david I have a quote from Proverbs that say Iron sharpens iron= I use the 90 degree angle on the top edge of my other knife and a screw driver also works like a butcher steel. The window is great and an old highway worker trick
If you pause(s) the video at 3:30, it looks like one of the so called "rods" that are (suupposedly) some kind of unidentifiable creature. Does anyone else see this?
@Rohjas66 You really need to start with a metal file or a grinder. This is just to get an edge. Make sure your edge is constant all the way down don't have a wavy edge. Then use these techniques but It would be even better to use man made tools.
Hilarious first you say that people in different country use rocks around them to get their knives just as sharp as our then you say you can't get them as sharp as with using sharpening tools, and i bought a Recon 1 it came sharp enough to shave with but not cut paper yet yours is sharp enough to cut paper and not sharp enough to shave your hair.
The other thing i wanted to mention is that you can use the palm of your hand like a strap too, at least if you have hands that are hard from working. I saw that done by an old knife seller in Turkey in 1984, he sold some simple but beautiful knives made in Bursa from his pushcart that he went from town to town with. I bought a small folding knife with bone handles from him, that i sadly have lost. I used it as a razor. (really)
A couple of comments. when strapping, it is a better idea to turn the knife over the back instead of over the edge, so you dont accidentally round the edge towards the end of the stroke. It takes a little practice to get that movement in because you have to turn the knife through a bigger part of the circle, but it is a technique i learned from my grandfather, and i allways use it.
WANNA KNOW WHAT WORKS PRETTY GOOD? ON THE BOTTOM OF SOME CERAMIC COFFEE MUGS THERE IS A RING THAT IS NOT GLAZED IT IS ROUGH. THAT WORKS FAIRLY WELL FOR A ROUGH SHARPENING THEN USE A LEATHER BELT AFTER AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. USE THE ROUGH SIDE OF THE BELT AND THEN YOUSE THE SMOOTH SIDE AFTER THAT. I WOULD MAKE A VIDEO FOR YOU ALL BUT I DONT HAVE A CAMERA
Yes.. you can use pretty much any flat rock.. Use water to begin on the rock so you don't grind away the edge too much. Experiment with the rocks you have there.. some work better than others
hey guys, im just wondering, how come leather is so effective for sharpening knives? can leather actually change the shape of steel? and also, does stropping your knife sharpen it? i usually see people grinding their blade on some really rough surface rather than a strap of nylon or leather
woooow...... I have a knife i use for wood carving and just craving in general... my knife has gotten so dull that I can literally push it hard on my skin and drag it and it does nothing... it has taken me forever to try and find a place to buy one and money to get it too.... thank you! this helps a lot!!!
i've got an old katana i got a while back, but it's no good.it would even cut through a plastic bottle.i used it against my dagger, and it works like a charm.
Hi David. I have a Schrade Old Timer, and it's a great little pocket knife. Unfortunately I accidentally broke the tip off of the blade. :( I was wondering if you have ever had this happen, and if there is anything I can do to hone a new tip onto the drop-point blade. As always, any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated!
I actually had that happen with my Schrade OT Sheath knife Mike.. I rounded the tip up to the spine with a grinder.. and resharpened the blade. Took off about 1/4" total length I think.. Not bad
@BushcraftOnFire I was surprised to hear you say the bush. Australians and New Zealanders use that term, but whenever I comment on a video I say wilderness because everybody understands that and Americans and Canadians don't know what I am talking about when I say "out in the bush".
Thanks, it brought it a little closer to home for me. I like your vids and have subscribed. Looking forward to more.
i used leather belt for knives since grandad taught me how when i was about 5 but i stopped useing for a few years then oneday was out needed to sharpen knife used belt and forgot about knife angle and sliced belt in half. i think i was in a hurry so was going to fast and to hard. didnt know about car window.
Great job David ! I've been sharpening knives scary sharp for 35 years, and Have used the car window and every other thing from Coke bottles to spark plugs . Never tried the belt with dirt on it. Just goes to show you that if you keep an open mind ,even an old guy like me can learn new ways ! I have learned so much from your videos . Thanks Brother and God Bless you and yours !
Assuming that you have a single bevel on the grind that's fine. If you have a Microbevel (ie: a different angle at the very edge) then you should be sharpeing to that angle.. but I have made some of my microbevels flat grinds for ease. It's all preference IMO.
Dear Mr., I have a question about sharpening small knifes (the type with teeth on the blade). I truly have no clue how to sharpen every blade alongside every tooth so that they would be sharp like new. Could you kindly instruct me how to sharpen that kind of knife? Thanks.
I don't like.. nor do I use serated blades.But I have sharpened some. The way you do it is to use a small round sharpener (A fine chainsaw sharpening file will work) and run it in the semicircles between the teeth. Make sure your angle is kept in line with the original.
Honestly.. I do most all of my sharpening by hand unless I need to reshape a blade. Then I use either the Smith's or the KMC I just did a review on recently. I have had my Smith's for about 12 years.. and it's still going strong.
This isn't the proper way to do it. Bushcraft is right, but if u don't care about the appearance or the knife isn't very valuable u can just sharpen the back side or flat side of the serated edge. This will improve the edge but it will only go so far.
@bipinformprotect I don't know if you are looking for being able to do this out in the wilderness or not, but if you are at home or you have it with you, you can take a ceramic rod and run it back and forth between each tooth. By the way, the teeth are called serrations. Serrated edge.
I wished someone made a 2 sided stone with 200 grit diamonds on one side 400-500 grit arkansas stone on the other. I think that would be ideal for the minimalist needs in the bush. Diamonds are best for taking off big hunks of steel and more natural materials are best for honing that primary edge. The higher grits are easily taken care of with any smooth steel surface and leather belts etc. Butchers and other people who use knives all day can be seen ' steeling' all day long to keep their edges.
I wished someone made a 2 sided stone with 200 grit diamonds on one side 500 grit arkansas stone on the other. I think that would be ideal for the minimalist needs in the bush. Diamonds are best for taking off big hunks of steel and more natural materials are best for honing that primary edge. The higher grits are easily taken care of with any smooth steel surface and leather belts, etc.
Thanks again for another video.I always learn something from you. I never thought about the glass. The bottoms of ceramics cups have 600 or so grit equivalent.
Cool. All the methods except for the stones represent grit equivalents of 800 or more. Stainless steel tent pegs are good too. 800 grit and above will keep an edge and/or make the edge very sharp/polished. The trick is to have something under 300 grit if you have to re-profile and just over 300 grit for the primary edge. 99% of the edge should be there at the grit level just over 300. 300-600 meets all the needs in the bush. Over 600 grit or equivalent maintains the edge Over 1200 grit polishes
Many ideas were presented in this video.. Maybe you can practice on a flat stone? You can buy a used stone at a flea market for a dollar or two.. that might get you through as well...
ohh thank you! :] and one more question, i dropped my old knife a few times cause i got a new one and part of the blade is like chipped. is there any way i can smooth those chips our so its nice and sharp again?
It depends on the size of the chips. I don't worry too much about small nicks.. they sharpen out after a few sharpenings. If I corrected every one every time.. I would wear the knife down too quickly. If it's a large chip.. you will have to do some honing work on it to get it reasonably back into shape... but you will have to take away a lot of metal to do this. The tip on my Schrade broke the very 1st day I used it.. and I had to reshape it.. Generally that's the exception
1095 takes a little more to sharpen in.. but once it is sharp it holds it's edge well.. The car window will definitely keep it in good repair until it needs to be put on a stone
This is awesome advice, thank you so much. This is really good information for people who really want to go out there and 'rough' it, as well as for people in emergency situations. Keep the videos coming.
I've actually sharpened 1095 Cro-Van and most market grade 400-440 steel on the unglazed bottoms of ceramic coffee mugs and dinner plates or saucers. Also, I've had success in using quartz stones--smashed to a fine grit, dampened, and spread across a strap of leather (such as a belt, which was also used to strop the edge afterward :) ) The quartz grit method also works on smoothed river-stones (such as you had shown, which was clever btw)
Ah, edge-honing. I've become quite enamored with my Kabar 1221 (440-A). I've battoned through thick oak, pruned limbs, cleaned fish and game, used it in the crafting of well-made self-bows, sliced 550-paracord, sharpened tent-stakes, etc. It's never needed sharpening (not once), however, the edge does need to aligned and polished from time to time. I strop it across the toe of my leather harness boot. After six to eight strokes, sharp as a barber's razor.
do you think a hard piece of birch bark (the smooth side on the bottom of silver birch) would work? it's like leather, only more brittle when turned in certain directions.
Dave, your the first person I've seen in a long time sharpen a knife correctly. Drawing a knife across a stone away from the edge never sharpens the blade, all it does is roll the edge into a micro roll of steel. The knife will dull faster because the roll of steel breaks off as you use it. Even sharpening a knife towards the edge will leave a roll of steel, the way I fix this is to very lightly run my blade at an extream angle across the cutting edge.
Thanks for the vid. I notice that you draw the knife away from the edge on the card board (for exaple) but toward the edge on the back side of another knife blade- can you elaborate/explain when to draw toward and when to draw away and why?
Also, what does 'batonning' the blade mean? Thank you.
Batoning is a way to split wood with a knife. You hold the knife at right angles to the end of the wood.. and hit it with a "baton" (usually another piece of wood) in order to split the first piece.
I use the cardboard as a strop (always go away from the edge). I use the knife as a steel (always toward the edge.. although some go away from the edge on this as well)
YAY the schrade old timer, lol, not sure if you remember but we had a conversation about that folder, glad you still have yours, I'm planning on passing mine on to my son some day, great instructional vid David, loved it!!
@NPSurvival I've also stropped on denim... a few passes up and down the pant leg can slightly improve an edge that's been touched up with an 8000 grit ceramic rod.
With regards to using the top of a car window, one wants to be mindful of the curvature of the glass, as this will affect the angle that the knife edge converges with it. As with the stones, opt for the flattest surface available.
btw google use-light-bulb-sharpen-knife (sorry youtube makes it impossible to add a link) to see how an old halogen lightbulb can realy sharpen (as its quartz)
not to diss this vid, but I believe glas, be it a ceramic rod or windowglas will not sharpen, at most it can roll the edge center and straight but only if you do it correctly.. Same thing goes for stropping. The only thing that realy sharpens is using a harder material like a file or wetstone to remove minute parts of steel. If this isn't done first your knife will still be as dull as before. The stones used for this in the bush isn't just any rock u pick up neither, they use quartz for that.
I just bought the same smiths sharpener last year , I also got the smaller one with the duel sharpener and ceramic . I'm just having problems get the mechete because of the longer blade and the axe sharpened
@BushcraftOnFire yeah i've been doing that , a wal-mart item, new blade rounded no bevel and not sharp taken for ever to get it the way I want it . I should have gotten a file . if a had a blade grinder it would be quicker !
Dave I enjoyed this vid. It was nice watching you use the car window. I started doing that about 20 years ago when I needed to sharpen my knife when I was driving a route truck. I noticed the neatfreak in the vid. Im looking forwart to your review of the this bag.
Great Video as always Dave Funny though I just bought a pocket sharpener by smiths to keep on my EDC it's about the size of a lighter and works great I sharpened my pocket knife with it last night while at work and I can shave with it now..
'Wet and Dry' fine grit sand paper from 220 to 600 grit on top of a flat and smooth chunk of board can be a good substitute. A half sheet of say, 400, works well on longer knives, but even a narrow piece, with a narrow and thin piece of board works nicely. This option can be very light wieght, very compact as well as inexpensive. A single sheet of this sand paper might be less than $1.50.
Love some in the bush knife sharpening techs. Honestly I consider sharpening my own knives on a stone a hobby because I enjoy doing it so I can spend all day sharpening my knives. Great Video Thumbs UP
Great Tips Geeza
MrDamnugly 6 days ago
I wonder if there is some way to permanently fasten some real fine diamond sandpaper to the inside of your belt... Great video as always :)
CondemnedPatriot 3 weeks ago
@CondemnedPatriot
Money belts can easily house a diamond stone.. or other objects. I had a ferro rod in mine for awhile.
BushcraftOnFire 3 weeks ago
david I have a quote from Proverbs that say Iron sharpens iron= I use the 90 degree angle on the top edge of my other knife and a screw driver also works like a butcher steel. The window is great and an old highway worker trick
camohunter21 1 month ago
Love the idea of using materials at hand to sharpen knives. Great video!
mamatheka 1 month ago
learned a lot from this vid. great stuff
DAN46406 1 month ago
If you pause(s) the video at 3:30, it looks like one of the so called "rods" that are (suupposedly) some kind of unidentifiable creature. Does anyone else see this?
trailkeeper 1 month ago
i have a sword here, the blade edge is literally flat, how can i make it sharp? is it just doing this same stuff but alot more?
Rohjas66 1 month ago
@Rohjas66
Yes.. pretty much any blade is the same.. work work work.. you will get it
BushcraftOnFire 1 month ago
@Rohjas66 You really need to start with a metal file or a grinder. This is just to get an edge. Make sure your edge is constant all the way down don't have a wavy edge. Then use these techniques but It would be even better to use man made tools.
A1rcherybowhunter1 1 month ago
Hilarious first you say that people in different country use rocks around them to get their knives just as sharp as our then you say you can't get them as sharp as with using sharpening tools, and i bought a Recon 1 it came sharp enough to shave with but not cut paper yet yours is sharp enough to cut paper and not sharp enough to shave your hair.
sgtschmitty8013 1 month ago in playlist Knife sharpening and stropping
The other thing i wanted to mention is that you can use the palm of your hand like a strap too, at least if you have hands that are hard from working. I saw that done by an old knife seller in Turkey in 1984, he sold some simple but beautiful knives made in Bursa from his pushcart that he went from town to town with. I bought a small folding knife with bone handles from him, that i sadly have lost. I used it as a razor. (really)
bgbendiksen 1 month ago
A couple of comments. when strapping, it is a better idea to turn the knife over the back instead of over the edge, so you dont accidentally round the edge towards the end of the stroke. It takes a little practice to get that movement in because you have to turn the knife through a bigger part of the circle, but it is a technique i learned from my grandfather, and i allways use it.
bgbendiksen 1 month ago
how is he gonna use the same knife for every method hahah
codydorman420 1 month ago
I used the mouth of a beer bottle
imachewiebar 1 month ago
very helpful tips, thanks 4 sharing
managarm1349 1 month ago
Very usable info, thanks for sharing. Btw nice video clip
jlbleeker 2 months ago
Haha card bord strop very clever!!!
Trulytrollin 2 months ago
WANNA KNOW WHAT WORKS PRETTY GOOD? ON THE BOTTOM OF SOME CERAMIC COFFEE MUGS THERE IS A RING THAT IS NOT GLAZED IT IS ROUGH. THAT WORKS FAIRLY WELL FOR A ROUGH SHARPENING THEN USE A LEATHER BELT AFTER AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. USE THE ROUGH SIDE OF THE BELT AND THEN YOUSE THE SMOOTH SIDE AFTER THAT. I WOULD MAKE A VIDEO FOR YOU ALL BUT I DONT HAVE A CAMERA
IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13 2 months ago
Thanks for the video.
I have been searching for a while now for a video that uses
everyday common things, like this for instance. Until now, all I have seen was you needed super expensive items in order to even straighten a blade.
I thank you for this video.
ForlanceAbice 3 months ago
Note* Never use your drinking water if you can help it
greenmarine5 3 months ago
i like the idea but can't you use a medium sized rock (or any rock) on the ground? will that work?
Gone2Huntin 3 months ago
@Gone2Huntin
Yes.. you can use pretty much any flat rock.. Use water to begin on the rock so you don't grind away the edge too much. Experiment with the rocks you have there.. some work better than others
BushcraftOnFire 3 months ago
@BushcraftOnFire
thank you btw i love your lifesyle living off the grid (your videos should teach m alot and they inspire me to do the same :))
Gone2Huntin 3 months ago
Good tips...
nobodyprepper 4 months ago
Very resourceful. Great video.
brilliantboy88 4 months ago
7:39 did he say derp???
danniornsmarason 4 months ago
that wood and brass knife u have is wat i have and its really dull and rough how would i sharpen that
Pitbull01871 4 months ago
@Pitbull01871 see our other knife sharpening video
BushcraftOnFire 4 months ago
hey guys, im just wondering, how come leather is so effective for sharpening knives? can leather actually change the shape of steel? and also, does stropping your knife sharpen it? i usually see people grinding their blade on some really rough surface rather than a strap of nylon or leather
dynastyflygon 5 months ago
@dynastyflygon
It doesn't change the shape.. It aligns the edge of the blade for maximum sharpness
BushcraftOnFire 5 months ago
@BushcraftOnFire denim ain't too bad as a strop for just about mirror polish. Has a fair bit of "give" so probably works best on convex grinds.
mryellow123 5 months ago
excellent video
charcoaljohnson 5 months ago
how many times did he say "in the bush"?
mybuthurts123456789 5 months ago 2
Thank you soooo much i cant afford tools so my knifes were always dull.. until i found this vid THANK U!!!!!
bus49productions 5 months ago
woooow...... I have a knife i use for wood carving and just craving in general... my knife has gotten so dull that I can literally push it hard on my skin and drag it and it does nothing... it has taken me forever to try and find a place to buy one and money to get it too.... thank you! this helps a lot!!!
timathieus 6 months ago
One of the most useful videos on youtube
squathacker 6 months ago 2
i've got an old katana i got a while back, but it's no good.it would even cut through a plastic bottle.i used it against my dagger, and it works like a charm.
wolf25705 6 months ago
great video its crazy what you can use to sharpen your knives
darynschultz 6 months ago
Hi David. I have a Schrade Old Timer, and it's a great little pocket knife. Unfortunately I accidentally broke the tip off of the blade. :( I was wondering if you have ever had this happen, and if there is anything I can do to hone a new tip onto the drop-point blade. As always, any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated!
With Utmost Respect and Gratitude,
Mike from NJ
GoBlackwater 6 months ago
@GoBlackwater
I actually had that happen with my Schrade OT Sheath knife Mike.. I rounded the tip up to the spine with a grinder.. and resharpened the blade. Took off about 1/4" total length I think.. Not bad
BushcraftOnFire 6 months ago
Are you supposed to wet that "smith" when you go to sharpen a knife with it?
TheSonofgun666 6 months ago
@TheSonofgun666
Diamond Stones can be used wet or dry.. I like to wet mine personally. Either way.. clean them well when you are done.
BushcraftOnFire 6 months ago
@BushcraftOnFire Ok, thanks. You can just wipe them off with a clean cloth for cleaning, right?
TheSonofgun666 6 months ago
@TheSonofgun666
I clean them with water and a rag
BushcraftOnFire 6 months ago
WhT do u mean by u in the bush
Torresboys13 6 months ago
@Torresboys13
In the Bush would be out in the wild.. with no modern tools to sharpen your knives
BushcraftOnFire 6 months ago
@BushcraftOnFire I was surprised to hear you say the bush. Australians and New Zealanders use that term, but whenever I comment on a video I say wilderness because everybody understands that and Americans and Canadians don't know what I am talking about when I say "out in the bush".
Thanks, it brought it a little closer to home for me. I like your vids and have subscribed. Looking forward to more.
myastroflight 6 months ago
If you're in a city, smooth concrete works pretty well, too.
aseglkj 7 months ago
Aboout anything that will dull a blade will also sharpen it
passingthrough77 7 months ago
I usually have my knives in a leather sheath so I have a strop with my knife at all times
gunstechandothercrap 7 months ago
Great tips!
MandalorianSmuggler 7 months ago
3 people cut themselves tryin
xXsumsterXx 8 months ago 4
Nice but in pretty sure my dad wouldent let me use the window
beechwood221 8 months ago
i used leather belt for knives since grandad taught me how when i was about 5 but i stopped useing for a few years then oneday was out needed to sharpen knife used belt and forgot about knife angle and sliced belt in half. i think i was in a hurry so was going to fast and to hard. didnt know about car window.
cr0cket01 8 months ago
Thanks man I used a Starbucks glass cold coffee container and my blade is as sharp as new
TheFiveand2 8 months ago
thanks man you really helped me out .
ringman28 8 months ago
Awesome!!!! Thanks.
turuanu 8 months ago
I like these survival Technics that you show David. They are quite
helpful. Thank you for uploading them.
ghoneybuss 8 months ago
love the sound of it lol
Zak7565 9 months ago
Great tips thanks so much!
15569903 9 months ago
FINALLY something useful and practical about knife sharpening. Good job, dude!
ayokay123 9 months ago
Out in the bush
Out in the bush
Out in the bush
Out in the bush
xMikePADDLEx94 9 months ago
do you NEED to have your knife razor sharp? seems unnecessary it seems sharp enough as is...
trevor6744 9 months ago
@trevor6744 well you are more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife than with a sharp one.
hitman3240 8 months ago
nice video man. it really helped me. thanks
ramenspazz 9 months ago
holy shit i have that same buck knife
mf0ust 9 months ago
Man this is exactly what I needed .Ask to see and you will see,LOL
kayaksun357 10 months ago
Great job David ! I've been sharpening knives scary sharp for 35 years, and Have used the car window and every other thing from Coke bottles to spark plugs . Never tried the belt with dirt on it. Just goes to show you that if you keep an open mind ,even an old guy like me can learn new ways ! I have learned so much from your videos . Thanks Brother and God Bless you and yours !
carvinrigged 11 months ago 7
@carvinrigged
Thanks so much Bro! It's good to know that the videos are helping others.. Be Blessed
BushcraftOnFire 11 months ago
very helpful, thanks much for your video.
ScorpionRegent 1 year ago
I sharpen knives with a big grind with the whole surface of the grind on the stone. is that good?
Gerritjoo 1 year ago
@Gerritjoo
Assuming that you have a single bevel on the grind that's fine. If you have a Microbevel (ie: a different angle at the very edge) then you should be sharpeing to that angle.. but I have made some of my microbevels flat grinds for ease. It's all preference IMO.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
Dear Mr., I have a question about sharpening small knifes (the type with teeth on the blade). I truly have no clue how to sharpen every blade alongside every tooth so that they would be sharp like new. Could you kindly instruct me how to sharpen that kind of knife? Thanks.
Regards.
bipinformprotect 1 year ago
@bipinformprotect
I don't like.. nor do I use serated blades.But I have sharpened some. The way you do it is to use a small round sharpener (A fine chainsaw sharpening file will work) and run it in the semicircles between the teeth. Make sure your angle is kept in line with the original.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire Thanks. That's clears everything.
bipinformprotect 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire hi david quick question, do u still use the smiths sharpener? about how long did it last?
TheLibac2 8 months ago
@TheLibac2
Honestly.. I do most all of my sharpening by hand unless I need to reshape a blade. Then I use either the Smith's or the KMC I just did a review on recently. I have had my Smith's for about 12 years.. and it's still going strong.
BushcraftOnFire 8 months ago
@bipinformprotect
This isn't the proper way to do it. Bushcraft is right, but if u don't care about the appearance or the knife isn't very valuable u can just sharpen the back side or flat side of the serated edge. This will improve the edge but it will only go so far.
Gnostic279 1 year ago
@bipinformprotect I don't know if you are looking for being able to do this out in the wilderness or not, but if you are at home or you have it with you, you can take a ceramic rod and run it back and forth between each tooth. By the way, the teeth are called serrations. Serrated edge.
UdNeedaMiracle 7 months ago
how much pressure is needed and how much of an angle and witch of these is the best to sharpen a knife
cocobird151 1 year ago
@cocobird151
Angle depends on your knife.. most are between 17 and 25 degrees. Pressure is ALWAYS VERY light..
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
how much pressure is needed and how much of an angle
cocobird151 1 year ago
can you sharpen your pocket knife with a tree or piece of wood
cocobird151 1 year ago
@cocobird151
Actually drawing your blade VERY LIGHTLY through a piece of wood will align the edge.. thus, in effect, making the knife a bit sharper.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire thanks for the help alsome video by the way
cocobird151 1 year ago
would those methods also work on big machetes
cocobird151 1 year ago
@cocobird151
Yes it will
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
who needs to sharpen a knife so bad you would use cardboard or a window!
RebelReedys 1 year ago
Great video Dave, thanks for the great info.
tlingetrich 1 year ago
Great information!!! Thanks a lot bud!!!
jintonic07 1 year ago
i have a question..... will any of theese methods work with a sword?
TakinYoCup 1 year ago
@TakinYoCup
Sharpeing a sword, knife, ax, or any other piece of metal is basically the same. You always need to remember 2 things.. angle and pressure!
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire thanks.
TakinYoCup 1 year ago
Respond to this video...
greatschmoeni 1 year ago
great vid is the green knife a shrade oldtimer if so i have the same one.
TP980 1 year ago
@TP980
Yes it is.. Great lil knife! I have had mine for about 14 years now and I still carry it regularly.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire
I just got mine over the summer and i am already finding out how great of a knife it is
TP980 1 year ago
would the car window method work
with my stainless more (clipper), or would the steel be too hard?
WildyJohn 1 year ago
@WildyJohn
I have used the car window on my SAK (Stainless) and it works fine.. remember though.. it's really to hone.. not to sharpen outright
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire thanks,
I am pretty sure I'm getting a stone for christmas,
but I needed something for the meantime
WildyJohn 1 year ago
good video... helped alot
ihatekavon 1 year ago
this helps much, thanks.
kamarulx 1 year ago
Too bad you can't carry a belt sander out to sharpen your knives with... lol ;)
Great advice, and I really like the home made jeweler's rouge! It's one of those things that's so simple I'm like "Why didn't I think of that?!?"
DefMunky75 1 year ago
I wished someone made a 2 sided stone with 200 grit diamonds on one side 400-500 grit arkansas stone on the other. I think that would be ideal for the minimalist needs in the bush. Diamonds are best for taking off big hunks of steel and more natural materials are best for honing that primary edge. The higher grits are easily taken care of with any smooth steel surface and leather belts etc. Butchers and other people who use knives all day can be seen ' steeling' all day long to keep their edges.
wmdrtr 1 year ago
I wished someone made a 2 sided stone with 200 grit diamonds on one side 500 grit arkansas stone on the other. I think that would be ideal for the minimalist needs in the bush. Diamonds are best for taking off big hunks of steel and more natural materials are best for honing that primary edge. The higher grits are easily taken care of with any smooth steel surface and leather belts, etc.
wmdrtr 1 year ago
Thanks again for another video.I always learn something from you. I never thought about the glass. The bottoms of ceramics cups have 600 or so grit equivalent.
wmdrtr 1 year ago
Cool. All the methods except for the stones represent grit equivalents of 800 or more. Stainless steel tent pegs are good too. 800 grit and above will keep an edge and/or make the edge very sharp/polished. The trick is to have something under 300 grit if you have to re-profile and just over 300 grit for the primary edge. 99% of the edge should be there at the grit level just over 300. 300-600 meets all the needs in the bush. Over 600 grit or equivalent maintains the edge Over 1200 grit polishes
wmdrtr 1 year ago
at 3:24 i thought he was gonna cut his wrist:S
chris55268 1 year ago
i understand.untill i get get my sharpining stone what could i use?
crazystreetskater1 1 year ago
@crazystreetskater1
Many ideas were presented in this video.. Maybe you can practice on a flat stone? You can buy a used stone at a flea market for a dollar or two.. that might get you through as well...
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
i have a survival knife that has lost its edge.i need to get a knife sharpener but untill then could i use cardboard?
crazystreetskater1 1 year ago
@crazystreetskater1
You can possibly keep the knife stropped on the cardboard.. but you will have to sharpen it at some point.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
This is great - very smart! Thank you very much!
PhilKuu777 1 year ago
Thanks!
aproductions 1 year ago
Would a flat, water smoothed stone (ie beach shore) be the ideal texture/smoothness and not be in need of rock rubbing?
jkrealm 1 year ago
@jkrealm
Yes... as long as the stone is flat & smooth it should work well!
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
ohh thank you! :] and one more question, i dropped my old knife a few times cause i got a new one and part of the blade is like chipped. is there any way i can smooth those chips our so its nice and sharp again?
ELEVAT3x 1 year ago
@ELEVAT3x
It depends on the size of the chips. I don't worry too much about small nicks.. they sharpen out after a few sharpenings. If I corrected every one every time.. I would wear the knife down too quickly. If it's a large chip.. you will have to do some honing work on it to get it reasonably back into shape... but you will have to take away a lot of metal to do this. The tip on my Schrade broke the very 1st day I used it.. and I had to reshape it.. Generally that's the exception
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
does that ruin your window?
ELEVAT3x 1 year ago
@ELEVAT3x
No... It doesn't harm your window in any way
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
I've got a schrade old timer 120t pal they're such a nice knife and very respectable:)
Tizzacious 1 year ago
I've got a schrade old timer 120t pal made in the good old USA! They are such nice knives and very respectable
Tizzacious 1 year ago
cool!! thanks!
axishans 1 year ago
would the car window work with 1095 ka bar carbon steel? i have a medium arkansas stone that wont even work
slapoutz 1 year ago
@slapoutz
1095 takes a little more to sharpen in.. but once it is sharp it holds it's edge well.. The car window will definitely keep it in good repair until it needs to be put on a stone
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
wat is your second knife because i think i hav it is it a boyscout knife
funtimeswithflames 1 year ago
@funtimeswithflames
The floder is a Shrade Old Timer.. In fact.. both the knives are Schrade Old Timers.. a sheath.. and a folder.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
That's really bizarre. I never would have guessed.
LittleBrotherKiller 1 year ago
This is awesome advice, thank you so much. This is really good information for people who really want to go out there and 'rough' it, as well as for people in emergency situations. Keep the videos coming.
zombuy 1 year ago
Saved to favorites!
Very useful.
CaptainFur 1 year ago
I've actually sharpened 1095 Cro-Van and most market grade 400-440 steel on the unglazed bottoms of ceramic coffee mugs and dinner plates or saucers. Also, I've had success in using quartz stones--smashed to a fine grit, dampened, and spread across a strap of leather (such as a belt, which was also used to strop the edge afterward :) ) The quartz grit method also works on smoothed river-stones (such as you had shown, which was clever btw)
DarkSeraphane 1 year ago
Ah, edge-honing. I've become quite enamored with my Kabar 1221 (440-A). I've battoned through thick oak, pruned limbs, cleaned fish and game, used it in the crafting of well-made self-bows, sliced 550-paracord, sharpened tent-stakes, etc. It's never needed sharpening (not once), however, the edge does need to aligned and polished from time to time. I strop it across the toe of my leather harness boot. After six to eight strokes, sharp as a barber's razor.
DarkSeraphane 1 year ago
Ray Mears technique
ihoppy 1 year ago
Great video!
LANDnLIFE 1 year ago
Absolutely great video brother. I love the thinking out of the box mentality. Thanks
for sharing.
practicalsurvivor 1 year ago
Thanks Dave. Great vid. Never heard of the window trick. Very nifty.
midnightsurvival 1 year ago
always learn something from your videos. keep them up. the're great.
joedeven 1 year ago
do you think a hard piece of birch bark (the smooth side on the bottom of silver birch) would work? it's like leather, only more brittle when turned in certain directions.
MysteryMan159 1 year ago
@MysteryMan159
You would have to try it and let us know.. I have found that running your blade very lightly through a piece of wood will align the edge somewhat
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire ive herd someware you can use certain mushrooms to hone the knife
blowgunking1994 1 year ago
who knew there were so many ways!!
HungryForBball16 1 year ago
Dave, your the first person I've seen in a long time sharpen a knife correctly. Drawing a knife across a stone away from the edge never sharpens the blade, all it does is roll the edge into a micro roll of steel. The knife will dull faster because the roll of steel breaks off as you use it. Even sharpening a knife towards the edge will leave a roll of steel, the way I fix this is to very lightly run my blade at an extream angle across the cutting edge.
muddog1561 1 year ago
Cool now if I could just do that like you I would have it made!
ajelliottjr 1 year ago
thx bro that helps
germanberserk 1 year ago
Thanks for the informative vid.
Too bad you don't have birch in you area Dave, strop fungus will get a knife shaving sharp.
lusl1094 1 year ago
Great, I have to try this. Thank you Mr Wendell
LANDnLIFE 1 year ago
Another great how-to video. Thanks David!
sraike 1 year ago
great video man
1doi3 1 year ago
maybe the smooth steel top of a used train line rail
KUEHNE92 1 year ago
broken toilet fixture and coffee mug bottoms and old crock jars work well i have found all these item where people have dump stuff.
wulfesinger67 1 year ago
Thanks for the vid. I notice that you draw the knife away from the edge on the card board (for exaple) but toward the edge on the back side of another knife blade- can you elaborate/explain when to draw toward and when to draw away and why?
Also, what does 'batonning' the blade mean? Thank you.
anyusmoon1 1 year ago
@anyusmoon1
Batoning is a way to split wood with a knife. You hold the knife at right angles to the end of the wood.. and hit it with a "baton" (usually another piece of wood) in order to split the first piece.
I use the cardboard as a strop (always go away from the edge). I use the knife as a steel (always toward the edge.. although some go away from the edge on this as well)
Hope that Helps
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
great!
Wecknachricht 1 year ago
YAY the schrade old timer, lol, not sure if you remember but we had a conversation about that folder, glad you still have yours, I'm planning on passing mine on to my son some day, great instructional vid David, loved it!!
jwilson004athotmail 1 year ago
will cotton straps work instead of nylon i usually have both just wondering
TheHlavinka50 1 year ago
@TheHlavinka50
You can try them.. but I have found that cotton is too soft to work off the burr.. Maybe you will have a different experience.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@TheHlavinka50 I have stropped my knife on my leg while wearing normal denim jeans and it worked fine.
NPSurvival 1 year ago
@NPSurvival I've also stropped on denim... a few passes up and down the pant leg can slightly improve an edge that's been touched up with an 8000 grit ceramic rod.
With regards to using the top of a car window, one wants to be mindful of the curvature of the glass, as this will affect the angle that the knife edge converges with it. As with the stones, opt for the flattest surface available.
CSGraves 1 year ago
really good video,,
hobbexp 1 year ago
Good info to know. Keep up the great videos.
stymiesam 1 year ago
Thanks for another good video Dave! God bless.
eskimolishic 1 year ago
btw google use-light-bulb-sharpen-knife (sorry youtube makes it impossible to add a link) to see how an old halogen lightbulb can realy sharpen (as its quartz)
masterdurchgriff 1 year ago
not to diss this vid, but I believe glas, be it a ceramic rod or windowglas will not sharpen, at most it can roll the edge center and straight but only if you do it correctly.. Same thing goes for stropping. The only thing that realy sharpens is using a harder material like a file or wetstone to remove minute parts of steel. If this isn't done first your knife will still be as dull as before. The stones used for this in the bush isn't just any rock u pick up neither, they use quartz for that.
masterdurchgriff 1 year ago
Nice Video David
canteencorner 1 year ago
Brilliant video Dave, excellent stuff.
TheBackyardBushman 1 year ago
Great video Dave! The car window is great for me because I usually pickup camp. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
matt4270 1 year ago
Excellent video. THX for sharing.
casuallytactical 1 year ago
thanks!
SambaMaquina 1 year ago
I just bought the same smiths sharpener last year , I also got the smaller one with the duel sharpener and ceramic . I'm just having problems get the mechete because of the longer blade and the axe sharpened
rbvmtr 1 year ago
@rbvmtr
Hey Bro... On larger blades.. I try to do a piece at a time.. seems to work better for me.
BushcraftOnFire 1 year ago
@BushcraftOnFire yeah i've been doing that , a wal-mart item, new blade rounded no bevel and not sharp taken for ever to get it the way I want it . I should have gotten a file . if a had a blade grinder it would be quicker !
rbvmtr 1 year ago
Dave I enjoyed this vid. It was nice watching you use the car window. I started doing that about 20 years ago when I needed to sharpen my knife when I was driving a route truck. I noticed the neatfreak in the vid. Im looking forwart to your review of the this bag.
calld2serve 1 year ago
Great Video as always Dave Funny though I just bought a pocket sharpener by smiths to keep on my EDC it's about the size of a lighter and works great I sharpened my pocket knife with it last night while at work and I can shave with it now..
dkbonney1775 1 year ago
'Wet and Dry' fine grit sand paper from 220 to 600 grit on top of a flat and smooth chunk of board can be a good substitute. A half sheet of say, 400, works well on longer knives, but even a narrow piece, with a narrow and thin piece of board works nicely. This option can be very light wieght, very compact as well as inexpensive. A single sheet of this sand paper might be less than $1.50.
InTheSticks1881 1 year ago
EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT video man! Keep up the good work!
germanninja101 1 year ago
Great tips. Thanks!
InTheSticks1881 1 year ago
good tips m8 thanks
stonybrokebushcraf 1 year ago
Love some in the bush knife sharpening techs. Honestly I consider sharpening my own knives on a stone a hobby because I enjoy doing it so I can spend all day sharpening my knives. Great Video Thumbs UP
mikeblan789 1 year ago
brilliant tips thanks.
capreolus4 1 year ago