knife sharpeners

My leather Wellingtons, well impregnated with desert dust, sure do make wonderful stropping tools.
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Yep. I've used old Redwings that finally bit the dust. Old leather work belts work pretty well too. I usually put some fine jeweler's rouge or Flitz on the leather and rub it in before stropping, kinda like your dirty old boots :D. Bare leather works too, it's just slower.

Jason
 
The proper way to sharpen your knife is by using a good stone. Hold the blade at the proper angle (15-20 degrees)
and abrade the edges until they meet. It will take a little time, but you'll get the hang of it. The jig-type sharpeners are good if you absolutely can not get the hang of hand sharpening. The pull-through type sharpeners are the worst of the lot.
 
Another happy Lansky user. I use it on all my knives, my leatherman, the wife's kitchen knives, and muzzy broadhead blades. That thing would sharpen razor blades. Get the larger set with more stones the extra fine stone is great.
 
Another happy Lansky user. I use it on all my knives, my leatherman, the wife's kitchen knives, and muzzy broadhead blades. That thing would sharpen razor blades. Get the larger set with more stones the extra fine stone is great.
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I've used them. They work great for knives with shorter blades, but if the blade is kind of long, you end up having to reposition the clamp, or sometimes the angle changes slightly. Also, they can make the edge angle kind of funny towards the tip of the knife. They are amazing for chisel edged knives, and they can produce a nice semi-beveled edge that is durable and sharp. I still prefer hand sharpening, but this is one of those "sharpening contraptions" that actually works pretty well.

Jason
 
I went down to the local hardware store and picked up a diamond crusted wet stone sharpener for $10 a couple of years ago. Still works great. its red and hangs from a key chain (or in my case, the zipper of my backpack - opposite of the thermometer.)
 
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