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Sharpener for hunting and kitchen knives

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Flee

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What do you guys like to use to touch up your knives. Honestly I’m more interested for home kitchen knives and then also for a boning knife while processing deer. I’m leaning towards a kme diamond sharpener but was looking for your opinions. For my pocket knives I just use a lansky if needed but usually just gone them on a strop.
 
Flee said:
What do you guys like to use to touch up your knives. Honestly I’m more interested for home kitchen knives and then also for a boning knife while processing deer. I’m leaning towards a kme diamond sharpener but was looking for your opinions. For my pocket knives I just use a lansky if needed but usually just gone them on a strop.
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Get a Worksharp!! They make several different types!! They are awesome I always have my little hand held one and it has two diamond sides, the ceramic rod, the leather strop, and angle guides(20 degrees) if you need them! Forgot to mention it has a smaller ceramic rod for serrated blades!
 
Dad passed on one of these to me years ago along with a couple of Randalls.

Tri-Angle Sharpmaker® - Spyderco, Inc.

The key to sharpening any cutting tool is removing the steel at the edge while maintaining a consistent angle between the blade and the stone. Spyderco’s Tri-Angle Sharpmaker takes the mystery out of this process and enables anyone to sharpen a knife...
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Flee said:
What do you guys like to use to touch up your knives. Honestly I’m more interested for home kitchen knives and then also for a boning knife while processing deer. I’m leaning towards a kme diamond sharpener but was looking for your opinions. For my pocket knives I just use a lansky if needed but usually just gone them on a strop.
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Try Work Sharp sharpeners they work great. I have the electric belt one it sharpens any hunting or kitchen knifes.
 
I use the diamond file on my leatherman in the field. At home I start with a stone, move to ceramic sticks and finish with a leather strop, depending on how dull it to start. Most of the time though I just use ceramic sticks.


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I like long stones for big knives. Filet, cooking, etc. 8-12" is ideal. Bench mount is nice. For field work the pocket stones are ok.

I also prefer avoiding miracle steel, which is a PITA to sharpen. 1095 and 440 are my favorites. Easy to sharpen regularly. I can sharpen a swiss army knife on a truck window, coffee cup, gum barrel, canoe gunwhale, or any other number of things.

Although, you can buy a pack of 100, 60A blades for a havalon for $25, and never sharpen a dry-cleaning knife again.
 
Whetstones. I have four ranging from 400 to 8000 grit. Finish off with a strop. Just do it by hand. Secret is to try to be consistent with the angle. But man, you can get your knives stupid sharp.
 
I like the spiderco tri-sharp in combination with some DMT diamond stones and a leather strop.
 
Don't get me wrong it is incredibly hard to beat a good set of whetstones but for guys that are not experienced at blade smithing the Worksharps make it easier!!! If I really want a premium edge a file, whetstones, and a leather strop!!! The Worksharp just helps keep my edge!
 
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