I have the Work Sharp WSKTS (thanks for the tip, Marcus). I can get a burr on one edge/side of my kitchen knives but not both. Why do you think this is? Cheap knives? Bad technique? Both? Holla back.
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I have the Work Sharp WSKTS (thanks for the tip, Marcus). I can get a burr on one edge/side of my kitchen knives but not both. Why do you think this is? Cheap knives? Bad technique? Both? Holla back.
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I have a worksharp and only use it for quick sharpenings on cheap knives. Even with the angle helper it puts different bevels on each side of the knife.
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Crock sticks and a leather strop
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Originally Posted by 2thDoc
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The 2-N'd man knows what's up. All this talk of burrs on one side and such is giving me chest pains...
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Dont use both sides of the sharpener....one is travelling N-S, the other is traveling S-N. When I use mine, I remove the guard and do it free hand and then flip the blade and do the other side. on the same side of the belt.
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just watch that rinella dork on meateater and do the opposite of what he does
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
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Just do what dentist do.
Just buy a new knife when it gets dull or you break/lose it. Whichever comes first.
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I've thought about that but never tried it.
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Is this all that’s needed? Also the proper way to use one of course.
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If you keep up with your blades, the strop is all you need. However, most folks don't keep up with their knives and that's when using 220/600/1200 grit diamond stones from EZ-Lap (a lot cheaper than most) come into play to remove the dings and damage prior to finishing on the strop.
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Right?
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I’ve never tried the compound.
My strop is simply a piece of old leather belt glued to the back of the crock stick box
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The bur being formed will be pushed to the opposing side from the side you are sharpening. Will always be on one side or the other. Once you get a fine bur it is time for a strop with compound. You don't have to get fancy with it. An old wide leather belt works. Rub some compound on it and pull the blade backwards on each side, back and fort at the same angle you were sharping at.
OR use a worn out work sharp belt flipped inside out. apply the compound to that surface and, WITHOUT guard, strop it so the blade does not cut toward the belt as it is spinning. enjoy
Last edited by mello_collins; 10-27-2021 at 09:34 AM.
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My mang.
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Any of y'all sharpen whet stones? Apparently, I'm not very good at using one and could use some tips.
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Depends on the steel and stone, some knives I can put a razor edge on with a stone, other knives and I might as well be pissing in the wind
I think carbon steel’s do better on stones than stainless
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Get a cheap knife to learn with.
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I do. However unless the blade is damaged or chipped etc, a good strop and compound is all you need.
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Arkansas, diamond, Japanese. All are different. Depends on what I am wanting
If a man is alone in the woods, says something, and a woman does not hear, is he still wrong?
Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out. —George Carlin
Common sense is not a gift. It's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone else who doesn't have it.
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