How To Sharpen A Knife In About 5 Minutes With ONE Stone | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FAST! 2023

How to sharpen a knife in 5 minutes with one stone for beginners. And everything you need to know about freehand knife sharpening in order to get a shaving sharp edge fast.

(See disclosures below)
Sharpening stone in video⬇️
I mentioned it was the coarse in the video, and was mistaken, I was using the EXTRA coarse linked above.

Cheaper GOOD coarse diamond stone⬇️
(personally used and recommend)

The next stone I'd add to your collection⬇️
(amazing stone!)

Strops⬇️
Just about any cheap leather strop and GREEN compound will do for cheaper knives.

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Chapters:
00:00 INTRO and quick info on the best sharpening stones for beginners
00:31 First step finding your angle the SECRET is here
01:12 If you’re struggling to find the angle
01:36 easiest way to maintain the knife angle
02:11 Starting to move the knife on the stone SHARPENING
02:38 Creating a burr
02:54 After you create a burr on one side
03:26 what if your nice doesn’t feel sharp?
03:59 How to remove the burr
04:57 Our $1 knife doing some crazy cutting!
05:14 How fast can you sharpen a knife freehand? Faster than you think!

[OUTDOORS]

I incorrectly state my stone is the DMT coarse, in fact, it is the EXTRA coarse. I left a link to it in the description. Thanks for watching!

[albertosara]

I think you've done it, this is definitely the ultimate 5 minutes learn how to sharpen a knife video that actually doesn't skip the important details

[bjornulfr]

I wish I could like this video twice. I went from someone who spends two hours making a blade duller and quitting out of frustration to someone who can get a knife shaving sharp in the time it takes to brew a pot of coffee. I am bewildered by the fact that something that mystified me so much could be accomplished by watching a six minute video.

[thomaskirkpatrick]

Excellent video. No fluff. No unnecessary talking. No self-promotion. Well done.

[johnlawrence]

I have seen so many sharpening videos. This is the best one, the first one everyone should watch. It has the key important elements. It gives details on how that almost all miss, like how to maintain angle (most just say “practice”) or why it doesn’t require an afternoon of spare time to do it. You don’t get confusing by discussing angles that would reprofile the edge, don’t get into steels or stone types and don’t make it seem like a commercial.
Just how to make the knife sharp with a stone. Really amazing that i haven’t seen a beginners guide this spot on without the tangents, fluff, or missing the little tricks that make the viewer say, oh that’s simple I can do that. Well done!

[adfraggs]

I've been half-assing it when it comes to knife sharpening for about 20 years now. You've given me everything I need to fix that in under 6 minutes. That's impressive.

[miker]

Alex your photography and editing have become outstanding! This has got to be the best video I've seen that succinctly describes and demonstrates how easy it is to sharpen on stones, and believe me when I say I’ve watched hundreds. Bravo!👏.

[larryseibold]

This should be a YouTube sticky, that comes up first when someone searches for "how to sharpen a knife by hand". Well done (technique and camera work).

[PavelKostromitinov]

To be precise, the header should say "With ONE Stone and a strop"

[davidselby]

Hi mate, I am a butcher by trade I watched your video on knife sharpening yesterday and thought I would try and do it with my knifes, my knifes stopped sharp all day, you’re way of sharpening has made a big difference for me thank you I have struggled for so long.

[EDC_IWB]

This man is the absolute best teacher on this subject that i have ever found on youtube. Thank you sir!

[mikegrok]

For diamond stones when casually sharpening I like the harbor freight diamond sharpener @$12. I like it specifically because it has more than 1 grit (4), and is mounted to a 2x2 box so if you are sharpening free hand you can easily hold it without cutting yourself. The ends come off easily so you can fill it with sand or rocks so that it does not move around when you put it on the table.

[duuuude]

Your sharpening videos are a great public service. I share them with folks knowing you won't firehose them with complex jargon and irrelevant info. They are great for beginners and more experienced folks, presumably as you intended. Bravo.

[Taegashi]

This is one of the most underrated edge sharpening channels on youtube. Been following for a long while now and it never ceases to impress me how well your videos are edited and how informative they are!

[sagebrushhillbilly]

Well, you got crystal clear explanation and as good a video as I could imagine on the matter.... all in less than 6 minutes. Thanks, man. Guess it just comes down to time on the stone for me!

[ChrisTrikollos]

Man you just watch this video, you perfectly understand everything and follow his instructions and then it's like magic. You know it's a good tutorial when you get this feeling...

[cd-]

Thanks for the great tutorial! I grabbed a cheap 1000 diamond stone on Temu and a leather strop and followed the this, my kitchen knife passed the paper test no problem, extremely happy.

[mikefriend]

You've done something mighty impressive with this - I've watched hours of sharpening videos and still never been able to get an edge shaving sharp. Now I did it in 15 minutes. Thanks for making a short video with accessible materials and simple techniques, that gets impressive and durable results!


Now the only problem is I have to for the hair to grow back on my arm...

[whitblacke]

Your advices surpasses all others in effectiveness

[matts]

Thank you for all of your content. The beginner videos and all the recommendations are especially helpful