knife sharpeners

[mole catcher 1]

No 2 grade water(Not oil) stone,

razor sharp edge on any knife. Secret to a good edge is to keep it sharp and not let it get to blunt or it is harder to sharpen again,

 

A blunt knife is a total waste of time having

[T.F.Student 0]

"when the handle get's wet or full of claret it's difficult to open them"

I noticed an old fella had done this to his:

 

opens fine

[jigsaw 11,902]

And to think I fecked mine in the bin,kept swelling up,broke a nail once trying to open it([bANNED TEXT] a disaster)

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Always just tapped the end of the handle on the heel of my boot. That works fine too. In fact, I think the Opinel blurb may reccomend that. Sure I first read it somewhere.

[Guest king ratcatcher]

Oil stone is the way i do it, then when it starts getting blunt, give it a few licks on a steel

[DUCKWING 302]

No 2 grade water(Not oil) stone,

razor sharp edge on any knife. Secret to a good edge is to keep it sharp and not let it get to blunt or it is harder to sharpen again,

 

A blunt knife is a total waste of time having

 

 

WELL MOLECATCHER

 

THE JAPANESE WATER STONES ARE VERY GOOD THOUGH THEY DO TEND TO HOLLOW AFTER A WHILE AND NEED FLATTENING

BUT IMO , THE BEST STONE OUT THERE IS THE ARKANSAS ......... MINE WILL PUT AN EDGE ON LIKE A RAZOR IN NO TIME , ....... AT THE MOMENT IAM THINKING OF MAKING A LEATHER STROPPING WHEEL OR BUYING A FELT WHEEL WHICH WITH HONING PASTE WILL MIRRIOR POLISH AN EDGE TO PERFECTION

 

AS FOR CARBON OR STAINLESS WELL THAT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT THE KNIFES TO BE USED FOR ............. MAINLY THOUGH THE CARBON COMES OUT TOP

 

OPINELS ? ................... WELL THERES SOME INTERESTING CRAIC AND MODIFICATIONS ON THE BRITISH BLADES FORUM ALSO SOME TIPS ON SHARPENING

 

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/index.php

 

ALL THE BEST DUCKWING

[jacob 28]

No 2 grade water(Not oil) stone,

razor sharp edge on any knife. Secret to a good edge is to keep it sharp and not let it get to blunt or it is harder to sharpen again,

 

A blunt knife is a total waste of time having

 

 

WELL MOLECATCHER

 

THE JAPANESE WATER STONES ARE VERY GOOD THOUGH THEY DO TEND TO HOLLOW AFTER A WHILE AND NEED FLATTENING

BUT IMO , THE BEST STONE OUT THERE IS THE ARKANSAS ......... MINE WILL PUT AN EDGE ON LIKE A RAZOR IN NO TIME , ....... AT THE MOMENT IAM THINKING OF MAKING A LEATHER STROPPING WHEEL OR BUYING A FELT WHEEL WHICH WITH HONING PASTE WILL MIRRIOR POLISH AN EDGE TO PERFECTION

 

AS FOR CARBON OR STAINLESS WELL THAT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT THE KNIFES TO BE USED FOR ............. MAINLY THOUGH THE CARBON COMES OUT TOP

 

OPINELS ? ................... WELL THERES SOME INTERESTING CRAIC AND MODIFICATIONS ON THE BRITISH BLADES FORUM ALSO SOME TIPS ON SHARPENING

 

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/index.php

 

ALL THE BEST DUCKWING

you shouldnt put oil on a stone,only water ,ive had a number 12 opinel for years, always done the job well for me, i got i fine stone from a car boot sale for about 50p and it brings the high carbon blade up razor sharp try 3 strokes one side 3 strokes the other,if youre doin it right should be sharp in a few minutes.

[T.F.Student 0]

Don't risk loosing it Millet...that ring is there for a reason!!! Due too a bad habit of jabbing them in the ground :whistle: i attach string to them all and tie off the other end to something im not going to leave...even the back up mini opinel gets butchered and i haven't lost a knife in years.

[Guest Macnas]

All my opinels, i have 3, small to too big, I've drilled a lanyard hole in each.

 

They seem to some with that already done these days.

 

On the big knife, that I use for jointing, I blued the blade. Carbon steel, so no bother once degreased. looks nice and doesnt get as tatty looking as the others.

 

I use some 00 gauge wire wool to clean the others, works grand.

[ferreterno1 0]

can any one reccomend a fairly cheap and decent knife and sharpner, i bought one of those new sharpners from ebay that goes on your keyring, waste of time, i noticed a decent looking knife at a game fair last year it had a second bade type thing on the top of it for gutting rabbits

Edited January 17, 2007 by ferreterno1

[Guest The Shaman]

I wouldn,t recommend my choice to everybody but it works a treat for me, if you don't have an expensive "named" knife, say a general pupose gutting knife.

 

Use a normal knife sharpener to get the angle, the type that has maybe 4 or 6 discs then use a butchers steel to finish. Crude, maybe even blasphemy but effective, and will do the job.