Sharpening a knife to a razor edge the easy way.

In this video I give a crash course on what I do to get my knifes razor sharp. It’s fairly simple and anyone can do it with a stone and a buffer (or Stroup). Shout out to all new subscribers and the ones that have been here since day one. Anyways I hope you enjoy and have a great day and week.

[lesleywillis]

Just remembered the pearl of wisdom to use when you are lost way into the wilderness. Sit on a log and sharpen your knife. For sure 3 people will come along and tell you you’re doing it wrong!😂 The old ones are the best ones.

[yogibeer]

Awesome video! A dog walks into a saloon thru the swingin doors with his front leg in a sling, the place goes silent as every cowpoke, drifter and even the piano player looks at him. The dog looks around the room real slow and says “I’m lookin for the man who shot my paw.”

[jerrystark]

My Great Uncle Hollis, a WWI veteran, showed me how do do much the same thing when I was 8 years old. He had an India stone, a Hard Arkansas stone, and he used his straight razor strop to polish his Buck folding knife. A good lesson learned...✔✔

[metalgamingwarrior]

This guy's mustache alone, could probably sharpen a knife.

[CharlesWright-zu]

The man is right, “you are spot on”. Tried your technique and it worked great! Two weeks later it dawned on me that’s how I was taught in Boy Scouts over sixty years ago. You can teach an old dog new tricks, just can’t teach him to remember.

[larrythompson]

I was taught many of your same tips by my father, over half a century ago. I still have and regularly use, his extensive stone collection. They have sharpened countless edges, and are in fine condition. Same circular motion, but his paramount advice was to "keep your knife sharp", and it will only take a few seconds to lick it up, let it get dull and it becomes a big job to fix it. He said grinders and coarse stones are for axes! Plus, he would never cut paper with a good knife, or lend it to anyone! Good video, and a great moustache!

[arcielee]

This old Marine is 71 yrs old and this is the first time I actually "Got it" when you showed how to actually really, simply FIND THE EDGE. I have hit or miss fought finding the edge all my knife loving hand sharpening life. I have watched more video than Carter has pills. I even saw this circular sharpening technique 40 years ago at Silver Dollar City, but never GOT how to find the edge. In your video I SAW and HEARD you find that edge! In two minutes I got an astonishing edge using your little circular motion after FINDING THE EDGE Thank you so much! I actually GOT IT, so now I can find homes for my old standby Lansky and Edge Pro systems. If I had a suggestion I would ask you to please make a one minute video on HOW TO FIND THE EDGE. There's gotta be others like me who can use your simple priceless info, explained so clearly and quickly. Thanks again.

[dennisdamenace.]

I've been sharpening knives a couple years myself, I kind of found to have a knack for it so I sharpen professionally in my county, but I'm going to try that circular motion cuz I get some knives that somebody, oh Jesus Christ the way they abuse their knives just makes me cry. And I was blessed and old-timer gave me a king gold stone actually a couple of them and a couple other really nice stones plus some equipment about $3, 000 worth He's got cancer he found me on Google maps asked me if I wanted some of this stuff and I was like hell yeah so God bless this man for blessing me but thank you for the tips you have no idea how much that means to me. You never know when you see a video how you're going to bless somebody and you bless me with some techniques thank you.

[the_once-and-future_king.]

Nice that Curly Bill got his life together after Tombstone!

[cedainty]

My Pop taught me to sharpen knives. His were always surgically sharp. He used them on me when I was nine years old cutting out splinters. He always used circular motion. Recently I found the need to sharpen a new knife and found my hand using "muscle memory". It's been a while, but the body still knows the routine!!

[Chet_Brinkley]

I'm gettin' old, 68 on the 16th thanks very much, but I have had many different techniques shown to me as the " best way" to sharpen a blade, now you come along with this video that is quick and to the point (no pun) and I love it !
Finally I have been straightened out when it comes to sharpening my knife 🔪 I appreciate that !

[JillandKevin]

This is a TRUE story.
A couple of years ago, a really good friend, who had been doing metal work for a living for over 60 years, was buffing out a knife just like you're doing in this video, when the blade caught the buffing wheel. The knife broke in half, and the blade went around the wheel and sunk 7 inches into his chest. He lived for about a half hour after that.
PLEASE!! If you're buffing or grinding, NEVER stand in line with the wheel or belt!!
It really can and does happen!!
And PLEASE warn your viewers!!!

[splus]

Good video! I think the circular method allows you to maintain the same angle throughout the sharpening. Going back and forth it's harder to keep the same angle.

[joeyates]

I watched your video tutorial last night and gave it a try on two of my cheap knives today. Great results, as both shaved cleanly after 5 minutes of sharpening. Even used my cheapest stones. Thanks

[JWEmbry-wcqi]

Good info, thanks for taking the time to share this.

[SpinStar]

Your circular stone-technique was exactly how my Dad born in 1909 taught me--it how the butchers did before having steels.
Once you get used to it, it super fast. Also if you can fine a flat piece of ceramic, it is really the best!
I usually hit a knife on a super-fine stone like you did, just a short bit and it keeps the edge perfect.
The polishing is a nice technique but the wife takes a dim view of me mounting a buffer to the kitchen countertop...

[MaRkYWaHoO]

I had to watch a 100 videos from Japanese Chefs to people like you…..and by far the best results I’ve had😉 what did pissed me off was the fact I had a bench grinder with the buffing attachment on it for years…with a wet stone right next to it already set up like it was waiting for me to watch this video you made…Thank you 🤨

[OldBearHair]

Good video, I also have a vintage stone just like yours including the box. The box has a green "pike" fish inside a red letter "P" inside a circle that says " PICK A PIKE SHARPENING STONE". Below it says "America's Finest & Oldest Abrasives Manufacturers Established 1823 by Norton Saint-Gobain. I also have a mustache that will match yours exactly. Main difference between us is an age gap. I am 88 years old. LOL Getting old is a privilege denied to many,

[JAmes-qxqh]

I have watched a lot of videos this morning and I can tell this guy can cut the tail off a mosquito’s butt with a surgeons accuracy.

[glenngoins]

You're right on spot young man. That's just how I do it. Took me 50 years to learn that though. 😂