Show us your Knife sharpening/stropping kit !

[Dave]

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[British Red]

Where did you get the DMT jig Dave?

 

[Dave]

I already had the DMT diafold. So I asked Linda at Heinnie Haynes to order one from the States for me:

http://www.heinnie.com/Accessories/...rs/DMT-Diafold-Magna-Guide/p-93-370-210-4796/

Works really well. :0)

 

[British Red]

I have a diafold already too - looks very useful - thanks!

 

[michiel]

Here we go

3m film (220, 400, 800, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 8000, 16000)
Shun combo stone: 300/1000: Good starter stone
King 6000: Too much of a plastic feel for me. I rarely use it now
Naniwa Chosera: 400, 1000, 3000, 5000
DMT XXC: Essential for keeping your stones flat and removing metal FAST
Hand American honing base: Glass plate and several magnetic strops
Hand American (HA) 1µ Boron carbide semi paste: Very fast cutting compound
HA 0.5 CrO
HA 0.25µ Diamond spray
Ken Schwarz 2µ Cubic boron nitrite
Ken Schwarz 1.5µ CBN
Hand American Bovine leather strops
HA Felt strop
HA Balsa strop
Edge pro with chosera stones ( same as my full stones)
Yellow coticule for my straiht razor.

I'm forgetting stuff, but this is what I use the most.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Use this at school/work

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

welll i just use a simple stone and oil no new age shapeing kits or what not just a 7in/2inch stone work like treat

 

[ickyan]

Here we go

3m film (220, 400, 800, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 8000, 16000)
Shun combo stone: 300/1000: Good starter stone
King 6000: Too much of a plastic feel for me. I rarely use it now
Naniwa Chosera: 400, 1000, 3000, 5000
DMT XXC: Essential for keeping your stones flat and removing metal FAST
Hand American honing base: Glass plate and several magnetic strops
Hand American (HA) 1µ Boron carbide semi paste: Very fast cutting compound
HA 0.5 CrO
HA 0.25µ Diamond spray
Ken Schwarz 2µ Cubic boron nitrite
Ken Schwarz 1.5µ CBN
Hand American Bovine leather strops
HA Felt strop
HA Balsa strop
Edge pro with chosera stones ( same as my full stones)
Yellow coticule for my straiht razor.

I'm forgetting stuff, but this is what I use the most.

Is this for shaving or for bushcrafting?

From not-so-sharp to sharp i would order knife use as

1)General bushcraft
2)Wood Carving (main one i sharpen for)
3)Traditional shaving

Anyway, thats one nice collection

 

[Knightfisher8]

Im liking the sharpening "jigs"

 

[michiel]

Is this for shaving or for bushcrafting?

From not-so-sharp to sharp i would order knife use as

1)General bushcraft
2)Wood Carving (main one i sharpen for)
3)Traditional shaving

Anyway, thats one nice collection

It's for both.

On bushcraft knives I see no reason to go above a 6k finish as it will degrade fairly fast when working with wood.
Most of these are used for straight razors and kitchen knives. I like highly polished edge, but there's a point when you don't feel the difference anymore in bushcraft knives. For me it's 6k. i strop on Boron and CrO afterwards. On convex edges I do the same.

On kitchen knives I never go BELOW 6k. I like the way they fall through food

You would not want to shave your face on a 6k finished razor. I finish on a yellow coticule which is around 8-10k. Then strop 0.5Cro and is anybody wants, 0.25 monocrystalline diamond spray.

I would order them the same. With the exception of Japanese kitchen knives. i sharpen them to the same level as my razors.

 

[santaman2000]

Quachita stones