How to Hand Sharpen a Scandi grind knife EASIEST WAY I KNOW

Owning a knife and knowing how to look after it go hand in hand.
Sharpening a knife can seem daunting at first, I remember back to the days before I was a knife maker and must admit I was a little afraid I might ruin a knife if I tried to sharpen it, but in truth this is an easy skill to master.
Using the technique I show in this video means you will easily be able to keep your knife in top form with not a lot of effort or skill and it's also dead cheap. No excuses for letting your knife get sharp.
Time to hone those skills.

[glennmurray]

Hello, you explain everything so clearly and at a pace everyone can follow.

[robertlawrence]

The best sharpening advice I have seen. For me, the top tip I took from here was using the magnet and discovering that it is a welders magnet.

[walkaboutthinny]

bloody hell man that was the best knife sharpening i, v seen for a bloody long time i, m 65 and i just learnt a bit more never to old to learn a

[hammerstoneartifacts]

You sir are a mammoth of knowledge. A true craftsman that us out here can only dream of becoming. Your hair would not offend or put off anyone who has a grain of intelligence. Please keep being you brother.

[LindauNarren]

I've watched loads of sharpening videos...this one is easily the best.

[davidkurle]

The idea of the welders magnet is a game changer for me. Thank you for this very thorough lesson!

[peterballemy]

Thanks for posting a brilliant video! Explains everything, including keeping yourself safe. Forget all those fancy 'sharpeners', THIS WORKS!!!

[jezfrench]

Thankyou. Now I know how to keep my Morakniv's sharp. 👍

[RobWhittlestone]

Great video Sandy. I had always believed it necessary to sharpen perpendicular to the knife's edge. You opened my eyes!
I think your comments about knife sharpening stem from something bigger and deeper. A hundred years ago, there were more facets of being a man that were accepted and had their own rituals. We had more ideals about what it means to be a man and figures we looked up to for various reasons, some were people we wanted to emulate, too. Initiation rites of old have all disappeared so there is only a diffuse sense of belonging to the local adult male community whereas in older days, this would have been marked with recognition from others.
I grew up expecting a man to have his own tools and workshop in order to be quite self-sufficient, to be able to fix his bicycle, motorbike or car. Or fix things around the home, a chair, a table, or do things in the garden, grow potatoes, build a wall, level and seed a lawn, paint the house etc. This is how my father lived, and his father before him (he could fix shoes too). Unfortunately only my maternal grandfather hunted (I would have loved to learn this but we didn't live near). Not only was the use of the tools valuable knowledge, but also _care_ for the tools was important. There were no cheap Chinese imports for anything. If you bought a tool it was an expensive investment, so you looked after it properly too. Learning to sharpen a knife is for me an integral part of owning one. BUT in the olden days we would have learnt this latest in our teens and the knowledge would have stayed with us all our lives. Our father, uncle, grandfather or elder brother or cousin would have taught us.
Nowadays family unity is being politically eroded, gender stereotypes attacked, men rendered "replaceable" sperm donors and the value of our teachings and ethics go unrecognized, so that boys often grow up nowadays sadly without a father in their life and of course the mother cannot provide the knowledge that an earlier-style upbringing would have brought. So the lore of what it means to be a man in traditional terms is patchy at best and nonexistent at worst.
My father died sadly when I was only in my mid 30's and lived abroad since I was 20 so I have been trying to catch up on some of these things for myself: including knife sharpening, shooting, navigating, gardening, wood- and metalworking, cooking, motorcycle & car maintenance. Everything I regard as belonging to adult malehood. But without a mentor it's often an uphill struggle. My own son lives in a different country so it seems the pattern is perpetuating itself; I would be delighted to be able to change that. All the best, Rob

[pablocontreras]

Brilliant! - I finally managed to leave a shinny, free of spots, smooth-to-the-eye edge on my true scandi grind knife!

[reecearnold]

Mate i love learning from these old school Men no nonsense straight foward explained the correct technique without fluffy flowers and rainbows. Legend

[barryconway]

Good, sensible, real-wolrd instructional video, Mr. JackLore. God job.

[erikberglund]

You are such a generous man and that really makes a difference for people like myself who's stepping into the path of knifemaking.
Thank you!!!👊❤️

[cocovasquez]

Thank you Mr Sandy! Be safe and God bless. Thanks for all your knowledge you share with us.

[zorbakorba]

I concur, once i started learning to sharpen my hatchet & axe i felt like i earned the right to use them as intended... took a while to start traveling down the path of knife sharpening... stumbling along but getting a sharpness as i practice more and more... thank you for ur excellent example of how to & encouragement... ur right an essential skill.

[jaamachmal]

don´t worry....you are all the time presentable. awesome work...like artwork👌😂greetings form Germany

[DB-cxcb]

Hey there, Just got my first Brushcraft Scandi grind and love it. Love your method of sharpening and ordered all your items on eBay.
In 2020 the Covid required our Barber shops closed.so I went on EBay ordered what my personal barber used was the Oster Classic 76. They in the barber world refer to the Beast. Paid under $100.00 went to several videos on Utube and learned to cut my own hair. At 25.00 per cut + tip monthly. I have saved a lot of money and quickly paid for my clippers. Being in the US Army I like a military cut. It looks like you have short cuts and May be a good saving for you. But for the pretty boys with long styles they probably need a stylist.

[dtl]

I learned how to sharpen a scandi grind on a Morakniv Basic 511 (that cost me less than $15) & a combo alum stone from the hardware store ($8).

Before buying an expensive knife like a Jacklore I encourage people to learn to sharpen on an inexpensive knife & stone!

I'm still no expert but my knives are now razor sharp! I became proficient enough to take off the large secondary bevel on my 2 x Hultafors GK knives & reprofiled my Morakniv Robust.

[DB-cxcb]

Very detailed instructions on the Scandi knife! Now I want one! Thanks for sharing your skill set with those like me who as you say don’t need to own this knife if you don’t know how to sharpen it, makes perfectly good sense to me!

[snesleywipessqueegeeservices]

i wish there was a way to give this more than 1 thumbs up!