Sharp Knife?

[headrox_inc]

I have recently got my hands on a knew stainless steel knife and its a blunt as a babies first turd. I have got my hands on a sharpening stone but the blade still remains quite blunt, is there any tips or particular movements I shuld be making to get the blade to its potential?

Chris

 

[KNC]

Go to the Edged Tools part of the forum and there are two stickies at the top which give a tonne of infomation on sharpening. They were a great help to me.
I'd post links but i'm not sure how.

 

[TheGreenMan]

I'll second KNC's suggestion about reading all the sharpening tutorials at the top of the Edged Tools forum, first.

Without knowing what knife you have and what sharpening stone you have, it's pretty much impossible to offer any meaningful help, Chris.

Best regards,
Paul.

 

[scanker]

...its a blunt as a babies first turd.

Simile of the week!

Sorry. Nothing else to add. It just made me smile.

 

[Northern Giant UK]

Follow the tutorials and when you think it is as sharp as it will ever get, grab an old leather belt and rub some (toothpaste/ Autosol/ honing paste) into the back of the leather and strop the h€ll out of it . . .you'll be amazed just how sharp it really can get!

I was given a Big Swede folder recently as a challenge , the tip had been snapped off and the blade edge must have been used for battoning granite (it had teeth where the cutting edge used to be lol) anyhoo using the techniques mentioned here and a lot of stropping it's now a nice shiny (new looking) knife with a scary sharp edge

Most of all tho take your time and be patient!
Have fun

Kev

 

[Dave Budd]

"blunt as a babies first turd"

I'm teaching a sharpening course this weekend, I might have to use that one

 

[brancho]

My dad used to say
You could ride bare ar*ed to York on it.

 

[wanderinstar]

Hehe. Mine to. But I think it was Russia in my dads case. That brings back memories.

 

[grimstead]

hey mate go on u tube and type in bushcraft knifes they show u how to sharpen knife and ray mears is on their good luck