Bare handed

[peejman]

So I decided that I'd spend this lovely afternoon sharpening various kitchen knives, my pocket knife, and a utility knife or two.

All went well until I got to my kershaw pocket knife. There was some sort of strange double bevel near the tip on one side of the blade. Took lots of work with the coarse diamond stone to clean that up. But did clean up and is razor sharp again.

I have a habit of testing the quality of my sharpening job by shaving a bit of hair off the back of my hand. After a dozen or so knives, the back of my hand is nearly bald now, so I'm bare handed. And I only cut my finger once. :D.

[I am Groot!]

Now your hand matches the top of my head. Congrats on a job well done, and only cutting yourself once. Edited November 29, 2014 by Odessa7979

[I am Groot!]

What kind of sharpening set up you got?

[peejman]

What kind of sharpening set up you got?

Just a fairly basic Smith's system with a strop to finish it off. Helps a hack like me cut a decent edge.

[sybo]

I ordered a wicked edge on Black Friday! Can't wait to play!

[peejman]

I ordered a wicked edge on Black Friday! Can't wait to play!

Nice. Being able to sharpen a knife reasonably well is pretty satisfying for me.

I think most any of the sharpening systems are at least a 9 on a 1-10 scale. I only got the Smiths because I had a Dicks gift card and that's all they had. Using it for a while has improved my freehand sharpening skill noticeably. Instead of making edges more dull, I can now make them less dull. :D Edited November 29, 2014 by peejman

[daddyo]

Shaving hair is addictive, but if you want some REAL fun and something that will satisfy anyone obsessed with knife edges like me, get yourself an old copy of the phone book. Hours and hours of fun and cutting satisfaction!

[enfield]

I test my edges against my thumbnail.  If a gentle tap digs in instead of skidding, it's sharp enough for my purposes.  Cutting paper just dulls the edge again.

[I am Groot!]

The wicked edge is great, you will love it. I also use the surging-sharp strop. I highly recommend it, if you have a 1-30 belt sander. Edited December 4, 2014 by Odessa7979

[mikegideon]

Nice. Being able to sharpen a knife reasonably well is pretty satisfying for me.

I think most any of the sharpening systems are at least a 9 on a 1-10 scale. I only got the Smiths because I had a Dicks gift card and that's all they had. Using it for a while has improved my freehand sharpening skill noticeably. Instead of making edges more dull, I can now make them less dull. :D

 

I can't/won't keep my angle consistent enough. I need something guided. I can screw up an edge on my Sharpmaker. That's hard to do for a normal guy.