Knife Sharpening : Knife Sharpening: Common Mistakes

[Suzybearvf64]

Thanks !!! Very helpful. Love those Globals...

[420Cskrilla]

Thank you that was helpful!

[chuckychedda]

You have to have fat sideburns to be a knife expert ;)

[Estileese]

wow idk what id do without this video...

[StuffILyke]

Nope. That's not how you do it. Typical.

[Drownedinblood]

Ok I need some help.I've been able to sharpen knives pretty sharp until relatively recently when using the same method they got duller and duller.I'm wonder if it could be bevel wear since it is extremely short now compared to when it was new and if it is how can I fix it do I need to have a grind wheel to grind a new one on?should I just buy new knives?

[ArtistBlade1972]

@Drownedinblood You need to grind in a new edge. Thin out the secondary bevel. You can do it pretty easily on a coarse stone.

[Dtish21]

wow a good expert village teacher, praise the lord. 

[silverfd]

How old is this guy? it says "Thomas Stuckey of Knife Sharpest has been sharpening knives for 20 years" so has he been sharpening since he was like 2 or 3 years old?

[residentevil926]

@silverfd From what I have read he is about 30 or so.Him and his dad started this when he was 11.

[shadowstormreviews]

I agree with everything exept that you should re-sharpen your knife after using the steel, ive edc-ed knives for several months and i only used the steel and a strop and they have been razor sharp and worked perfectly

[salad17]

When he says "use a coarse enough stone", how coarse is coarse enough? I start out with a 240 grit stone and it seems to take me forever, I can't see what I'm doing wrong!

[drutgat2]

There's a kind of sharpener that I have seen that I would like your opinion about. It is basically a 'V' shaped 'knick' within a kind of handle, or other similar 'settings'.

There are two blades, each on either side of the 'V', and the knife is sharpened by putting the blade in the 'V' so that it is horizontal (parallel to the ground); then you pull the handle of the knife towards you.

The blades are apparently made of sub-micron carbide particles.

Is this an efficient knife sharpener?

[MrDampSvamp]

138k videos uploaded? Most on youtube?

[genryuusai]

should've explained the sharpie trick



[racistathiest666]

This guy is the real deal. I think whoever did the filtering, screening, audition, etc. for this episode of expert village was finally and truly an expert on finding and discerning who is an expert in their village. Most of the time it feels as if it's the village idiots who do the recruiting. That's why they have so many flawed how to videos. Please see my reply to read a re-enactment of what I mean. Thanks.

[rogantu]

very nice I can probably apply most of this to sword sharpening

[MustGrill]

If you wnat to go a bit ez'er than than this check out mustgrill taste and knives watch the entire vid.

[nothatsaknife]

I thought the steel was to work harden the edge as well.

[NickDevXT]

Very accurate. Though I do a full sharpening on my edc about every 6 months, once a month I take it to a 6000 grit waterstone to buff off that rolled edge. I don't really care for knife steeles because like he said, it's only a temporary fix. Once you straighten that edge it's more likely to roll again as the metal is already weakened.

[noodlesman12]

strop lol

[karlibachman]

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[supercooled]

How about a demonstratiion ? 

[kele0675]

who the fuck dont know how to sharpen  a damn knife

[Skaldi3]

@kele0675 I don't, father always sent us out of the kitchen when he was doing it.

[7blueblood]

wow then ive really been fucking my knives up

[jcboarders27]

25 people got cut by this guy's knife

[lexousa]

steel on steel? your gonna have a bad time!

[plomari69]

Nice video! I have a q. about C.S Spartan. Do you think its a difficult knife to maintain? like honing, stropping.. thanks in advance

[0357058adam]

nice sharpning bro

[ChiefSpittingSloth]

I may have just missed it but does any one know what brand the 2 sided stone is he's using in the beginning?

[mzlovemaker101]

@ChiefSpittingSloth He's using a two sided ceramic stone i've had mine for 5 yrs and still going strong

[Geocachedrobson]

Great vid man.

[topjimi1984]

Thank you, this helped a lot!

[punishedexistence]

Believe it or not, I've used a piece of rolled up newspaper as a makeshift strop, it worked quite well given its simplicity. I've also used old leather belts to varying degrees of success. Naturally the right tool for the job works best! All that said, I enjoy this guy's videos and as many said, there's finally a real expert on expertvillage!

Thanks!

[rosaspepe]

wow...theres more to it than just "simply sharpening your knife"...i'm a homemaker, so i don't access to one of those "straps"...what can i use instead? boy i'm really learning good stuff from you...thank you.

[Panzerzimmerpflanze]

@rosaspepe A lot of people just use a broad leather belt with jewelers rouge rubbed into it as a strop. It can be more complicated, but it's a good place to start.... that's my 2C at least.

[noobzorz47]

Thanks!

[shanemiller12121212]

I seem to be getting small nic's on my blade edge, is this from having to small an angle when sharpening with wet stone? I use course, then medium then fine grit, nic's seem to occour after the course stone.......any ideas.

[CincinnatiBob53]

@shanemiller12121212 Off-hand it sounds as though the rough stone may be too rough for the bevel you have set on your knife. I'm curious at the blade steel, because chipping is a sign of brittleness. That usually happens when a blade has been hardened to roughly 63 or higher on the Rockwell Scale (or so). Great for holding an edge, but can be tough to sharpen.

[atomak]

Thank you! Very clear and precise explanations of how and why`s!

[grabsolar]

Thank you. Useful video.

[metaspherz]

Clear, concise, accurate! Thanks, I'd forgotten about the importance of stropping. My father taught me how to shave using a straight razor and we stropped it before shaving. I never knew why, but it worked. The edge lasted a long time between sharpenings. BTW, he used the razor strap on me a few too many times as well. I can attest that it stung my arse sharply too!

[millwrightman99]

@metaspherz

it might have stung your butt --- but I bet it sharpened your witt .

I am such a punny guy .-- stop me my razor sharp wit is dulling my sensibility .

I also used to get the strap at middle school -- it was Catholic & the Nuns had no sense of humor at all .

[bluenail90]

Good vid, thanks.

[dusel3]

he is Tumnus von The Chronicals of Narnia

[malleymyster]

when sharpening a knife on the stone, will machine oil work for a lubricant?

[Mierenegel]

@malleymyster: make sure the oil is foodsafe when you are sharpening kitchenknives but besides that machine oil will to the trick with oilstones.

[CincinnatiBob53]

@511V325731N

Haven't had time to explore any more Expert Village, but appreciate the heads-up. If the level of "Expert" is really that low, I know Master-Electricians, Carpenters, Machinists and a few others that could raise the standards. Is there any incentive to entice the experts?

[joukebmw]

where can i get such a leather piece thing

[Yoshiruii]

@joukebmw As long as it's just plain leather, anything should do.

[joukebmw]

@Yoshiruii ok thnx

[CincinnatiBob53]

In my retirement, I took up knife repair as a hobby. As someone familiar with knives in general, it's good to see someone who knows what they are talking about. I'd only heard of Expert Village before and ran across this video through a knife link. The Village will get bookmarked as soon as I get done here. Granted, a bit simplified for the experienced, but all good info for the novice and beyond.

[Sassymui8]

The hardest part of knife sharpening is maintaining the correct angle to the stone. Master that and the rest is easy

[ercjlee101]

you look like some sort of ninja assassin

[TheTNPer]

Can expervillage just keep using him for the videos? the other guys should be put in a elderly home.

[xar51]

Knives much

[freakin1random]

i used 2000 grain sand paper. its made for sanding car paint or some shit, worked REALLY well, and i dont know how to sharpen knives at all (i actually used a metal file first, because i didn't like how the knife looked, it was a cheap 5 dollar one)

[GooGobbler113]

@freakin1random That will get it sharp but its going to dull out the first time you use it. When you use something too rough it leaves microscopic sized teeth on the blade, looks like a saw blade under a microscope. These teeth are very weak individually, and with just a couple cuts most of them will curl over left or right. When you use a strop, it buffs the edge, and leaves it like glass. This singular edge is VERY strong.

[00BillieTurf00]

Very thorough, informative and no nonsense. A pro who knows how to explain to a beginner. Thx!

[Spectre426]

Good advice, thx for posting this.

[brahmwar]

Wonderful video, would have been even better if you let us know which stones to use.

[lowdown3007]

too bad no demonstration though

[TheApple128k]

@lowdown3007 There is you just have to navigate through the idiotic organization of the expert village videos. They split them up into pieces because they're idiots, and thats why they have 138 thousand videos.

[lowdown3007]

@TheApple128k lmao, right right

[purklefluff]

hahaaa, this is the first expert village video i've seen that is actually informative at all. lol. way to buck the trend, my man.

[michaelwright999]

@kaizoebara agreed

[ELMITLON]

Sharp the goddamn knife man!!!

[JackingAllTrades]

Great tips! Will come in very useful when sharpening my knifes!

[mrbluenun]

Some really sensible advice here, well done!

mrbluenun

[arondj]

I've been a fisherman for many years and i've usually always used Steelstick to sharpen my knife, and this is the first time i found out that steel just straightens it out, instead of sharpens it

nice vid.

[ShadowGirliee]

It makes me think that just letting my knifes get dull and buying new ones is a better time/money investment than keeing them sharp "<<

[derallter]

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[OscarDeltaAlpha]

where can i get one of those leather straps

[punyo4u]

@OscarDeltaAlpha Just use a leather belt and some finishing polish

[talon115]

Good stuff.

[oshilzl]

THis GUy ROcks

[beakfast]

@kaizoebara This is also the first expert village person who isn't from somewhere crazy as fuck

[Halousa117]

does anyone know how to get the scratches out of a knife when using a whetstone unproperly...i made that common mistake of going to low but now i dont know how to get the scratches out.

[FuckingOwnd]

@Halousa117 Depends where on the blade. If it's on the cutting edge, you can use a 6000+ grit stone to polish it to a mirror like finish.

[johnwayne205hotmai]

I seem to dull my blades with the strap

,. Is that possible? If so , what am I doing wrong ? Thanks\

JW

[moonlightcrimsonlust]

THANKS! now i cn go stab someone easily. >:)

I KIDDDDD.

[mattdogg65]

@moonlightcrimsonlust well if you stab someone with a blunt dull knife it'll hurt your victim alot more than a sharp knife and that usually is the intent (hurting the victim)

[Fizzypop1211]

Great Info and explanation.

Thanks buddy.

[skok65]

Excellent advice. Very informative and I have to agree that this is a first for Expert Village.

5 X 5. . .

[artistsComplex]

god, so much goes into sharpening... and all i do is cook. and rarely, at that.

[dieselracer2010]

what about a buffing wheel? on a bench grinder

[M0DEAN]

@dieselracer2010 One has too little control with bench grinders. Since they spin quickly, they can heat up the fine edge of the blade, causing it to lose its temper.

[dkbeebe]

I liked the video, I just started this website for selling Gerber knives and I think this is good information for people to learn how to keep their knives sharp.

[ESX888]

great video! this whole series on knife sharpening has been very informative. this is a good amount of information provided in a clear and orderly manner. thanks!

[Rossco139]

I made a knife so dull, I had to take it to a table grinder. it's sharp now :D

[AlexthePanda]

That looks like my global french chef's knife on your wall. Any comments on the grips on those?

[JonItalia]

Thank you!

Dammit!

I need a strop and whetstone!

[JonItalia]

Amazingly informative! Thank you!

[myuserid7]

Yeay!!!!!....Finally, here's someone in Expert Village who does know what he's talking about and is good at explaining. Good job, Mr. Thomas Stuckey...thanks.

[myuserid7]

Yeay!!!!!....Finally, here's someone in Expert Village who does know what he's talking about and is good at explaining. Good job, Mr. Thomas Stuckey...thanks.

[wolpack1116]

@hashsmoker123 Simplicity is great. Everything from kitchen knives to hunting and fillet knives can be sharpened with one coarse/fine combination stone if you have the skill. If a file will cut your knives, you can even get an edge with just a file that will shave arm hair.

[Ninjapupil123]

my hunting knife was dull i might have sharpend it wrong.. i sharpend it and it is sharp again.. but i dont have the leather strap he had there.. do i truely need it?

[oxking0815]

Take the backside of an lether belt, its the same thing.

[wolpack1116]

@Ninjapupil123 Not really. You can get very sharp edges without it. It depends on what you use your knives to do. 90% of cutting can be done with an edge off a medium or fine stone. What he says about the edge from a stone not lasting is not always true, but again it depends on what you cut.

[xxKelthinxx]

1:43

[nagrone87]

no, you need to learn from a meatcutter. my knives you could use to perform surgery.

[vfan1000]

actually turd burgler

[monkeyboy4746]

I think if you really want to learn how to sharpen well you should learn how to sharpen from a woodworkers point of view. The edge of a kitchen knife will work just fine with sloppy sharpening, put that same edge on a chisel and it's no-go. Put a woodworkers edge on a kitchen knife and it's like a Ferrari. You will know when to regrind a kitchen knife to a steeper bevel when it does not cut as well as YOU want it too instead of listening to some chef who doesn't know.

[ClkWrkDragonfly]

Actually, this guy is totally wrong. More common that using a stone that's not coarse enough is using one that is too coarse. A really coarse stone only needs to be used when the knife's edge has been damaged or in which a proper edge has yet to be formed. Too coarse a stone will remove too much material and ruin the bevel on the knife. Also, all knives have teeth on the microscopic level, a strop does not buff them off, it realigns them and removes any fractured metal from their points.

[Za7a7aZ]

@ClkWrkDragonfly Okay...you seem to know what you are taliking about. Can you direct us to a YT vid which shows the correct way to sharpen our knives?

[ClkWrkDragonfly]

Honestly, I haven't looked. I only watched this video because it came up in my recommendations and I was curious.

And I know it'll sound like a cop out, but I truly believe no one can teach or learn sharpening adequately via YT. There are likely very many videos from people who actually sharpen knives rather well, and yet when relaying that information verbally pass on complete misinformation and describe poor form or technique. It's something that really should be learned in person.

[oddjob]

Obviously you've never worked in a professional kitchen, we have to use the steel several times a day.

[HPross]

try buying a knife with a higher rockwell index - and using a micro bevel...i sharpen twice a week

[oddjob]

Honing, and sharpening are two completely seperate things.

[HPross]

touche

[BUFFYTHEKING]

great video

[pf126p]

This is all nice but Is it expected you'll have this whole setup in your kitchen?

[tuffy464]

what is the belt thing (i cant spell it) were can i get one

[shonuffisthemaster]

a strop, you can buy one at knifecenter or classicshaving, or most wookworking supply stores. you can make one out of a piece of leather. Using a stropping compound on it helps allot.

[donovanknifeman]

@tuffy464 its a leather strop

[kahvac]

Excellent video ! I learned alot. Thanks for making it.

[TheSableSword]

I cant wait im going to get a katana with a sharpening stone im going to be sharpening it for hours on head and thanks for the tip about the angles

[MrStickywicket]

LOLOL once or twice a year my ass

[ty12reeder]

thats for a pocket knife not somthing like hunting knifes or cooking knifes

[mGARANDEUR1]

I would never use my strop to sharpen my pocket knife. Strops are for straight razors. No other knife that you will use needs an edge aligned to that precision.

[spr00sem00se]

if you want to make feather sticks then you will want to have a stropped knife,

plus it helps keep the edge good, just like he said,

[familyphotoshoot]

Unless, like me, you like all your knives to be as sharp as straight razors.

[noosaslayer]

I just pay some poor prick to do it for me...

[kgmachine]

there are billions of techniques you can use and each man and his knife will tell u different from another so whaever works.

I use a oil stone to sharpen my muela 22 defender bowie knife

[fox2fire3]

My dad has a meat processing facility/butcher shop and growing up I sharpened all of our knives growing up. I can tell you have good experience from your comments about using the steel and your references to stone selection. Most people oversteel their knives and don't spend enough time getting a good angle to begin with. Nice video.

[Elektronik]

not realy

since he's talking about stropping the knife

its the same aplication used in sharpening those old shaving knives

[videokid001]

Oooh,iv been looking for that knife-print wallpaper for ages.LOL

[heavy246]

I wonder if his got a spare knife ? hmmm

[axemurder102]

ps google ray rantanen hes the smith i was talking to

[axemurder102]

...wtf my 1st comment was erased some how...any way i found a guy that makes self sharpning damascus where he uses s2 shock steel or jack hammer bits and the 1.4% sillicon by weight blocks in the carbon so the blade steels harden to diffrent digrees so the 1020 or mild steel wheres away quicker

[axemurder102]

than the s2 shock steel and the 01 tool steel leaving a sawtooth edge at the micro scale but their are some down falls to his damascus when cuting cloth or wet formed leather (the sheith) it bends the saw teeth so you need to straighten it w/ a steel their also expensive as hell but worth it and he dosent temper his damascus blades he says that its got a good range of hardesses the rockwells are 45 (1020) 59 for s2 &62 for 01 but its still brittle so just get a custom one n ask him to temper it

[FIXIErider]

I cut cardboard at with with my knives all day long. They get touched up several times, but cut hundreds of yards of material first. My favorite blade has almost worn out and is getting harder to keep sharp (by my standard.)

[19smalltown89]

i just "sharpened an expensive leatherman with a rada knife sharpener it removed a small nick and repaired the point but it actually got a little duller i just hope i didnt ruin the blade please reply

[wolpack1116]

you didnt ruin it, just consider it a nick repairing step. now go to a stone or other method of preference and sharpen normally.

[wolpack1116]

There's a huge difference between smooth steels and grooved steels. Smooth steels straighten the edge. Grooved steels act like very fine files. Also, the edge on a knife that is frequently steeled will bend easier with each steeling. It will work for a while, but the knife will eventually need sharpening to removed the metal that has been bent and straightened, or it will finally just break off and then you really need a good sharpening.

[GarbageState]

anything i can do for serrated knives?

[1lupus]

The first time I have ever seen an Expert Village Video that made any sense at all. Congratulations on breaking the tradition.

[deadstroke86]

@1lupus Amen to that.

[guitars777]

EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID + quite a bit more LOLOL

[OneWithGuns93]

i have a knife sharpening kit

i put a 15 degree on my fillet knife (for fish cleaning) it is sharp or sharper than a razor blade

but it dulls pretty quick though

[SasquatchOverlord]

It is probably a cheaper steel, my knife is AUS-8 steel, and I can get it razor sharp, but it holds an edge through all the abuse I give it (it's a SOG flash II)

[knives06511]

how do u get it razor sharp? what do u use, what angle, all that

[pljker]

great vid man...good advice and easy to follow

[jrozooyork]

great vids my knife was really dull but when i saw your vids in about 1 hr it got razor sharp with no bumps

[Siticus]

great vids. it can be done, an instructional vid with out bull shit!!!

[biged900]

very good videos ..sincere teaching!

[deepmonstercave]

Good info man. Down to earth and to the point! Wish all videos were like this.

[kingboru121]

this was really helpfull

[OktoberStorm]

This was a lot of good advice in short time, prolly one of the best how-to's in youtube!

[MuhsinTheMomin]

the "steel" is honing

[daisyshome]

who is this guy trying to teach a strop is the same as a steal in its purpose that of straightening the wire edge that forms on the edge i sharpen all my blades at a 20 degree angle then when i get it where i want it i give it a couple of very very very light licks at about a 30 degree angle to take the wire edge off and i will put my edges up against his anyday at the end of my sharening i take a very close look at my edges with a loupe to make sure the wire edge is gone

[itwillsit]

Thanks. I learned a heck of a lot more from these videos than I did reading about knife sharpening.