5 tips to INSTANTLY find the angle when sharpening a knife!

In this video, I share 5 techniques you can use to find the correct angle when sharpening your knives.

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[pcxdrone]

You explained certain things not found on other videos. Thanks for this pal

[jongallivan]

I feel like this guy is gonna appear outside my window tonight while calmly explaining to me how to sharpen a knife.

[JoseLopez-xhll]

Thanks bro. I learned a couple new things

[snowtiger]

Nice to see another lefty knife lover just like me, keep up the good work 👍

[joshualaughner]

I need you to read stories to my kiddo's at bedtime bud. The calm monotone got me relaxed and ready to snooze.. Haha thanks for the video

[jaygeeantonio]

Why they beginning sound like a mesl theleoma commercial talking bout compensation

[ynot]

Nice explanation of terms..and process.

[marlonb.]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[JasonSmith-qxzh]

This is the very best 101 video for beginning knife sharpening thanks for all you do !!!!

[hijikatasharpening]

This is informative as much as it is funny, I appreciate your tips and sense of humor

[fischek]

thanks a lot for the very useful tips - off to try some of them right now :)

[quartertim]

Love your videos! I’m not a pro knife sharpener at all but I’ve been sharpening my whole life. I’ve recently acquired a Microtech Troodon gen 2 “not my usual choice of knife” that being said I’ve ran in to real issues sharpening this thing! Was curious if you had any experience with MT and if one sides steeper than the other? DE btw

[Zodliness]

I find my beloved kitchen knives only need the occasional touching up with an 800 grit diamond stone and stropped on a leather honing block, with 2 micron diamond paste, to get hair-whittling sharpness every time. I judge the angle by rocking the edge on the stone first, until I feel the edge's flat spot against the stone, then increase the angle another degree up. It's a skill like any other, it involve lots of practice that ultimately rewards you with impressively sharp knives. I sharpen all my own drill bits, scissors, lawn mower blades and chisels too, saving me a load of money in the process. 👍😉

[mfreeman]

I remember thinking I wasn't doing so badly when this first came out, and then some time afterward using a magnifying glass and seeing how convex my edges really were. They were sharp enough, but they were all convex and I wasn't going for that. 😑 Now I'm relearning the motions to take the consistency up and get the angles more accurate. The sliding trick is an especially helpful one because you're always sliding the knife anyway and it gets you into the "feedback" of the stone, which can be subtle and hard to detect if you're riding the shoulder too much. One thing I discovered is that everyone tells you to "lift" the knife as you get into the belly, when in fact it's more a _turning_ the knife on the stone as you hit the belly, because the actual sharpening angle doesn't (well, shouldn't) change. Turning the knife _seems_ to be the same as a lift, because the flat part of the bevel isn't parallel to the knife any more. (It's easier to show on a big mockup of a knife, as the late Ken Schwartz does in his "Advanced Knife Sharpening Techniques : Maintaining a Constant Bevel Angle Around a Curved Tip.") Learning that has helped me in thinking about how the knife's attitude to the stone changes, even if the doing it correctly remains a (*cough*) challenge.

[shinningraj]

Thanks for your input sir. Your fifth technique of no GAP is the best, I suppose....

[simplygame]

I often find angle correctly but cant maintain it near the end and tip of the knife. Any tips are highly appreciated.

[AlphaOmegaKnight]

I’ve recently wanted to learn how to sharpen knives, maybe as a side job to earn extra money. Wanted to know more about angles and the hand sharpening basics without having to buy a powered Worksharp tool first. This is helpful, thank you 🙏

[c.f.beeble]

If you don't mind me asking, what is that gorgeous MICROPHONE you are using? It sounds great, but I can't quite make out the brand on the bottom. I've always used Sennheiser, EV and Shure, etc, but I don't recognize the design of this mic.

[neoc]

Instead of permanent marker using tooling dye works really well and is easy to remove.

[michaelmillwood]

Do you push/pull the tip of the blade off of the sharpening stone, or do you stop with the tip still on the stone?