Born Hunter 17,622 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 My pride and joy 'twenty quid' knife needs a regrind. It's had a pretty hard month with nothing more than the odd touch up with a fine paddle field sharpener and it's got a few chips that need sorting. My go to sharpening regime is the soft Arkansas followed by the buffing wheel but I'll be all f***ing month trying to remove those chips with the Arkansas so I'm in the market for a course stone. In the past with other knives I have used my lansky sharpening system jig thingy but it only has fixed angles and I want to maintain the Scandi grind. I'm done with that jig for good. Being a course stone does it matter if it's a cheapo one? PS yes I've bought another for the sake of twenty quid but I'm not binning good blades..... and it is bloody good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,621 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 diamond stone ,then finer stone to finish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiggy 3,207 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 One thing I could never do was sharpen a knife properly. I'd swear the set of butchers knives I have for deer do be worse after I go at them. The trowel I use bricklaying is sharper. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 A flap disc on an angle grinder gives a quick re-grind. Be careful not to blue the blade... if it a new disc and you don't put too much pressure on it will be fine. Dip in water if you think it is getting too hot. Also great for sharpening axes. Griff 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,095 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 29/05/2019 at 13:45, Born Hunter said: My pride and joy 'twenty quid' knife needs a regrind. It's had a pretty hard month with nothing more than the odd touch up with a fine paddle field sharpener and it's got a few chips that need sorting. My go to sharpening regime is the soft Arkansas followed by the buffing wheel but I'll be all f***ing month trying to remove those chips with the Arkansas so I'm in the market for a course stone. In the past with other knives I have used my lansky sharpening system jig thingy but it only has fixed angles and I want to maintain the Scandi grind. I'm done with that jig for good. Being a course stone does it matter if it's a cheapo one? PS yes I've bought another for the sake of twenty quid but I'm not binning good blades..... and it is bloody good! Get a twenty pound grinder sander from Aldi to go with your twenty pound knife, I get decent edges on knifes axes and sickle,s with it before a final sharpen on something finer though axes and the like are sharp enough straight off the sander 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Get a zirconia belt for that sander and you will have a beautiful fine edge ......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,095 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Cheers ken will do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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