Best knife sharpener out there?

HogSniper

HogSniper

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After cutting deer all day I spent half my time sharpening. What do you guys like to put that factory edge back on all your knives?

Thx,
HS
 
Factory Edge? I like better than factory edge, but then I don't mind the time that japanese water stones require. There are several ways, the one I mentioned above, there are flapper wheels that mount in die grinders that are great for starting edges, or cleaning them up, then hit with a finer stone to hone that edge. Arkansas hard stones arn't bad, many use jewelers rudge on cloth wheels, and a great one that I have seen a profesional knife sharpener use is a leather belt mounted on his own set up that involved the use of three wheel type of pulleys with a small amount of jewelers rudge (spelling?) applied. It put on a great razor edge that seems to last, without having to polish the entire edge as cloth wheels seem to.
 
The Lansky sharpeners are pretty good to build back the bevel on a thick blade (skinning/pocket knife). I have a knife I do a lot of skinning and stuff with that I got from a butcher. It has a molded rubber handle and 6 inch fillet type blade. I few stokes on a butchers sharpening steel stands the edge right back up.
 
I also use the Lansky. Gets a nice uniform edge. I like to use a leather buffer to bring the edge to a mirror polish. It cuts sweet and lasts longer that way.

Paul
 
I use a fine file if the edge is to far gone for a steel to touch up the blade. A couple of licks with the file, and a few with the steel and you can shave with it. The trick is to not let the edge get so far gone that you have to do the major sharpening thing. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
I use a piece of tungston that you would use for tigg welding. If you don't let your knife get over dull a few strokes periodically while skinning on the tungston keeps my edges razor sharp.

Scott
 


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