How to sharpen a knife (Convex edge)

How to sharpen a knife with a convex edge.

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[nightwalker2830]

can u shave with your knife i seen murray carter shave with his after sharpening it

[86thmountmerrion]

@nightwalker2830 Yeah generally after I sharpen, my knives will shave hair

The way Murray Carter sharpens his knife is designed to give you a very fine edge which is useful for food prep and cutting items such as rope

The way I do it is good for wood carving and other tasks you would need a "toothed edge" on the knife!

[perchjerk]

One of the biggest mistakes pple make is with pressure. Usually the weight of the knife is enough to do the job. An excess of pressure will actaully dull your edge by rounding it off. Ive found that the tip to heel method works much better in ensuring the tip is as sharp as possible. when you let it run off the pad like u did you are dulling the tip.the edge should stay perpendicular witht he hone. like i said, if your works, then cool. just trying to enhance your knowledge on sharpening.

[86thmountmerrion]

I agree and I like to only use the tip to heel method on a mouse pad because a mouse pad isn't very dense but the foam I'm using is very dense which you can't properly see in the video so extra pressure is needed but the foam will still maintain structural integrity and not roll the edge so when sharpening the tip by lifting it as you would on a regular stone you roll the edge so by keeping the edge flat to the very dense foam you can maintain a keen edge on the curvature and tip of the knife!

[perchjerk]

Good vid. Great to see young ppl becoming enthusiasts. BUT...you do seem young so its important for you to keep an open mind. There are others who have been doing this alot longer. As others have said you technique is a bit off. Ppl do thing differently and if it works for you then great. But i assure you if you follow certain techniques that are more proper for maintaining a convex edge you will have even greater results.

[86thmountmerrion]

If you are referring to the comment down bellow we continued that conversation in PMs and it was clear that he had no clue about what he was talking about by saying that you should never use anything other than a flat surface under your knife and that that blade must never lift off the strop and always turn the blade on the spine of the knife....but what techniques am I missing out on?

I'd love for you to help me out!

[captcarl2]

Also, nice to see a young person who isn't all into fancy tactical knives. I'm young too and I think the traditional ones and slipjoints are the best!

[DWGTI]

Well done wee man. Good vid

[BigDumbJerk]

Maybe try some grammar then, Dumbass

[75SilentWarrior]

@BigDumbJerk I meant better then the kid in the video. Dumbass.

[BigDumbJerk]

Do better? Hes a Master smith. If you don't know what that is I suggest you look it up. I purchased a Carter knife and it out performed everything I had. After I used his sharpening technique It out cut my Bark river shit knife. Sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about kid.

[75SilentWarrior]

@BigDumbJerk Murray Carter puts a flat edge, and has been doing so for 25-30 years. I would hope he could do better.

[triggerhpy]

R U a scout?

[fluffatronix]

no wood gas or stove then nil poi !

[wakey87]

I never new those type of knives have a convex edge, personly i dont like them for various reason but for the price i admit they probably can't be beat.

[BigDumbJerk]

Murrays hollow ground will out perform your Convex "toothed edge" in any task. Even wood carving.

[bac2397]

boo



[rjsahadi]

This is a perfect example of why KIDS should not try to make videos.