Quick & Easy: Best Knife Sharpening Technique

[ganaschico]

no water??

[Trissi23]

"all you do is stroke it back and forth"

[bryanhiebert1]

I can't find any place to buy a stropping block at bark river website you provided

[chefgiovanni]

I get all my sharpeners and quality knives at  Chef Depot . c o m

[DamienNeverwinter]

I recognise that crucifix on the ring what is it?

[huslermatt]

@DamienNeverwinter Caravaca Crucifix, legend has it that a muslim ruler ordered a priest named Chirinos prisoner to preform a mass to satisfy his curiosity but when the priest explained he could not due to the cross being destroyed, two angels flew down with a double cross so he could carry out his order. I prefer the angels to kick some muslim arse but hey you cant have it all!!!!

[DamienNeverwinter]

@huslermatt Thanks I'll look it up bro

[SharpiesxD]

@DamienNeverwinter if you ever played the game 'Gun' on xbox or playstation that might also be where you recognize it from

[DamienNeverwinter]

@SharpiesxD Nope, is it worth getting?

[SharpiesxD]

@DamienNeverwinter idunno, it's pretty old. i haven't played it in a long time but it was pretty fun when i did, but i was younger also.

[DamienNeverwinter]

@SharpiesxD Right now I'm still trying to whip Dark Souls

[Dabnabbit1991]

I'll stick to my scandi grind and water stones. Cheeeers taaa

[gonzojosiah90]

Poop

[Flipinredpiklez]

1:21 thats my knife -.-

[iTHackingOfficall]

@Flipinredpiklez

None cares.

[TheDioshina]

ghey

[gtahighjump]

my right eye feels lonely

[gtahighjump]

@gtahighjump lol fail i mean ear

[shonuffisthemaster]

Common man, you can't re-profile / convex an edge with just a strop! Possibly after 10 hours or so you might make a difference in the edge geometry.

Also for people saying this profile or that is "best" its really personal preference, and also depends on how / what you sharpen with. I would agree though I don't have much love for hollow grinds.

[powerlinegf]

Great video, I really liked it.

[rsdewd]

"all u do is stroke it back and forth"

[cooksecurities]

why is the convex edge the best for field use, I thought the scandi grind edge was the best for field use, especially for making feather-sticks to help with starting fire?

[qwiksquirrel]

@cooksecurities

The scandinavian grind is the best. Convex just tends to keep the edge slightly better (very slightly). For that reason a lot a people think the convex is better, even though its not as sharp and has less fine control.

To keep a scandinavian grind in perfect shape though, you really should have a full set of waterstones which can be expensive. But field shapening can be done with just a simple double sided stone, like the fallkniven dc4.

[kruz2727]

Great video. Nice Marathon as well. Good field watches.

[ReReFuel]

"You can go from tip to butt, or butt to tip"

[kc8ntp]

Nope, nothing beats a convex edge. I strop sharpen all of my knives, since that is how my great-grandfather (who was a knife maker) taught me

[TheBgcheez]

great info since I was wondering how to take a couple my knives from hollow to convex!

[atmulti3216549870]

what type of knife whats that he used in the demonstration

[CanItAlready]

Not quite how I pictured Jim Nowka for some reason. I think it's the mustache. LOL

Very subtle plug for BRKT, too...

Might have explained the reason for using such light pressure. Newbies to convex sharpening often dull their edges due to too much pressure, but they don't understand what it is they're doing wrong.

[kfdiesel]

I think this video would be much more helpful if you describe what a hollow and flat grind are exactly. Maybe even drawing them to illustrate.

[shawn4201111]

i personally like ffg

[paikmendez]

convex edges are beautiful

[caliq8]

i minimized the window for a second to let my dad check his email and then suddenly i heard " all you do is stroke it back and forth " and my dad gave me that LOOK T_T

[CallMeMrChainmail]

Most knives come with a sabre grind or full flat grind.If you look on most tool or bushcraft websites very few knives have hollow grinds. Furthermore, I've only seen convex edges on axes, machetes and a few big field knives. To put a true convex edge on a hollow ground blade would require the removal of huge amounts of metal. I know this guy is supposed to be an expert but if you do even a cursory search of blade geometry/angles you'll see countless diagrams to illustrate what I'm talking about.

[pjsnell]

@CallMeMrChainmail Most blade geometries use a secondary bevel to create the cutting edge (with the exception of scandi and full convex like on an axe). This secondary bevel is what he's "convexing" in the video.

[guldahlrahmi]

It's not that it looks better, but they use circular grinding wheels on on each side then they pull the blade through, it's a cheaper way to produce blades manufacturing wise as far as Im aware.

[SethVandenberg]

Jim is additionally a really nice guy. However, the real Secret to putting an outstanding edge on ones knife, is to always wear your Marathon wrist watch. :)

[xKoNeZx]

Just sharpen the goddam knife!!!

[thepyre]

tip to butt or butt to tip?

[TheMichaelsantana]

from tip to butt or....uh...butt to tip hahahahhah

[SharpStuff112]

I dont realy understand this. most knives come from the factory with a v grind for the final releif grind. The knife he was demonstrating on was a kershaw skyline witch had a hollow grind as a main grind but a v grind for the relief edge. By convexing the edge on the skyline it will still have a hollow grind it just goes to a convex releif edge witch is not a true full convex edge. jus sayin

[kwarnisplayer]

Is that the Magnum P.I. ring on his hand? :-) Great video by the way. Thanks.

[MrTefached]

@RazorDsknives The first one was convex. It just had a fuller in the convex grind.

[shilohtv]

@RazorDsknives The guy in the video is Jim Nowka the president of knife forums, he is considered an international knife expert, and even consults to knife manufacturers, if you have questions or comments regarding the information he is presenting he can be reached at knife forums.

[jinnd319]

a flat grind is better but harder to maintain.

[ja2595]

@jinnd319 personally, i prefer convex, but that's strictly opinion

[docnightfall]

@jinnd319 A convex edge is just a flat-ground edge with the bevel shoulders smoothly rounded off. Taking off the shoulders reduces the blade's cross-sectional area, which in turn reduces drag and friction while cutting. A convex edge cuts better compared to a flat edge with the same final angle. Try it out! Remove the bevel shoulders on one of your knives and you'll see a difference in cutting. :)

[rlta04]

marcinek still in control at the forum?

[willjohngibbs]

good video :)

ima buy some old knifes from the second hand shop and practise sharping.

[FreeTubz]

cool, this helped me alot!

[shilohtv]

Cool, I am glad it helped

[ALEX165ALICKI]

@shilohtv I noticed that your wearing the Magnum PI cross of Lorraine team Ring.? COOL

[anotheraccount420]

FIRST!