The Easiest Way To Sharpen Knives with Dan Wowak. Yes you can do it.

The Easiest Way To Sharpen Knives. Keeping your knife sharp may seem like a daunting task. There are dozens of different techniques and tools to get the job done. Simplicity though, proves to be one of the best practices! The goal when sharpening a knife is to simply make the knife sharp. This is done by removing metal from the edge of the dull blade. Blades become dull due to, on a micro level, the metal rolling over. As we sharpen the blade we remove that rolled metal leaving behind a nice clean crisp edge.

[jonfisher]

A good tip if you are new to knife sharpening is to use a permanent marker to colour in the edge. Then when you sharpen it makes it clear where you are removing metal.

[anklebiter]

I realize this is an old video but I'm a 49 year old homeless man with cerebral palsy. Your candle trick and y stick and lots of your content makes life easier.
I realize I am not your target audience but thanks.

Love from Wisconsin.

[watchlearnmore]

I love how you flipped this around, bringing the stone to the knife, to help us understand how to maintain the grind angle. All the other tutorials I've seen or been taught were about trying to somehow "envision the angle" as I brought the knife to the stone which never worked for me and undermined my confidence in the technique as a beginner. Thanks for sharing this innovative, clear, and simple method to do this correctly.

[DavidAllen-rxhv]

You just taught me something I could not figure out in the first 50 years of my life.Thank you for the great video!

[timandvanessapenley]

finally someone sharpens a knife the way i do!! been a toolmaker for 38 years and never could get anyone to catch on to my knife sharpening style!! way to go!!

[raleighsanford]

I've struggled to find the right angle for decades, trying various techniques and getting frustrated at the slow progress, but this is so simple and makes so much sense. Thank you!

[speedracer]

Thanks Dan, FINALLY someone gets that we are not all expert sharpeners! Sub!

[toddo]

What a great explanation! The art of tackling a subject (could be any subject), and explaining said subject so that both experienced and inexperienced people can understand is a gift. Being able to effectively take a subject and simplify it for everyone to understand is actually very difficult! Well done!

[stevedriscoll]

Ahh! The Mora 511. The 10 dollar knife that cuts like a million bucks. Excellent video...and this technique works.

[Mapmywellness]

Dang! 73 fricking years old and sharpening knives since I was a kid and you just taught me a whole new way to sharpen a knife! I've always liked using a "Washita" stone - a small one like in the video - they've always been a bit challenging to use horizontally so your "vertical" technique looks intriguing. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks!

[dennismcatee]

That info on the gap was the best info I have gotten on the correct angle. Great video

[maxsparks]

Brilliant! I’m 67 years old and I have tried to hand sharpen my knives my entire life and never have accomplished decent results until I bought a $300.00 machine at a gun show. Now I can get shaving sharp edges. BUT I still want to have the skill to do it like my dad who would sit with his little pocket stone and turn his knife’s blade into a scary sharp piece of steel. Haven’t tried your way yet but it gives me hope. Thank you. Also, all the bushcrafting gear I have bought from you has been of the highest quality. Hope some day I can learn from you in person.

[jaysoncolbert]

I've been hesitant to sharpen my knife but you made this really simple.

[lutherhgrindstonemtn]

Agreed with a lot of comments, this is one of the best knife sharpening videos that I've seen and sharping it in the woods.
Thanks for sharing!

[butwipe]

How about the sharpie marker you can mark up the edge of knife that’s the angle and put it to the stone when the mark wares off you on the right angle that help me a lot when I was a kid first learning to sharpen my knife. I’ve help some others folks learn to sharpen knives. Also a wide stone helps out too

[josephagnello]

As with most " everything ", it is the Q. U. A. L. I. T. Y. of the TEACHER that gets " IT" DONE

[jackorear]

So I just tried this with my single blade Case XX. I don't think it's ever been this sharp!Great video, very helpful. Thank you much!

[stevelawrence]

This video is super mega helpful. I'm one of those who have teetotally messed up some damn nice blades while "trying" to sharpen them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[vick]

You are a rare breed bro, thanks a ton. Regards from Shillong, India. 🇮🇳

[MrHulltech]

This is the best knife sharpening video on YouTube.
Think you sir for putting this on YouTube.