 of his knives, they are better than anything i can get to.
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Re: knife sharpeners [Re: rackem]
#22244010 - 09/15/15 11:49 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'll have my friend put his electric to mine if I'm in a pinch, if not theres a guy who has a small blackpowder only shop(he's gifted to say the least with blackpowder equipment and knives), he's an older man and rarely open but if I can catch him there, I have him do every knife I have on me, he uses a bigger belt sander type rig, but damn, he's the best I've found and I've tried several people. I won't even send Benchmades back to them for sharpening anymore, I don't know what happened, but over the past couple of years they've failed to sharpen anything well, and failed to sharpen two of mine at all that I sent in. I'm not the benchmade fan I once was either though anymore, not due to their sharpening practices, mostly a design thing...
Point I was getting at, if you find someone or something that does a fine job, go with it as long as you can!
Edited by GeoDMT (09/15/15 11:50 PM)
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Re: knife sharpeners [Re: rackem] 1
#22244418 - 09/16/15 05:18 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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rackem said: i am tempted to order that. i was taking a real close look at that lansky before i ordered the sharp maker.
what detered me from ordering it was the reviews (i actually read them like an idiot) and ordered the sharp maker.
what makes that particular sharpener stand out to you?
I use the lansky to sharpen hunting knives. The best thing about it is there is the preset angles so you can sharpen on the same edge over and over and not re-make your edge and wear down the blade that much faster, plus it stays sharp a lot longer. Once you get good with the system (which takes like no time at all) you can sharpen a blade back to factory sharp in just a couple minutes. Theres a reason lansky is one if not the top stone sharpening systems.
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rackem



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you are making a damned strong argument there.
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GeoDMT
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Re: knife sharpeners [Re: rackem]
#22258644 - 09/18/15 11:55 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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aright, so I bought a new Kershaw automatic today, much better looking than the last auto I got by them.. Anyway, it was borderline dull as hell from the factory... I went through the different grits on the belt driven sharpener and damn, that things crazy sharp, not to mention very shiny...
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